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I was looking for a good all around lens for my Canon EOS 1Ds, Mark II and this lens fits that bill. Auto-focus is fast and accurate. It's a nice light lens and a good value. I'm grateful that the former owner took such good care of it. One knock I've heard is lens creep. I have not found that at all. It's pretty darned sharp under most circumstances. However, I'm finding that the VC feature isn't as good as on the Tamron 18 - 270 mm zoom I have for my 7D. Maybe I'm just spoiled by the 18 - 270. If I hold the camera with only one hand, (I do that at times to shade the lens or hold something out of the frame) the VC isn't quite as good. Otherwise, with a typical two hand stance, it works well. I'm glad I got this lens and I intend to keep it.
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This lens has a great focal range and is a good choice if you want to take only one, all purpose, walk around lens. What surprised me is how slowly the autofocus works. It is tortuga. Snail's pace. So don't plan on any fast action shots. Other than that, this one is a good all purpose choice.
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This is a very good lens to carry if you have a smiple project and you don't want to carry many lenses. It is exactly why I got this lens. Now there are some good things and some not very good things about this lens. Pro: 1. Versatile and lightweight 2. Wide range between wide angle and tele (mostly if you're doing full frame or film cameras) not so much in APC and small digital. 3. Good camera manufacturer 4. Cheap compared to Nikon lenses (which I love very very much) Con: 1. Aperture (lens opens up at 5.3 or something) which does not make it a very fast lens especially for low light or sports photography (i do lots of car racing photographry). Of course I compare this to my fast f:2.8 lenses from Nikon that cost almost $2000 each 2. Lens is considered soft which means you won't get the same quality or sharpness you can expect from a Nikon lens 3. In digital bodies like the D80 which has the small APC sensor, you won't get the full image or the true wide angle of 28mm.Read full review
This is a very good lens for fullframe cameras, works well on subframes that have drive-motors as well...just one caveat with it, it's not light. Very sharp and reasonably fast and clear for a superzoom but it's a pocket full of change. you can check the specs on slrgear.com this lens is 550g vs 430g for the Tamron 18-250 which is the equivalent lens on a Sony with body-IS And that extra 120 grams is really noticeable on a light camera. It doesn't help much on a heavy camera :) Seriously adds to the inertia. But the IS is very good, it doesn't vignette much like the T18-250 on a subframe...it's a good all-around carry. As long as you don't mind carrying it :) It certainly makes WAY more sense than the Canon 28-300 EF-L IS at 1670g and $2250 retail.
I am too comfort with the single lens on small DC. So even though I bought a DSLR, I had dreamed a super zoom lens for a long time. Most of time, I was frustrated by the reviews that always say a superzoom is not possible without great compromise. But after months waiting and searching, I think this is the one I like most. Here is why: 1) It cover up to 300mm, which is probably the highest focal length that people can handle without a tripod support. 2) I have xxbis, which is worse than none. But it is white color too attractive, so I don't like to shoot with it on the street. This one is pure black (though at 300mm, it is the same length as xxbis+1.4X II extender). 3) last but not least, it has VC. This is really critical feature. Please believe me, after using various lenses for nearly a year, I feel the IS is even more important than a big apearture I bet when seeing this, some people will say, "Hi, it can't freeze motion". Sure. You may be right for your case. But for mine, I mostly take portrait photography and night shoot, not action shoot. However, eventually I am selling it now. Why? First reason is to save money but the second reason is that I own xxbis first. Its IQ is still not comparable than xxbis's. When I shoot anything, I am sure I will say in my mind, "it would be better if I use xxbis..." Sometimes, you desperately want something until you get it.Read full review
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