--- F�lix_L�pez_de_Maturana <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > Has anyone used this lens? How accurate and fast is > his autofocus. I see > it's a big and wighty lens but for using in > available light I should like to > know how is runnig AF as this the biggest problem > for working with such a > kind of lens full open due to the very small DOF.
Hi F�lix, I owned this lens for awhile. I agree with Chip that the very shallow DOF was very hard for an amateur like me to manage. I got some very "dreamy" baby portraits when everything came together, but I got 2-3 times more photos I had to throw away due to my mis-focusing. The autofocus was okay in most situations. When I needed it the most, dim situations , it would hunt so much that I stopped using it for indoor pictures w/o flash. After awhile, I determined that the 1-2 stop gain I got on this lens was not worth the weight or cost. I think if your technique is very good, then you would know the exact situations to take full advantage of this lens. As the "default" lens for an amateur like myself, it was too much and too heavy. Jeff __________________________________________________ Do You Yahoo!? Check out Yahoo! Shopping and Yahoo! Auctions for all of your unique holiday gifts! Buy at http://shopping.yahoo.com or bid at http://auctions.yahoo.com * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
