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Submitted by: Matt from Los Angeles , CA
Date Reviewed: 10/28/2007
Months Owned: 6-11
Photos Taken: 1000-2499
Skill Level: Advanced amateur
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What's Hot: Very sharp images, rapid autofocusing, virtually no distortion even at 10mm.
What's Not: A lens this wide should come with a lens hood.
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Review: As a landscape shooter, this lens is almost perfect, producing sharp and clear images with easy and fast handling. Good weight and size. I don't think f2.8 is needed; I never need to shoot landscapes wide open (and a constant f2.8 would almost triple the price of this lens). This lens is great for shooting panoramas without the need for stitching multiple images. I have printed eye-popping 10" x 40" panoramas by simply cropping to the center of the image. I don't see any need to increase the range of this lens beyond 22mm. This is a wonderfully designed ultra-wide-angle zoom lens.
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Overall Ratings |
Overall quality |
8 |
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Ease of use |
10 |
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Fit and finish |
10 |
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Versatility |
8 |
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Legibility of exterior markings |
9 |
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Smoothness of zoom |
10 |
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Hoods and filters |
10 |
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Overall value |
9 |
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RATING SCALE: 1 = WORST 10 = BEST |
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