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Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM
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Review Date: Apr 12, 2007
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Recommend? no |
Price paid: $150.00
| Rating: 6
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Pros:
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Cheap; long focal length; fairly quiet AF;
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Cons:
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Poor build quality; Poor optics;
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If your looking for a beginners zoom lens, pass by this one and get a Canon 100-300mm f4.5-5.5 USM. You won't pay much more but you'll get a reasonable step up in quality. I took very few photos with this lens that I liked.
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Canon EF 100-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM
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Review Date: Apr 12, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $190.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Quick and Quiet AF. Pretty sharp pictures when stopped down one f-stop. Great price
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Cons:
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Needs a lot of light, zoom will extend by itself when angled down, I don't take any important shots past ~150mm...it loses quality quickly after that.
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This is a good lens for the money. It's probably unusual, however, I use this lens quite often for portraits. It's a little long for a portrait lens on a 1.6 crop, but I like the bokeh. As others have said, if you can't afford a L, get this lens. It's definitely a step up from the 75-300. Buy this lens instead.
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Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di II LD Aspherical [IF]
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Review Date: Apr 12, 2007
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $390.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Sharp, close focusing distance for non-macro, good walk around lens (compact)
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Cons:
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Noisy AF, rear cap difficult to get back on
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Great lens for the money. Sharp wide open...only slightly better when stopped down. Fast focus; however, rather noisy AF. This is a great walk around lens on a 1.6 crop.
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