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Great product for the perfect price!. I was looking for a perfect zoom lens for my Canon Rebel T1i (500d) that would not break the bank. After readings tons of reviews and comparing/contrasting lenses, I finally decided to get this one! When I tried camera lense out the first time, I was pleased- more pleased than I expected. Even on a cloudy day, the quality was still there! These are a few positives and negatives about this lens:
Positives:
*Good quality, especially on a sunny day!
*Great zoom!
*Quick to put on camera body and start taking photos
*Easy to zoom (almost too easy!)
*Has manual/auto focus
*Not too big or too small
*Has image stabilization
Negatives:
*some grain during cloudy days when you have to bump up the ISO
*Some vignetting on full zoom
*not a fast lens (which means that the F-Stop number is not low enough, which does not allow lots of light in)
*NOT useful (quality-wise) indoors or night time photos
*Sometimes I have to switch between my kit lens and this lens because it starts at 50mm (and I need a wider lens)
*use of plastic to make this lens
It many seem like there are more negatives, but those are just the broad positives. For the money, this lens is perfect. I am very satisfied with it, and glad I bought this one. Like many people, I need a zoom lens to get the job done, not to be PERFECT in every way. What lens is?
If you need a zoom lens, buy this one!
Great value for a day-to-day utility lens. Excellent price for a good utility lens. You really can’t get by with the stock lens on the T1i so consider buying a package up front or picking up this lens to supplement the stock lens. Look folks, this is not a “fast” lens at f4.5-5.6; it’s mostly going to help you outdoors or in good indoor lighting but considering the price point and the image stabilization — Canon claims roughly four additional stops but IMHO, that’s the marketing people getting a little ahead of the engineers — it is a very good overall value.
BTW, the T1i is a FANTASTIC camera in nearly every regard.
as it says on the tin. A clear case of getting what you pay for. If you want a professional quality lens, Canon make them: go ahead and spend $2000. This lens costs a lot less and some compromises have to be made. It gets very long at 250mm and it feels a bit flimsy. There’s nothing wrong with the images though. They are sharp and contrasty and the IS works pretty well.