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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
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Review Date: Apr 29, 2010
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $85.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Extremely sharp and cheap; value for money;
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Cons:
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Autofocus is very noisy; manual focus ring is not very practical;
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Except for the optics (which is thankfully made of glass), every thing in this lens is plastic, even the mount. But no matter how cheap it may look and feel, the end results are mind blowing. Suitable for portrait and general purpose photography on a 35mm body, this lens can put others in its class to shame.
Few close shots I took on a cropped sensor Canon body 40D
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Ajit.
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Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC MACRO
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L IS USM
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Sigma 10-20mm F4-5.6 EX DC HSM
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Sigma 150mm f2.8 APO Macro DG EX HSM
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Review Date: Jan 28, 2009
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $640.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp results; nice contrast; well built; value for money;
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Cons:
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none
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After reading many reviews from various sources, finally I purchased this lens two months back. Trust me, I was not disappointed and it came out to be more that I expected. My first time into macro photography and on a tight budget, I think I made the right choice.
Few shots that I'd like to share shot at life-size (1:1 magnification) taken using the Sigma 150mm f2.8 lens fitted on a Canon 400D/XTi body: http://www.photographybyajit.com/Macro/index.html
Solid bullet proof body,
Sharp results and nice contrast,
wide aperture of f2.8 really gives control over the DOF with extremely nice bokeh (see sample shot at f2.8 http://www.photographybyajit.com/Flowers/slides/IMG_1332.html)
the best deal is that it comes with a tripod collar which is extremely useful.
Ajit Pal Singh.
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