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6.3 SLR Lenses
This is the place where you can post your reviews about these lenses. Because of the many ways a lens can be reviewed, we ask your review to meet this criteria: If you want to add a sample picture to elaborate on your review, please do! However, you must upload it to »/dev/null with a maximum width of 640 pixels, and then link to it from your review. Everybody should know this but it needs to be stated anyway: pictures that are offensive or depict anything vulgar are not allowed and will be removed, quite possibly along with your entire review. Please post the current going price of the lens in your review. If you don't know what that is, you can check at »bhphotovideo.com or at »keh.com Then, post what you paid for the lens, and when (you don't have to be exact). The title of your post must be formatted as follows: Brand, Lens Mount type, focal length/range/speed. Example: Canon EF 70-200mm f/4L That is all!
 got feedback?by DavisPhotog Strengths: Great optical performance Good build quality Excellent low light performance Outstanding bokeh (8 diaphragm blades) Compact and light Weaknesses: Nothing significant
got feedback?by tmpchaos For about $75 you can pick up this wonderful lens from B&H or from many other camera vendors. It is considered an absolute necessity for the photographer's bag, because of it's very low price and incredible performance. The Depth of Field (DOF) at f/1.8 is very, very narrow when shooting at the close focus distance, but can be very pleasing for things at a longer distance (3m+) where light is scarce. Stopped down by a few stops, the lens performs excellently. The image is sharp throughout most of the image. The AF may not be as accurate/fast as on this lens as on the f/1.4 version because of the lack of USM for the focus motor. Because the great amount of light (f/1.8) that is being let in at any given time during AF operation, the AF is still pretty fast. Pros: •Very inexpensive •Compact •Extremely sharp when stopped down a bit Cons: •AF is not constantly overridable because of DC focus motor Bottom line: Own this lens. If you're more of an enthusiast/professional who needs the USM and extra light, spring for the f/1.4 version.
got feedback?by DavisPhotog Strengths: Professional L-Series lens Low relative cost Sharpness and contrast Fast and silent focusing Weather and dust resistance Light and well constructed Weaknesses: Awkward lens hood Large and expensive filters Some distortion
got feedback?by SandShark The first nice thing about this lens is that it comes with a very effective hood. The hood helps when shooting into the sun. The lens is already good enough as it is at blocking out unwanted flare, but the hood helps that much more. Did I mention that this is an "L" lens? This means that it is part of Canon's professional line of lenses. It is built to the highest standards. All of the L lenses are on just about the same level. It all comes down to this: you get what you pay for. Throughout the zoom range, the 70-200mm's widest aperture is f/4. This means that the amount of light let in doesn't diminish as you zoom in. In addition, the lens doesn't extend when zooming or focusing. All of the mechanics are internal, which also means that the front doesn't spin when focusing. This is mainly thanks to the Ultrasonic Motor that the 70-200mm f/4L uses for focusing. Extremely quiet and fast focusing is what you get as a result. There is a handy focus limiter on the lens for when you are doing sports or need quick focusing for objects that are greater than 3 meters away. As already implied, the focus limiter makes for faster AF operation because the camera won't need to hunt within the (fairly large) zoom range of 1.5-3m. The close focus range of the 70-200mm f/4L is 1.3m, roughly 4 feet. When shooting smaller objects with the aperture wide open, the bokeh (out of focus rendering) is spectacular, as can be seen in the image below.  As you can see, the images are also incredibly sharp when shooting wide open, which cannot be said about almost any of the non-"L" lenses. The bokeh is also very nice when doing sporting events wide open. In general, the lens is tack sharp wide or tele, stopped down or wide open. The focus is nailed every time given that your camera has a swift and accurate AF. I certainly know that my 300D is not driving this lens' focus as fast as it can go. On a 20D or 1D, it would be much faster than it is now (and I'm not calling it slow either!). It takes a 67mm filter, which isn't all that common on canon lenses, but the commonality only matters when selling the filter. If you're like me, I don't plan on selling this lens or the filter anytime soon. Like any other "L" lens, the 70-200mm f/4L keeps its value very well. Used, you can't find one for more than $10-$25 less than retail price. That said, don't buy one used! Buying one new allows you the piece of mind of having a new product and a new warranty. Bottom line: The 70-200mm f/4L is an incredible lens for the price. Although it may cost more than the various flavors of 75-300's, in my opinion, it is simply superior in every regard. The lens isn't very heavy either - which is an advantage over the $1200 f/2.8 version and the $1700 f/2.8 version with image stabilizer. Both of them are very heavy in comparison. If you have any more questions, PM them to me and I'll gladly answer them to you and add the answer to this FAQ!
got feedback?by DavisPhotog When I first opened it up it came with a hood and a nice carrying case with a belt loop. I will not use it instead just put the lens in my camera bag. The case is huge, big enough for most P&S cameras. The hood might cause interference with the built in flash on the Rebel due to it's size. The lens is 20.6oz and 8.2" long when fully extended and add another 2 inches with the hood installed. Here is the Specs: Construction 10 Groups /14 Elements Angle of view 34.3°-8.2° F stop range 22-32 Closest Focusing Distance 150 macro (95)cm/59.1 macro (37.4)" Maximum Magnification 1:4 macro (1:2) Filter Size 58mm Dimensions (Length x Diameter) 74.5 x 119.5mm / 2.9 x 4.7" Full Extended Length 208.3mm / 8.2" Weight 585g / 20.6oz. I was use to the 18-55mm kit lens and when I snapped this lens to the body you had some weight to contend with. But don't let that keep you from this lens. I have only taken around 25 shot so far and for the price this lens can't be beat. Being F4-5.6 it's not the fastest and has a little trouble with auto focus in very dark situations. But that's not a problem for me. I have not used it on an overcast day yet, but today being bright and sunny the auto focus worked great. The DOF was nice coming from a F4-5.6 much better than expected from me. It takes a little getting use to the normal/macro switch, you have to make sure the lens is fully extended for it to switch easily. The zoom is nice and tight with no slack or zoom creep, that being expected from a new lens. There is no zoom lock feature. I added a 58mm Tiffen UV filter for protection. The hood comes off and goes on easily with or without the filter, the only drawback is with the hood installed the lens cap is hard to get on and off. With the lack of HSM or USM as Canon calls it, was still a fairly quiet lens and AF speed was moderate. The lens shell is a hard plastic with a nice semi soft rubber zoom and AF grip rings. It seem to be built rugged and fairly smooth mechanically. On my scale of 1-5, 5 being the best I would rate this at 4.5 with the price being an added factor. It is worth $300.00 in my book.
got feedback?by Bada Bing BUILD QUALITY: The Build quality is the first thing noticed when taking this baby out of the box. Lets face it, it is built tough! The finish is beautiful. The Lens hood included in the camera is 10x stronger than any I've seen from Canon. The one thing you may notice new out of the box is the zoom is a little tight, meaning its kind of hard to zoom in and out, but after a few uses it loosens up. LAYOUT: Here is where things get different. The zoom is opposite of CANONS, meaning you turn the zoom ring Clock Wise to ZOOM in whereas CANONS turn Counter Clock Wise to ZOom. Thats no big deal and you get used to it really fast. Another thing was the placement of the ZOOM RING, its really close to the camera body and is smaller than the Manual FOCUS RING. What I'm trying to say here is that you tend to turn the MF ring instead of the ZOOM RING. IMAGES: The images are a tad soft at f/2.8. But your going to find that most lenses tend to be soft wide open either way. Even the CANON 24-70 'L' is soft at its f/2.8. Real this lens really starts to shine is at F/4 - f/11. The images are really sharp in that range, dont get me wrong f/2.8 is very good as well. I was very impressed with this lens when I used it this past weekend at a 4th of JULY parade.
got feedback?by AzzKicker The Canon EF 50mm (80mm 1.6x crop factor) f/1.4 USM is a Canon “prime” lens. I paid ~$300 for this lens at B&H in February 2004, which is a lot more expensive than its “baby brother”, the EF 50mm 1.8 non-USM, but I wanted something with a better build. I chose this lens primarily for shooting portraits and use it for indoor available light, and some landscape. The lens is a little soft at 1.4, but I don’t normally shoot at that setting. Beyond that it’s very sharp and produces exquisite bokeh. It produces great colors and contrast and almost “L” quality images, particularly stopped down to f/2.8 and beyond. The more I use it, the more I’ve come to appreciate the capabilities of this lens. The auto focus is not super fast and the USM (micro-USM) is noisier than my two “L” lenses, but you can’t have everything, can you? The front element extends in and out when focusing (can you say dust?), but does not rotate and is recessed into the body more than my other two lenses (less chance of scratching when not using a filter or lens hood). The lens has a small “clunk” when handling which drives me crazy, but it’s my understanding that this is a non-defective characteristic of the lens. It takes 55mm filters. Overall, I am very happy with this lens. Strengths: Great optical performance Good build quality Excellent low light performance Outstanding bokeh (8 diaphragm blades) Compact and light Weaknesses: Nothing significant
got feedback?by SandShark Lens basics: 18-200mm (11.1x zoom range) Note: This is not the 'OS' (Optical stabilized) version, as Pentax cameras have their own internal stabilizer 'function'. Cost: $249 (Amazon) - OS version is ~$400. Filters: 62mm This lens is a relatively compact 'superzoom' for DSLR cameras, and light weight. This makes for a good replacement to the kit 18-55mm that comes with most entry level DSLR cameras, and a great all around lens for those coming from the point and shoot cameras that can have 10-36x zoom, and are not used to having an SLR with ~3x zoom lens. At 62mm, you'll want to purchase a relatively cheap ($7) lens filter to keep from having the lens getting scratched/dust/etc when outdoors. Pros: - Great amount of range for an SLR - (relatively) light weight for this range - 62mm filters are relatively easy to find - Bargain price - Fairly sharp at at ranges - Excellent for an outdoor, all around lens Cons: - Not the 'fastest' lens - I wouldn't recommend this for dark/distance. Make sure your camera can handle high ISO, or you have a tripod for night shots/indoor - Some CA in high contrast shots outdoors - Lens zoom creep if you're not holding it (there is a lock for this) - AF in low light will 'hunt' - recommended using manual focus.
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