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Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM
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Review Date: Apr 3, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,350.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp, very good contrast, excellent close focus.
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Cons:
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Size is a bit awkward.
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I got this lens primarily to use in the studio with portraits so I wouldn’t have to change lenses so often on my D30. I also find myself using this lens for other types of shooting as well. I’m very impressed with its fast auto focus and smooth zooming. It’s almost as sharp as my primes and to tell you the truth in the real world I can’t really tell the difference between them.
The size of this lens (fat and heavy) makes it kind of awkward in some shooting situations, but for the most part I think it’s just me getting used to using this lens instead of my smaller primes.
What really surprised me is the excellent close-up ability of this lens. While it will never replace a macro lens, I certainly wouldn’t hesitate in using this lens for a majority of my general close-up work.
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Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM
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Review Date: Apr 3, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $350.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Fairly sharp, handles OK, fast aperture.
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Cons:
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Sometimes "soft" at the edges.
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When I used this lens on my EOS film camera, I always thought it was just a little soft in the corners. Now that I use it on a D30 I don’t find it quite so soft, I guess that must be because of the 1.6x crop factor. Sharpness and contrast is comparable to my 50mm f1.4 as well as the overall build and handling. Makes an excellent normal lens on my D30.
I also owned the Canon 28mm f2.8 some years back. I find the biggest difference between the two is that the f1.8 handles a lot better with the USM focus. The faster f1.8 aperture also comes in handy for me in some situations, although I usually shoot at around f4-f8.
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Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8
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Review Date: Apr 2, 2003
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $900.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Capable of producing images no other lens can deliver.
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Cons:
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Manual focus can be a bit tricky at times.
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I’ve used this lens for panoramas, close-up work, and even a few portraits. It’s very sharp and has a very nice feel to it overall.
About the only problem I have is the manual focus, especially while using the tilt function. Right now I’m using a D30, and I bet a 1D or a 1Ds would be much easier to achieve accurate focus, because of the superior viewfinder.
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