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Re: How accurate is www.the-digital-picture.com?
I like TDP and don\'t find it too biased in favour of Canon - the owner just states that Canon lenses are in many cases better overall than the other brands and apparently isn\'t as mindful of cost effectiveness as the other reviewers so he just states \"go for Canon\".
In the 100~105 macro faceoff, I\'d go with Canon as well since I tried the Sigma and it put me off because of slow and hesitant AF and scratchy manual focus.
Speaking for myself, there hasn\'t been an occasion when I was choosing a lens based on reviews (as I don\'t buy lenses often) but mostly went with the \"consensus\" (like with the staple 16-35 and 70-200 zooms). The only exception was the 24-85 USM of which I\'ve read a few reviews before concluding that it\'s a decent midrange zoom (and it is) and pulling the trigger.
I\'m reading all the abovementioned review sites (TDP, DPReview, Photozone, SLRGear, Lenstip) but I might also add another one - www.slrlensreviews.com - which has an interesting database that includes some lenses not covered by other reviewers, like the Sigma 14mm f/2.8 that I own. Unfortunately of late this site isn\'t updating nearly as often as even the Photozone (which looks like it\'s in a semi-dormant state as of now) and has largely veered off into the rangefinder/mirrorless territory, contrary to its name. But the older reviews are all up and seem pretty accurate.
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Jan 05, 2013 at 05:58 AM
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