Sigma 15mm f2.8 EX Diagonal Fisheye
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Review Date: Jan 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $300.00
| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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Great for wide angle on a 1.6x crop camera on a budget. Very sharp, corner to corner. Excellent build quality. Easy to defish or leave effect.
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Cons:
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Can be difficult to autofocus in low light conditions.
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I no longer use the 18-55mm EF kit lens as a result of this fisheye lens. Very versatile and very sharp. Very close focusing ability. Small and unobtrusive.
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Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L USM
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Review Date: Jan 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $500.00
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Good lens to cover this focal range on a budget. Lens is fairly lightweight. Silent focus.
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Cons:
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f/4 makes it harder to keep faster than 1/focal length shutter speed in any conditions other than bright daylight.
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Canon EF 35mm f/2
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Review Date: Jan 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $190.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Perfect focal length on a 300D/10D/20D to replace a 50mm lens on a film camera. f/2 is good for low light. Nice sharp pictures. Lens is cheap, small.
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Cons:
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Noisy to focus compared to USM lenses.
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
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Review Date: Jan 22, 2005
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $80.00
| Rating: 5
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Pros:
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Cheap, sharp, good for low light.
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Cons:
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Feels cheap, focal length on 300D/10D/20D very non-useful to me. Sample focus variation (slight front focus on mine).
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Bogen/Manfrotto 3021 Tripod Legs
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Review Date: Nov 22, 2004
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 10
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Pros:
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Solid, sturdy, easy to operate, gets down very low or can shoot straight down (3021Pro).
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Cons:
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Heavy, long, not a compact tripod.
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Great sturdy tripod for all but the largest and longest lenses. Paired with a 488RC2 for me, I don't think I could find a better arrangement for <$200.
A bit heavy and long for hiking/traveling though.
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