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Canon EF 28-135 USM, EF-S 18-200, or EF-S 18-135 STM? Help please!

Started Feb 5, 2015 | Discussions thread
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Re: Canon EF 28-135 USM, EF-S 18-200, or EF-S 18-135 STM? Help please!

sashab wrote:

Any and all suggestions welcomed! Thanks.

Yet another vote for the 18-135 STM.

I've shot with the 18-200, a bunch of the 18-55s, and have now been shooting with the 18-135 STM for a year and a half.

Smoooth and completely silent Focusing, great Image Stabilization (incl Canon's "Dynamic Image Stabilization" when shooting video), and it's pretty sharp too.

Here's a sample...

Click on "Original size"

Here's a 100% crop at 24mm...

Click on "Original size"

For sports, it's an OK lens, but primes will definitely out-shoot it, as will the "L" zooms.  Which lens will work best depends on the types of sports you'll be shooting.

Best of luck,

R2

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