Canon WC-DC10 Wide Angle Converter Lens for PowerShot S80

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Technical Details

- Wide-angle converter lens for the Canon PowerShot S80
- Converts the focal distance of the body lens by a factor of 0.8x
- S80 becomes a 22.4-millimeter wide-angle camera with the converter lens
- Essential for group shots and landscape vistas
- Requires the Canon LA-DC50 conversion lens adapter
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 "Does the job, but sharp in center only, falls off quickly thereafter." 2010-01-16
By Steve Wohl (Chicago, IL United States)
This is a well made smallish wide angle attachment lens for the camera mentioned. I use it with a Canon sd700is. I also purchased the correct mount for it, but it does not fit my camera, forcing me to hand hold it in front of my camera lens. I did a number of controlled tests with the lens. The most controlled one was with the camera on a tripod so I could be sure I was holding it on the center axis of the camera lens.



I sorry to report the results were a great disappointment, considering the exorbitant cost to the lens. I shot a tall sculpture outdoors from various angles and the facade of a building from the fourth floor of a building across the street so the camera back was parallel to the facade. The shots of the building revealed the dismal sharpness surrounding the center. The area all around the frame was quite soft. Since I was using a point and shot and had no control over the aperture, I can not report if things are improved a smaller apertures.



I can report though that the lens does give a much wider angle of coverage with out any vignetting. Other attachments like this that I have do vignette, and that was the motivation to make the purchase.



Conclusion: If you can live with its short comings, perhaps this will help you create more dynamic images and capture interiors and landscapes. Just be aware, they WILL be soft!



I did not return my lens, but if you decide to, you had best be sure you do not get hit with a restocking fee. These can easily be 15 to 20 percent of the cost of the item, and you have to pay for the insure and postage.


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Canon WCDC52A Wide Converter Lens for the S1 IS Digital Camera

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The WC-DC52A converts the focal distance of the body lens by a factor of approximately 0.7 (35mm film equivalent at maximum wide angle: approximately 26.6 mm) when attached.
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Technical Details

- Compatible with the Canon S1-Is Digital Camera
- Requires Canon LA-DC52E Conversion Lens Adapter ( Sold separately, available in LAH-DC10 Lens Adapter and Hood set )
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 "Product ordering, shipping an delivery." 2006-03-03
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The order was promply filled as promised and arrived a 3 days. The merchandise was new and in exdellent condition. I have not yet had time to use it seriously.

 "Works well for its design" 2005-08-25
By K. Olinsky (humid Miami FL)
True, this attachment blocks the pop-up flash of the s1-is, but I use an external strobe with a Wein photocell trigger on the bottom to compensate indoors. You can mount it on a bracket with the camera, or handhold the flash to avoid red-eye, bounce off the ceiling, or angle the light from the side.

The Wein attachment works with any strobe, make sure you get the one that ignores the red-eye reduction flashes (yeah, it's that good!)



If you are serious enough to use a camera of this quality, or the new s2, this is a small annoyance to get the wide angle capability this adapter offers.

 "not to be used with flash" 2004-04-23
By Arnold Bartel (Graz, Austria)
Wide converter lenses normally make sense to be used indoors where space is limited. But the WC-DC52a can hardly be used there, because its big diameter results in a very big shadow on each flash-lighted foto (in addition the Powershot S1 IS doesn't support external flashlights).
So buy this lens only when you want to use it outside!


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Canon WCDC58 Wide Converter Lens for PowerShot G1, G2 & Pro 90

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This 58mm-threaded diameter wide conversion lens is designed for taking wide-angle shots with Canon PowerShot cameras. It requires conversion lens adapter LA-DC58 for attachment to the camera. The lens augments the focal length of the camera body's lens by a factor of 0.8.
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Technical Details

- Widens the Canon PowerShot G1's focal length to 27mm
- For taking wide-angle shots
- 58mm-diameter threads
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 "very large for a minor benefit" 2009-01-31
By Oli S. (Detroit ,Mi)
the small increase of angle is not worth carrying this heavy and cumbersome lens on a small point and shoot camera.



I returned it.

 "Right what I needed" 2007-06-30
By J. Moreno
I use it with a S3-IS and is perfect for my kid's birthdays and other events when the subject is a table-wide away. If you use the camera's built in flash, be careful to point your shots a little lower or buy an auxiliary flash like the HF-DC1 because it may make a small oval shadow on the bottom of the shot, that will need to be removed by cropping.

 "Extremely satisfied" 2002-11-10
By Fernando Garcia (Santiago, Chile)
I purchased a "used lens" which had never been used. I got a great service.

 "wc-dc58" 2002-03-22
By Robert A. Gondor (Bristol, Ct United States)
This widened the field on my pro90is more than I expected. It works very well with this camera.I can find no problems with fit or function. This lens is a great accessory for your pro90

 "G1's built-in flash is blocked" 2001-10-15
By (Addison, Texas United States)
Quite a good wide converter lens. It works well with the 58mm
lens adapter. Comes with front and back caps and also with a
fantastic pouch for keeping it in.

The only problem with this wide converter is that the built-in
flash on my Powershot G1 doesn't reach the right hand side of
the photograph when the lens is on. This is also the problem
with the light-sensor lamp and the red-eye reduction lamp.
Shouldn't be a problem with daylight and outdoor shooting
though.


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- EF mount; wide-angle lens
- Inner focusing; floating system
- 24mm focal length
- f/2.8 maximum aperture
- Overall linear extension system with Autofocus drive
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 "Great lens...but be wary of the current price." 2010-01-11
By Charles (Tucson, AZ USA)
I did quite a bit of research on this lens before buying it. I must have read fifty reviews. In the end I came to the conclusion that hypercritical people who have enough money to fill their bag with L lenses can find something bad to say about any lens that doesn't have a red ring around it. This lens seems to have a great balance of features with minimal discrepancies for a great price. I own an L lens (70-200 IS F/2.8) and it's amazing, but I don't have the money to pony up for another one this time around. I think this lens fits my needs just fine for now. My only complaint? I usually buy my lenses from this site, but I found it at three other major spots for a hundred and a quarter less. I know it's been cheaper here before so why so expensive now? I wish I didn't have to take my business elsewhere, but that's a big difference and why pay more than you should?



UPDATE: Jan 14, 2009: Well would you look at that! The price comes down a full hundred overnight! Finally the price on this thing is in the neighborhood of other major retailers again. It's hard to believe the price could flux this much this fast. Do some comparison shopping and make sure you're okay with what you are going to pay in case the price suddenly drops after you buy it.

 "great inexpensive wide angle" 2009-04-12
By D. McKinstry
great inexpensive wide angle lens for those who can't yet afford an "L" lens. quick, quiet, great on a crop body.

 "Not sharp enough for me" 2009-02-23
By W. King (US)
I have the Canon 35/2.0 prime lens, which I like very much but on my Canon XTi, it's not quite wide enough. So, I purchased this lens and also a Sigma 18-50/f2.8 EX Macro to take on vacation, thinking the Sigma would be used for more flexibility, and the 24mm for a very light walk-around lens.



In my tests, though, my 24/2.8 wasn't nearly as sharp as my 35/2.0. It might have just been my copy of the lens, I don't know. But, the Sigma was as sharp as the 24mm. So, I returned the 24mm, and will keep the Sigma. With a prime, you lose the zoom, so it better be both a) sharper and b) brighter (wider aperture). Since it was the same sharpness as the Sigma, and no brighter, back it goes. I was thinking I'd sell my 35/2, but now I'll keep it, as it's both very sharp and has an f/2.0 aperture.



Again, it could have have been the copy I got, but since my Sigma fits my needs, I won't try again.

 "Amazing lens..." 2009-01-06
By J.E.R (Portland, OR USA)
I got this lens because my Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II did not have a wide enough angle for nature pictures, and the lens that came with my Canon XT was impressively terrible (my point-and-shoot took better pictures).



This lens takes awesome outdoor photos. 24mm turns out to be a good choice, the pictures are sharp (not as sharp as the 50mm, but still excellent), and there are no strange distortions like the lens kit lens.



I actually started using this lens indoors (portraits and such), so my 50mm gets used less and less these days, but frequently it is too dark in the room to use this lens, and you do have to get rather close to the subjects with this lens (and still crop on the computer).



Focusing is strange with all of the lenses I have, unfortunately. The 24mm lens seems to focus more accurately, but focuses more slowly. And the 50mm is lens focuses pretty fast, but frequently when shooting at f/1.8, I will realize it was focused where I didn't exactly want it after viewing photos on my computer. I believe all "inexpensive" lenses will do this.

 "Excellent Lens, But Be Careful When Purchasing Filters" 2008-10-27
By Fred Telegdy (Stuarts Draft, VA USA)
I love, love, love this lens. It makes a great companion to my Canon EF 50mm f1.4 USM Standard & Medium Telephoto Lens for Canon SLR Cameras and has come in handy in many situations.



If you're looking for a wider Angle of View, then this lens will provide it. Whether taking landscape shots or tight interior shots, it will perform and deliver outstanding photographs.



That said, you have to be careful when purchasing filters for this lens. I purchased a Tiffen 58mm Haze-1 Filter to protect this lens and when I put it on the lens, there was a small dot about 3-5mm in diameter in the center where the filter and lens were touching each other. I ended up having to buy a more expensive, thinner glass, filter to get an acceptable fit.



Beyond that, the only other negatives for this lens are that it's more loud than my USM lens, but that's to be expected. It's also not so loud that it's distracting; it's just noticeable if you're used to USM. And the focus ring on the lens stops at either end. I prefer the way my 50mm lens handles that in you can just keep turning it and not feel like you're damaging anything internally. With this lens, I fear turning the focus ring too far.



All in all, the negatives with this lens pale in comparison to the benefits. I don't think twice about swapping the 50mm for the 24mm when the situation calls for it.


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Technical Details

- EF mount; wide-angle lens
- Floating system; inner focusing; full-time manual focus
- 20mm focal length
- f/2.8 maximum aperture
- Ring-type UltraSonic Motor (USM)
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 "Great Lens for low light and fast" 2010-01-12
By Risch (Orlando FL)
I use this on my 40D, was not impressed with the previous reviews but needed a 20mm so went ahead and pushed the button. Picture quality was stunning at the amazingly low lights and the lens was super fast. excellent built quality. A great buy for an ultra wide angle.

 "bad lens" 2009-08-12
By Otto Haring (Miami)
I used it to shoot from an elevated angle. The result were disappointing.....I paid $[...] but I don't think it is even worth more than $[...] to tell you the truth.

The colors are lifeless, "burnt-out". There are no details on the images. You can see the samples on my site: [...] Look for the huge house with the red roof. You will see what I am talking about. Normally, I use the 17-40 L on my elevated system. I thoguht the 20mm would be a good replacement even if it not as good as the 17 40. I think even the 18-55 Canon kit lens produces better images. Add a few hundred bucks and buy a decent lens.

 "Lens" 2008-08-09
By Alice Herden (Florida)
Always happy with Canon Lenses.. I am more a detailed photographer, I purchased this mainly for my husband. He enjoys taking more landscape photography. Overall, very happy!

 "Great, versitile lens" 2008-07-14
By John Koehn (Arlington, VA)
I was a bit concerned at first with the fixed focal length, but it has proven to be very versatile. It takes very sharp pictures, even when fully opened in low light. I have not noticed any of the vignetting that other users have mentioned.



Bottom line: great wide angle lens for the price. Useful for landscapes and tight space, low light situations.

 "disappointing, especially for a fixed lens" 2008-03-03
By Neurasthenic (New York City, New York)
This is one of the first two lenses I bought when I switched to a Canon SLR about five years ago. I've had plenty of opportunity to use it since then, both with film and (full frame) digital.



The idea behind this lens is a good one -- 20mm is wide enough to allow for landscape and architectural photos, and it focuses close enough for entertaining photos of people's faces, taken about a foot away from their noses (note that you'll need either a ring light or lucky ambient light to pull off the latter). There is some pincushion distortion, but nobody would accuse the results of looking like a funhouse mirror, as would be the case with a fisheye lens, for example.



f2.8 is fast enough; I've no complaints there. Unfortunately, this camera consistently vignettes -- the corners of every image are dim. This is true even with a bare lens, and filters make it worse. You can correct the problem in image editing software, or just crop the image, but what's the point of buying a 20mm lens if you're going to have to crop every photo you take with it?



If this had been a cheap zoom lens, I'd have expected the problem and not been bothered by it. With a fixed lens, however, I think there isn't much excuse.



Canon still charges about the same ($400) that I paid for this lens years ago. By now, they ought to have upgraded this thing, or dropped the price. It is the worst EF lens I own.





-- addendum: I've recently been using a Canon EOS IX, which takes APS film. This lens is much more useful with that camera, though using even APS-H, you get something akin to the image you would get from a 35mm lens on a 35mm negative.


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Canon WC-DC58B Wide Converter Lens for Canon A650IS, G7 & G9 Digital Cameras

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Technical Details

- Compatible with the Powershot G7 digital camera
- Requires conversion lens adapter (LA-DC58H)
- Fits 26.3mm lens diameter
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 "Good product relcomand...but it's too...." 2010-01-21
By Shinjiro Kawakami (CA USA)
It functionally works good enough... and I'm very satisfy about this product. but...the size is "big" bigger than what I imagine. My G9 is no more compact camera with this converter lens. Well...., except that,I still recomand.

 "Great work but big for a little Camera" 2009-11-30
By D. TAWFEQ (illinois USA)
I love it but i am going to return it not because it is not good .. it does very good Job but this with the adapter make the Camera very heavy and unable to handle it my hands shaking when i hold the Camera but it does really an aweasom Job the only thing bothered me is the adapter big adapter with big lense increase the weight for the Camera ..

 "Excellent Product & Price" 2009-11-19
By Leon C. Vickerman (Peoria, IL USA)
The product was excellent and the price was the best I could find, Service was wonderful the folks were very friendly and most helpful. Suggest you folks to my friends. Its no wonder your stock is doing so well.

 "Great product!" 2009-08-26
By C. Christov (CA USA)
It is very well made and works great. I used it for couple of years and I am very happy with the quality of the pictures and durability of the product. It comes with a convenient soft case, so it is easy to carry. There is one engineering problem (not with the product itself), but its smaller cover cap doesn't fit tight on the adaptor when both are put together; I found that very inconvenient.

 "Works great" 2009-06-14
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Works great as you would expect. This lens is big. It makes you camera cumbersome as an SLR.


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Converts the focal length of the body lens by a factor of approximately 0.75 (35 mm film equivalent at maximum wide angle: approximately 27 mm) when attached.
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 "WC-DC58A for S5IS" 2009-11-09
By masood
As the Canon Powershot S5IS camera has 36mm at the extreme wide angle, it helps to attach the WC-DC58A Wide Angle Converter Lense for covering more horizontal and vertical view of any given scene, as it gives 27mm at the extreme wide angle. I have found it satifactorily suitable when there is no sufficient space for taking a step back ( without the WC, as one of the reviewer has suggested ). The pictures are sharp and detailed. The horizontal and vertical distortion are normal for any Wide Angle Lense, only that people use different softwares to correct this under post processing.I like unprocessed images. My experience with this Lense is that the enlargement capacity of the created images is limited. Pictures look grainy after a certain degree of enlagement. Any how, if the pictures are not to be blown up to poster size, this is a good lense for the purpose it is meant for. Many people have complained about the semi-circular shadow when using the built-in flash. The manual, which comes with the camera, already suggests this situation and recommends to use an external flash. Hence, one has to go with the recommendation ( only sensible and fair ).

With this attachment there seems to be an effect on the camera's Automatic focus and white balance operations, some times, particularly during night time even with the external flash. As for the construction quality, I am not sure about how hard or how fragile is the plastic, as I have not dropped it yet. Usage of the lense is very easy. I have used this lense at a wedding party of one of my close relatives and found that the results are very good. I can recommend this lense for the Pro series -S cameras (S2,S3&S5).

 "WC-DC58A" 2009-10-13
By I. Winkens (America)
Exactly what I wanted, and Brand New in the Box! Perfect! Good Price vs. brick and mortar store purchase!

 "Excellent optics" 2009-07-09
By Richard A. Hendricks
I purchased this for my S3 IS. Gives you that extra little bit. I can't say enough about Canon's optics, the picture quality is excellent. I bought this lens and the teleconverter lens from Amazon for half the price I was quoted from a brick and mortar shop.

 "$$$$" 2009-07-07
By Kelly Dos Santos
This lens is what can be expected from Canon.....a great quality product but, with the brand name comes the price as well. My only issue is with the fact that with the addition of this lens the regular flash leaves a shadow and is basically useless. So, a side mounted flash is a good addition to this lens.

 "Excellent addition to your camera kit" 2009-06-04
By Jerry Saperstein (Evanston, IL USA)


I bought this on impulse before leaving for a trip to the National Museum of the U.S. Air Force in Dayton, Ohio. I had buyer's remorse immediately after ordering all the way to the point of entering museum, at which point I nearly broke my arm patting myself on the back for my wise decision.



It's just a wide-angle converter, providing 0.75x magnification, meaning the equivalent of a 28mm lens on the low end of a Canon S5 instead of the normal 35mm. The addition of the converter makes a significant difference in field of view. In my case, I was able to capture the full wingspans of B-29, B-36 and B-52 bombers in the museum as well as being able to get good shots of other aircraft in the sometimes relatively narrow walking lanes of the museum.



The optical quality of the lens is very high. I did not detect any appreciable barrel distortion or fringing in the photos. I am sure that if I subjected the images to minute inspection, I would find some evidence of both, but I am not that critical.



This is a big hunk of glass. It blocks the internal flash of an S5, so you get a dark semi-circle on any nearby subjects. Fortunately, the Canon S5 has a hot-shoe and I simply used a generic strobe on manual.



You have to take some care with using this lens. On the S5 and, I presume, the other Canons that it will work on, you have to adjust a menu setting to indicate that you are using the converter and then remember to toggle the setting off when you remove the lens. The converter attaches to an optional adapter and the threads do not have a very sturdy feel. Be very careful to avoid stripping the threads. Canon did not provide threads around the front of the converter, so you can't attach a filter. The front lens is humongous and a fingerprint magnet.



Yes, it is overpriced, but that is - forgive the pun - the price of buying Canon, Nikon and similar products. You pay extra to have the brand name.



But it is well worth the cost when you need a fairly wide angle lens. Combine it with the compactness and lightweight of the Canon cameras it works with and you have an excellent camera kit that will not break your back or your wallet.



It's a handy item to have.



Jerry




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- 28mm wide-angle lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras
- Broadens angle of view and increases depth of field to bring more area into focus
- High-precision aspherical lens minimizes distortion and other aberrations
- 1-foot close focusing distance; light enough to function as standard wide angle lens
- Measures 2.7 inches in diameter and 1.7 inches long; weighs 6.5 ounces
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 "Very good lens" 2009-12-08
By Scapesdog (Atlanta, GA)
Very good lens. Not the best one Canon offers but does exactly what I needed.

I considered buying Canons 24mm 1.4 L for about a year but could not justify the price. I could buy three of these for the price of the 24mm.

All i wanted was a good low light, fast, lens to take candid shots with out the crappy flash on the camera.

The images are great. Actually converts to about a 44mm film lens on my DSLR.

No regrets.

 "Compact, solid build, fast/quiet focus, but sensitive to shake, expensive" 2009-11-14
By Omar Siddique (Ellicott City, MD USA)
Solid and compact, this lens focuses fast, taking crisp photos, but is a bit expensive, sensitive to camera shake, and has an odd effective-focal-length.



The USM AF is quiet and fast, having no trouble finding focus even in very low-light, attached to my Canon EOS Rebel T1i 15.1 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3-Inch LCD and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens.



However, in the same low-light (nightlife) situations, shooting at Av f/1.8 - f/2.5 (ISO1600), I experienced notable blur. The lens seems more sensitive to shake than I expected; that might just be me, but I think it would benefit from IS. Images seem a little soft at f/1.8, sharpening up by f/2.8, but are usable all throughout the range.



Important to note: on cropped-sensor cameras like the Canon Rebels and 40/50D (check Wikipedia for "APS-C" and for "Crop Factor" for details), the 1.6x crop-factor means this lens is effectively a 45mm. That's kind of an odd focal length. I have to back up several feet behind where I'd be with my miniature-looking point&shoot to get the typical "small group of people" shot, but a close-up or typical face+shoulders portrait requires cropping.



This seems like the right focal-length for focused outdoor shots (where you're shooting one subject with some of the surroundings), kids+pets, and general walk-around purposes. The short length and broad aperture also makes this a good walk-around lens, although the limited wide-angle was sometimes frustrating.



The lens is solid and heavy, feels very well-constructed, with "big" glass.



I found the colors slightly cooler and images slightly softer than the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens. Compared to that much cheaper lens, the EF28mm feels much better made, is much quieter, slightly faster focusing, and has a more usable focal length on APS-C cameras.



I found the quality and colors nearly identical to the Canon EF 35mm f/2 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras. Compared to that cheaper lens, the EF28 feels better made, is much quieter, much faster focusing (especially in low-light), and is slightly more useful than the EF 35mm's effective APS-C length of 56mm.



Recommended for multi-purpose use, but outdoor-only photographers may do better with the cheaper Canon EF 35mm f/2 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras which is much noisier and focus-hunts horribly in low-light, but takes comparable photos for being notably cheaper/smaller.

 "Okay lens, but could be much better for the price..." 2009-11-06
By E. Burd
I rented this lens for a week to see how it would perform. I tried various shots indoors and outdoors in a variety of settings.



I was looking at a wide angle lens for my XSi, which is a crop factor, so this would end up around 45mm on a full frame.



Good:

1) Very fast focus

2) Able to perform a manual focus override

3) Lightweight and small

4) Good bokeh



Bad:

1) You need to stop down to f/4 in order to get anything resembling a sharp image. The center was generally fine, but the corners were terrible, even on a crop camera. This was an huge disappointment, as the 50mm f/1.4 was razor sharp at f/2.

2) I noticed a lot of CA until you stop down to about f/2.8, when it became reasonable.

3) Price - it's a little high (~$500) considering you can buy the 17-40 f/4L for about $200 more, and you get more focal range to boot.



Overall, I was very disappointed with the results, especially when this was after using the 50mm f/1.4, which was simply incredible. You would be better off in the long run by purchasing the 17-40 f4/L, which is what I'll be purchasing next.

 "Good multi-purpose lens" 2009-10-24
By Lis
This is a great lens I was able to use right away for a conference. I was able to get multiple shots without the use of a flash.

 "Not worth the money" 2009-10-20
By P. Verlee (Bangor, ME United States)
Good looking quiet lens, but my version is very soft, not even close to a 17-55 f 2.8 EFS zoom. This puzzles me, since the zoom is not for a full frame and is a zoom. But after testing the 28 f/1.8, it doesn't start to sharpen up till 2.8 or above. which means the 1.8 stop is useless. it's not much sharper at 2.0 or 2.2. It also has flare, lots of CA and doesn't always focus correctly. By comparison, my 17-55 F/2.8 is razor sharp even at 2.8, focuses perfectly every time, and has image stabilization. Big disappointment from Canon. I wonder why they don't introduce primes for EF-S. I have an XSi, 10-22, 17-55 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8 IS L (a razor sharp lens!) so I guess I don't need any primes. Save your money and spend it on the camera (7D), not this prime lens.


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