Is this a good lens for EOS 5D (Mark I)? Any other lens is better than this one in the same price range($500 or less)? Thanks.
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I have a new 6D, and I have always used fixed fast lens. I think the 28mm f 1.8 USM is a better buy, its much faster and easier to get, and can find for 50 to 75 bucks less. the 35 and 50 are great, and a sleeper that easy to get is a 100mm f 2.0 it has taken some of my best photos, a great price too. Good Luck
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Hi, We bought this lens for our daughter's birthday. She is a Photojournalist on Martha's Vineyard, she absolutely loves the lens.
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Did you ever get a lens? I'm making the same decision now. If so, what did you buy? Are you happy with your decision? Is there anything else you would add that would help me make a decision. Thanks!
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I have both the E=M 10 as well as the E-M 5ii and the lens is great with either. Its a worthwhile purchase for the price. I find it sharp, exellent color and a good all around lens for eveeyday use.
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I have one. For the price... it is a great lens. Make sure it is well mounted and set camera to high contrast and max sharp. Don't run it more than 12-1500mm. Hard to focus but does a great job "for the price." On a side note: the lens mount is high maintenance and will loosen after a few uses. Make sure your camera body is supported somehow. Take the lens off when not in use.
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Congrats on the D5000 (and both great lenses you have). Be sure and get that 35mm down the road, believe me it will probably be the best 200$ you'll ever spend if you do any shooting indoors. I have tons of other lenses (including a 50mm f/1.4) so I held off for a while on getting the 35mm f/1.8, once I did finally get it I was kicking myself for not getting it sooner, it's that good. Happy shooting.
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Can't believe nobody took this on yet. I don't have all of these lenses below, but This list should get you started. FA 50mm 1.4 All purpose, fast, handy lens of good quality and respectable optical performance without paying too much: FA Limited 77mm f/1.8 Possibly a bit longer in the focal length than you would want permanently attached, but this is regarded as one of the best in-production lenses for the platform. FA* (Star) 85mm f/1.4 Impossible to find for a reasonable price anywhere, but this is also widely regarded as one of the best lenses ever made for the platform. FA Limited 43mm f/1.9 Hard to find for a reasonable price, a lot of folks swear by these lenses in the same vein as the 77mm. Not-so-much-sleeper primes include the FA 40mm and 70mm limited pancake lenses. They stop down to f/2.8 and have fast a/f and good image quality. If I were on a budget, it'd be between the 40mm and the 50mm. The 77mm is an eventual acquisition you pick up after some time.
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Hi there, it is a good lens but I wouldn't say its as great as some. the movement is more like the 14-42 than the 14-45. However, it is the only lens in its range for the panasonic line, that I know of. if you need the far end of magnification you will want it. If not, I'm finding I use the 45-175 zoom instead, which is very compact and good quality. In low light it is more likely you'll get a good photo with the lens easier to hold still. Unless you go to the tripod, which may solve the wobble factor on the big lens.
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K. Bennett,Thanks very much for your info about these two cameras. I started with the model 30, had them for a year, sold them and got two 40D's, then last March I sold those and bought two 7D's. I had thought about getting a 5D, but a friend who just bought it said there are a lot of problems with the focusing, he said he gets around 20% out of focus, a number I find unacceptable. He advised me to skip the 5D and go to the Mark IV, and I was not sure if the better and sharper images, especially at high ISOs would be worth the extra $3000 a Mark IV would cost. What I might do is rent a Mark IV body for a weekend and see how I like it.Thanks for taking the time to post your comments. K. Bennett,Thanks very much for your info about these two cameras. I started with the model 30, had them for a year, sold them and got two 40D's, then last March I sold those and bought two 7D's. I had thought about getting a 5D, but a friend who just bought it said there are a lot of problems with the focusing, he said he gets around 20% out of focus, a number I find unacceptable. He advised me to skip the 5D and go to the Mark IV, and I was not sure if the better and sharper images, especially at high ISOs would be worth the extra $3000 a Mark IV would cost. What I might do is rent... » Read More K. Bennett,Thanks very much for your info about these two cameras. I started with the model 30, had them for a year, sold them and got two 40D's, then last March I sold those and bought two 7D's. I had thought about getting a 5D, but a friend who just bought it said there are a lot of problems with the focusing, he said he gets around 20% out of focus, a number I find unacceptable. He advised me to skip the 5D and go to the Mark IV, and I was not sure if the better and sharper images, especially at high ISOs would be worth the extra $3000 a Mark IV would cost. What I might do is rent a Mark IV body for a weekend and see how I like it.Thanks for taking the time to post your comments. « Show Less
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Good question... It works perfectly with my 5D3, I didn't even need to microadjust AF. At least, the 50D offers MA, so you can risk it. Such a superfast lens with superflat depth of field wide open needs extremely accurate focusing. The lens itself is outstanding, if best possible bokeh is important for you. Otherwise the much less costly EF 85/1.8 might be the better choice for you, it is much less a risk that you get an extremely expensive lens that you can't really use... A compromise could be the Sigma 85/1.4. This lens is optically good but often said to be critical in terms of reliable AF, too, check e.g. Bryan Carnathan's good review (www.the-digital-picture.com). I did not use the Sigma so far. Good question... It works perfectly with my 5D3, I didn't even need to microadjust AF. At least, the 50D offers MA, so you can risk it. Such a superfast lens with superflat depth of field wide open needs extremely accurate focusing. The lens itself is outstanding, if best possible bokeh is important for you. Otherwise the much less costly EF 85/1.8 might be the better choice for you, it is much less a risk that you get an extremely expensive lens that you can't really use... A compromise could be the Sigma 85/1.4. This lens is optically good but often said to be critical in terms of... » Read More Good question... It works perfectly with my 5D3, I didn't even need to microadjust AF. At least, the 50D offers MA, so you can risk it. Such a superfast lens with superflat depth of field wide open needs extremely accurate focusing. The lens itself is outstanding, if best possible bokeh is important for you. Otherwise the much less costly EF 85/1.8 might be the better choice for you, it is much less a risk that you get an extremely expensive lens that you can't really use... A compromise could be the Sigma 85/1.4. This lens is optically good but often said to be critical in terms of reliable AF, too, check e.g. Bryan Carnathan's good review (www.the-digital-picture.com). I did not use the Sigma so far. « Show Less
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If money is a concern, try the "fantastic plastic" or sometimes called the "nifty fifty". That's the Canon EOS 50mm f/1.8. Great lens. Best optics per dollar, for sure. Only complaint people have had has been about the quality of background blur when shooting wide open. I haven't had an issue personally, it's acceptable for the price. It IS rather ugly compared to the quality of bokeh on the f/1.2L .. But you can buy 15 of the 1.8s for the price of the 1.2, so that's to be expected.The 1.4 has had some great reviews as well.
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Hello, this is a great lens. I shoot weddings with it but outdoors or in a big church since it is 70mm. If you need group shots or wider shots you'll need a backup wide lens. But the quality of this glass is excellent. I have never used the canon version but I researched it and they both are close with the cannon having a slight edge.I decided to go with the sigma due to the price difference.
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I use this lens on my 5D Mark II with great success. Set the camera to AV mode for automatic exposure, works just like normal AV mode except you use the dial on the lens to set the aperture rather than the dial on the camera. TV mode isn't available. Manual mode obviously can be used as well. There is no autofocus, but focus is very forgiving. I usually flip over to LiveView for a few seconds to focus the lens. Even on a 5DII the lens is amazingly sharp, beyond what I'd expect out of most L series lenses. Sweet spot is around F/5.6 or so, but it's sharp as tacks all the way to 2.8. I use this lens regularly. I use this lens on my 5D Mark II with great success. Set the camera to AV mode for automatic exposure, works just like normal AV mode except you use the dial on the lens to set the aperture rather than the dial on the camera. TV mode isn't available. Manual mode obviously can be used as well. There is no autofocus, but focus is very forgiving. I usually flip over to LiveView for a few seconds to focus the lens. Even on a 5DII the lens is amazingly sharp, beyond what I'd expect out of most L series lenses. Sweet spot is around F/5.6 or so, but it's sharp as tacks all the way to 2.8. I use... » Read More I use this lens on my 5D Mark II with great success. Set the camera to AV mode for automatic exposure, works just like normal AV mode except you use the dial on the lens to set the aperture rather than the dial on the camera. TV mode isn't available. Manual mode obviously can be used as well. There is no autofocus, but focus is very forgiving. I usually flip over to LiveView for a few seconds to focus the lens. Even on a 5DII the lens is amazingly sharp, beyond what I'd expect out of most L series lenses. Sweet spot is around F/5.6 or so, but it's sharp as tacks all the way to 2.8. I use this lens regularly. « Show Less
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This is a great lens for the money. I use mine for all the reasons you stated, and have been pleased with the photos I have gotten. I have used it with an A700, A350, A55, and A77 and it performered great with these cameras. It is plastic housing which many think derides the lens, but I have found nothing to support this complaint. It is a good general lens, and I would buy this again if needed.
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This is a tough question. My 70-300 f/4-5.6L is my main outdoor walkabout lens for my 5D. The lens is super smooth. I like the twist to zoom much better than push-pull. I like being able to reframe a picture *right now* without needing to carry and swap lenses. I appreciate the quality of the image at the extremes of the zoom. I'm careful about dust and moisture, but I know the seals on my L are the best you can get. If the lens will be *once in a while* lens and super image quality is not crucial, Canon makes very nice non-L lenses. For me, when I stepped up to the 5D, I figured it and my work deserved better lenses and I now only use L lenses. If you need super-telephoto, then primes (and maybe a EF Extender) and some kind of tripod or monopod are the way to go with as many high-quality pixels as you can afford. Then you can use cropping to reframe. Without more information about what you are trying to do, it is hard to be more specific.
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Get the IS version. The extra $ are well spent; I have regretted it each time I bought a lower version of a lens and with a great 5D you would be better off with less lens and more quality.
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I absolutely love my canon 7D. The Canon 7D mark ii is supposed to be a little better with low light. You really can't beat the price right now on the canon 7D. It has really dropped in price since last year.(about 700.00) I have a Nikon too and I love the menu on the canons. They are easier to use. I love to photo birds in flight and I have gotten some amazing photos. You can buy a fast lens for sports too. The 70-200 lens with 2.8 f/ stop is a great sports photography lens. That is on my wish list. Hope this helps and good luck!
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I now have the MarkIV and love it. There's nothing to compare to it to anywhere. I was goofing off with it today at ISO 10,000. Yes, the only drawback is not using the 10-22 wide angle and a few efs lenses.Wouldn't mind having the FF 5DMKII also! I was just looking at some ISO comparisons. Almost as good as the MKIV. DPreview has some comparisons. If you want full frame go with the 5D, if you want fast FPS and more length to your lenses go with the MKIV. They are both excellent. The MKIV is a heavier camera.