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Canon EF 35mm f/2
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Review Date: Jul 28, 2009
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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small!, light, cheap
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Cons:
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could be sharper, noisy AF, AF searches in low light conditions, cheap build, IQ not brilliant
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I bought this lens on eBay for £150 so very cheap. I was very happy as I finally had a perfect lens for street photography. It is very small and light so you can walk around the city for whole day without feeling your neck. It has perfect focal lenght on crop body (almost 50mm). Image quality is not that brilliant though as well as sharpness. I would expect more from fixed focal lens. AF is noisy ('bzzzzzz' like an anoying fly) and it has problems in low light conditions. Build quality is cheap. My camera has dropped from my bag on the ground (max 10cm) and the lens broke so that the repair would cost more than it's worth.
Pictures taken with this lens:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toguko/tags/canon35mmf2/
My photostream:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/toguko/
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Tokina AT-X 116 PRO DX
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Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
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Review Date: May 25, 2008
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Recommend? |
Price paid: Not Indicated
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Pros:
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f/1.8, fast AF, brilliant bokeh, proce, superb IQ, low price
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Cons:
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0.85m min length from subject, AF is lost in low light
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Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 USM
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Review Date: May 24, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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f/1.8, fast AF, brilliant bokeh, proce, superb IQ
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Cons:
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0.85m min length from subject, AF is lost in low light
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Brilliant for street photography portraits. You need lots of space when shooting portraits indoor (when not on full frame).
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Tamron AF 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
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Review Date: May 24, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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f/2.8, fast AF, starts from 17mm
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Cons:
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not sharp at f/2.8 in low light, 50mm not enough (70mm would be nice), not for full frame, IQ not perfect
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Finally he was very happy to take it back (he didn't have the replacement) because the lens is very popular.