I needed a last minute lens for a rugged trip i wa...

2009-12-07T19:47:39.309-08:00

I needed a last minute lens for a rugged trip i was taking. got it the day i left at a great price. the lens took a beating on my trip but it gave me what i needed from it.

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It can set mood by changes in light over a wide ar...

2009-12-07T19:46:07.222-08:00

It can set mood by changes in light over a wide area. I've got a shot of a domed enclosure taken by laying the camera on the floor and shooting straight up, it gets lots of comments in my portfolio.

r4 dsi

I own this model, and use it as a walkabout lens. ...

2009-12-07T19:44:06.460-08:00

I own this model, and use it as a walkabout lens. I bought it because my previous walkabout lens, which was 28mm at the wide end, often made me wish I had something wider on the camera, and it didn't let in much light. This lens solved both of those problems. With 2.8 at the wide end, it's fast enough in that respect. And although I wish it had a constant aperture of 2.8, 4.5 at the long end hasn't proven to be a great disadvantage, so far (I've owned the lens for four months now). It's true that focusing isn't completely silent, or even nearly silent, but it's not really that noisy either - it's not the noisiest lens in my collection. Might be a consideration if you want to take candids, but since I don't often do that, I haven't found this to be a problem at all. Overall a very nice lens, useful for many purposes. Just don't try action shots - this lens had trouble focusing on a dog that was running very fast. That was more than it could handle. You might want to look at a lens with HSM or USM for that.

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Dslr Camera Lenses Review

I needed a last minute lens for a rugged trip i wa...

It can set mood by changes in light over a wide ar...

I own this model, and use it as a walkabout lens. ...