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Canon EF 200mm f/2L IS USM
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Review Date: Apr 5, 2011
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $4,850.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Sharp, unbelievable color, contrast and bokeh; excellent 280mm f/2.8 with 1.4x TC III
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Cons:
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None
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Sharpest lens I ever owned. The background blur and bokeh is unreal. If you want the best, this is the best.
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS II USM
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Review Date: May 3, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $2,499.00
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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fast AF, bokeh, IS, sharpness
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Cons:
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None
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Super fast AF, the 4-stop IS works as advertized. The lens is very sharp, works great with 1.4x TC. Absolutely no complaint, worth the full price.
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Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM
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Review Date: Dec 21, 2006
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $1,100.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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IQ, contrast, sharpness, IS, covers the general purpose focal length on a 1.6x body.
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Cons:
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No lens hood included, focus ring too loose, slight vignetting at 17mm f/2.8. Should have been an L and built like it at this price. Dust.
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This is the highest quality general purpose lens I have used on a 1.6x body.
At overlapping focal lengths, my 17-55mm f/2.8 is sharper than the 16-35mm f/2.8L, the 24-70 mm f/2.8L and the 24-105 f/4L lenses I used to own.
I can shoot at a shutter speed of focal-length/5 with IS on this lens. So at 17mm, I can get sharp pics at 1/3sec. For me IS is very important, it lets me (1) captures more ambient light in low light indoors, and (2) get more depth of field with slower f-stops without using a tripod.
At this price, I'm a little disappointed with the non-L built quality and no lens hood included. But once you see the photos, you will forget these quickly.
Dust is an issue, I noticed some, but they also seems to go away.
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