Has Canon released any other DO lens besides this one ? Why or why not ?
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I am sorry but I don`t know.I think only two lens has DO.this lens and 400mm is only DO lens Canon have.Thank you.
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This is a matter of personal choice, and finances....the Canon lens is about twice the price of the Sigma. You gain a stop of light. I use this lens for portraits, and get spectacular results. The bokeh is beautiful. However, at 1.4, it is entirely possible to lose focus on the subject's back eye. I did use it for an event, too....and opened it all the way up....beautiful shots.
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I personally love this lens. But then, I am not trying to photograph bugs with it. My photos are perfect and have caught some great photos of hummingbirds I was shooting recently. I have a Canon T3. It does Macro.
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I've been reading that the mom&pop; camera shops have them in stock. This is BS that Amazon is claiming that these lenses have not been released yet.
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I hvae had my Canon 24-105mm f/4 L lens for about three years now, and it's the best and most versatile lens I have ever owned. it was recommended to me independently by two photographer friends, one in the UK, the other in the USA. I have travelled extensively with it to Eastern & Wetsren Europe, using it as my only lens (leaving my 70-300mm and 10-22mm Canon lenses behind to save on weight). Using a high ISO and high shutter speed, the lens is so good that I don't really need a telephoto lens, as cropping considerably to blow up a photo still gives great clarity. The macro part of the lens is excellent. A 17-40mm lens would be very restricting as a general walkabout lens, and I've always reckoned 105mm as being a good focal length for portraits. I do a lot of street people shots where speed is of the essence, and it's a very fast & responsive lens. The zoom is very smooth and responsive. It's not cheap, but to me it's been worth every penny. I use it on my Canon 7D.
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Thanks for the information Karl Heinz. I've been holding off on the purchase of this lens due to the portrait resolution issue. It's good to see Canon are addressing it.
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Thanks for the feedback. I ended up getting the Canon 17-55/2.8IS. It was more expensive, but I had come across some extra money. I've had that lens for several month now and it's awesome. The zoom range is excellent, it's great having f2.8 through the whole range, and the IS adds probably at least 3 stops. It's very sharp when I do my part, especially when it's stopped down a couple clicks. I would still love to get a lens like I described in my OP, but I'm looking at a wide angle zoom and a better telephoto lens before that one.
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There is a Nikon version. It's a very good lens if you don't mind all manual.
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I don't think you would. My point-and-shoot Canon takes great close-up photos in macro mode. I need one of these, however, for my DSLR camera, where you would attach a macro lens for close-up pics.
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Hi just Sayin, We don't have any other lenses aside from these three lenses; telephoto, fisheye, macro and wide angle lenses. Hope that helps. Kind Regards, Angie/ECO-FUSED
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I believe they make it for canon products. put the lens in search on amazon for canon and you should find the answer
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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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sorry, did not see this until now. Hope you bought the lens - awesome. It has image stabilization 3 choices off and 2 on's. one for vertical and one for horizontal movement. Here are some butterflies I photo'd with it. www.patricialamphotography.com/flowers/flowers (yes twice on flowers) first 3 photos. very sharp. Wish my Canon 85 mm f1.4 and 24-70 f2.8 had image stabilization. Sorry for the delay
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I replaced my Canon 60d and smaller Sony A55 with an Olympus E-P3. I've owned several intro/mid-level dSLRs, and I would say the E-P3 was my favorite camera of all time. My pictures were amazing, it was fast, and best of all was that it was truly portable - perfect for my hiking trips. Were you mainly using the camera in auto mode? I always used it in manual, so can't really tell you how good or bad the camera did in 'A' mode - but in manual mode it was nearly perfect. The lenses you use may also play a role. My favorite lens of all time had been (maybe still is) the Canon 24-70mm lens, and I thought I would never find something that worked just as well, but I came across the Panasonic 14-140mm lens, which is super amazing, and became my favorite and main lens for the E-P3. The lack of viewfinder was never an issue for me, since I used the VF-2 view finder by Olympus. Sure, I was never happy using the E-P3 without the viewfinder, so I kept it on most of the time. I did sell the E-P3 on Ebay soon after the OM-D was announced. I figured that if the E-P3 had become my favorite camera of all time, getting the OM-D would be a no brainer since the specs are better than the E-P3 and it included a built in viewfinder. I have used an NEX-5 (first gen) in the past, and I must say I hated that camera due to how hard it made to shoot in 'M' mode; however, Sony released the NEX-7, a nearly perfect camera targeted towards potential dSLR owners. Deciding between the NEX-7 and the OM-D is a challenge, and they each have their pluses and negatives; however, those looking to replace a dSLR for some trips, shouldn't consider anything other than the OM-D(m4/3) or NEX-7(e-mount) for the time being; although, I bet Panasonic has something in the works to compete with Sony and Olympus.
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I have one of these for a canon mount. Mine does have autofocus. http://www.sigmaphoto.com/product/8mm-f35-ex-dg-circular-fisheye They do not show any new lenses replacing this model. Is yours for a canon? If not then maybe some models for different mounts do not have autofocus.
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This lens only fits FD Mount Canon AE-1, A-1 and F-1 MANUAL focus FILM cameras. It does NOT fit the digital DSLR Canon cameras which require EF or EF-S Canon mount type. One can only use this MANUAL focus camera on a Digital Camera if one buys a separate special ADAPTER. Adapter is NOT listed as included in the base Amazon description. If the buyer orders this lens and expects it to fit onto a Canon Digital DSLR camera, they are mistaken. THIS IS WHY THE PRICE DIFFERENTIAL. You are trying to compare this 1980's era lens to a 2000's era lens (DIFFERENT LENS!)
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I too own a D40X and want to try this lens...have a Sigma 18-200mm lens but want to get another lens that offers sharp fotos of mountains...my currents lens cannot do that, but I do love its versatility.