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For those of you who got yourself a brand new APS-C Canon Camera on Xmas sale, and are looking for a good telephoto lens without breaking the bank, look no further!
Essentially, not just this deal from eGlobal is the bargain, the lens itself is a bargain for lucky Canon APS-C camera owners.
This lens is 399 on Canon Store
And if you are not happy with eGlobal, you can buy off eBay around the same $190 delivered from here, for example, that's where I got mine.
Reviews: Digital Picture and Ken Rockwell, both generally praise image quality and handling.
Pro's:
- great image quality for the price. I've had it on the camera for a few days now, and the results are amazing
- light and small (if you compare to any other decent telephoto out there, like 70-200 f4L good luck getting that for under $200)
- image stabilization
- very quick and silent focus (STM)
- front element does not rotate during focusing, filter nerds rejoice!
- does AI servo during video on compatible cameras, if video is your thing
- respectable build quality (not L lens, no red rings here, but not shabby either, way better than 50mm 1.8 version II)
Con's:
- errr plastic lens mount? if it's a turn off for some
Yes, some very minor barrel and pincushion distortions, a bit of vignetting, a bit of CA, but almost unnoticeable. Shoot in RAW, and those little annoyances are removed with one click in any RAW editing software of your choice.
Enjoy!
Nice write up! :) I don't ahve this type of camera/lens but I enjoyed reading your description.