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Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM
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Review Date: Jun 1, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $469.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Very, very sharp lens, even wide open.
Reasonably fast focusing, for a macro lens.
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Cons:
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It focuses slowly in low light if you're not using a speedlight.
Auto focus doesn't work well at macro distances.
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This is a great, great lens. It's probably the sharpest lens I have. Focusing is reasonably quick, given how far the focusing ring has to move. In low light focusing speed goes down, unless you use a speedlight with a focus assist beam. AF doesn't work well at macro distances, you generally need to use manual focus.
I highly recommend this lens.
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Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di Zoom AF
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Review Date: Jun 1, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $389.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp even at F2.8, goes down to F32, good build quality, excellent value
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Cons:
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Focusing speed could be faster, but it's not bad.
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This lens hasn't given me a single problem, it's my workhorse lens, and stays on the camera 80% of the time. I use it at F2.8 a lot, it's sharp even wide open. I'd like a faster focusing motor, but it's not too bad, it's faster than non-USM canon lenses, but not as fast as proper USM lenses.
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