-----Original Message----- > On Tue, 10 Aug 2004 23:28:55 -0700 (PDT), Alex Z <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > wrote/replied to: > > >talking about 3D quality, I guess most of the member here got the > >point. Obviously, this is for a general feeling produced by the optics, > >kind of > >"live" picture, not the literal 3D of course. I wonder you didn't get > >the point and rasied up with sarcasm not even bothering to try > >personally first what you're bashing. > >I would now likely to start flaming about MkII, 500/4IS and others, no > >matter that I never tried these and even never had a chance to see personally... > > I guess I'm not making myself clear then. The reason I'm not buying a > 24-70L is the short zoom range, no IS, and only slightly better optics > which is lost handholding.
I'm not sure why you keep making this last point. There is more to image quality than just sharpess. >Not to mention that I shoot mostly at f8 > anyway. You guys can rave all you want about these magical L > qualities, and frankly if I spent that much on a lens I'd be convinced > too. But I'll get back to you about my satisfaction with my new 28-135 > when it comes and I get to try it out. I've seen a lot of really > awesome 'live', 3d' type photos that were taken with this 'sleeper' > lens. > IMO it's a slow consumer lens with average image quality (looking at actual pictures not bench tests) and old style IS which doesn't compare with the newer stuff (needs to be switched off for panning, takes a while to kick in, doesn't allow you to shoot at much slower speeds). Build quality is poor(ish), when zoomed out the front of the lens os very wobbly but otherwise it feels pretty sturdy. I like the range but have always felt let down by the quality of the images I've had from it esepecially indoors people shots (with or without flash, always seems a little soft and not in a flattering way). But as I said it's a handy range (although less so on digital) and a nice size for carrying around. I also wonder if it's due to be phased out or replaced as it's started being reasonably discounted now in the uk. What would of course be nice is... a nice new canon lens with the latest IS and covering the same range but in digital terms so an 18-85 :-) So far only sigma seem to be seriously producing zooms with realistic ranges for digital. just my 2p and all that. Marc. Marc (webmail) -------------------------- http://aurora.homedns.org * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
