ddesimoni's reviews
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Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II
10 out of 10 points and recommendedinexpensive, sharp, fast, light weightnoisy, plastic mountGreat lens, always enjoy using it even at 1.8
reviewed November 18th, 2006 (purchased for $80)
One of the few lenses that you could use an IR filter since there is no special element coating on the front of the lens (which normally creates hot spots on specially coated L lenses) -
Canon EF 400mm f/5.6L USM
10 out of 10 points and recommendedsharp, light weight (as compared to 2.8 or 4.0), built in hoodno focus with 1.4 canon extender.Great lens, purchased it used and every lens I tested prior we're equally sharp.
reviewed November 18th, 2006 (purchased for $950)
the only disappointment was when using a 1.4 canon extender and the focus mechanism is disabled -
Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM
9 out of 10 points and recommended2.8, fast AF, sharpnonethis is my normal walk around lens, works great with the canon 1.4 extender.
reviewed November 18th, 2006 (purchased for $1,100)
Do I miss IS, NO, having seen resolution test of this lens versus the IS, I decided to pick this lens. Have I missed a few shoots with the IS, sure, is it worth the difference in cost and lower resolution, NO. -
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical IF SP AF
9 out of 10 points and recommended2.8, fast AF, sharptook a while to find a sharp lens, barrel extendsafter my 70-200 2.8L this is my 2nd most used lens.
reviewed November 18th, 2006 (purchased for $600)
my first copy was soft but my second copy was sharp.
Great color, great saturation and image quality through out. -
Canon 2X Extender EF II
6 out of 10 points and recommendedbetter then enlarging in PSimage distortionbought and sold this one within a few months. Didn't care for the quality, I compared shoots to enlarging in Photoshop and it does minimally better but not by much
reviewed November 18th, 2006