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Date of last review
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3
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9227
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December 23, 2007
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Average Purchase
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100% of reviewers
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$488.67
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Construction Quality
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Image Quality
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8.00
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8.67
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8.33
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perpera
Registered: October 2005
Posts: 13
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Review Date: December 23, 2007
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $616.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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sharp and lightweight, very resistant to flare
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Cons:
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AF noisy
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My copy of this excellent lens is sharp wide open in center and sharp from corner to corner at 5.6.
The only con is a very noisy AF when compared to USM.
Very recommendable.
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photogjack
Registered: July 2006
Posts: 9
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Review Date: December 8, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $350.00| Rating: 9
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Pros:
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It is a fisheye
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Cons:
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it is a fisheye
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I have this and the 14mm f2.8 L. I prefer this lens. At least in my case, this lens is sharper and has better flare control. (Although my 14 focuses a little faster.) Fisheyes are cool but you should use them sparingly, like once per assignment or maybe just once a month or every couple of months. The look can get tedious pretty quickly. That said, in the right hands this is a really fun, useful lens. On the 1.6 crop bodies this is a useful lens - it crops out most of the Fisheye effect and gives you a kind of interesting wide angle look. jack
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cold_fire
Registered: November 2006
Posts: 5
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Review Date: November 7, 2006
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Would you recommend the product? Yes |
Total Spent: $500.00| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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sharp stopped down, small, light, good build quality
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Cons:
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a bit soft wide open, CAs at image borders, the cap always tends to come off in the bag, loud AF actuator
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I'm using it on a 1.3 crop factor body and, although the sharpness remains rather consistent across the frame, CAs almost ruin the picture at the edges and never vanish even at f22. Perspective is really wild and most of the times brings lots of smiles.
Should not be used for more than one picture a mount as the FE effect tends to lose it's appeal when used often.
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