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macgyver

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Canon 28 1.8
« on: April 29, 2008, 01:52:12 pm »

Does anyone have any experience with this lens? I've heard good things about it and it's pretty appealing at it would be a normal range lens on my crop frame camera.

Any thoughts?
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Canon 28 1.8
« Reply #1 on: April 29, 2008, 04:29:00 pm »

I use it when I want a fast moderate wide lens on a 1-D2 body (crop factor or 1.3x, or about equivalent to a 35mm lens.) If I'm using this lens, I'm shooting at f/2 or wide open; otherwise I just use my f/2.8 zooms.

It is reasonably sharp at f/2, quick to focus, etc. It makes a nice combo with the 85/1.8 on a second body for low-light documentary photography.

Is it the world's greatest 28mm lens? No. But it works pretty well when I need the speed.

I have not used it very often on a 1.6x-crop body, so I can't comment on how it works as a "normal" lens, but it ought to be fine.
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« Reply #2 on: April 30, 2008, 07:48:38 pm »

Thank you, that's the kind of info I am looking for.
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