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As good as it gets?

Started Mar 15, 2016 | User reviews thread
HarryLally Senior Member • Posts: 2,692
Re: As good as it gets?

Yes indeed. Lovely lens. I also had the non-IS version which was almost as good, maybe even better up to 120mm or so (creamier colours but just as sharp) but slightly inferior from 140-200mm. It also suffered from flare occasionally if the light sources were in the wrong place. Have never had that problem with the IS version. The main/ only weakness with both lenses is the rather long MFD, which makes close portraits difficult at 70mm or so. I've sometimes been tempted to change to the 70-300L but am glad I haven't done so. Just the right weight and balance on the 6D. The f2.8 version would be too heavy and unbalanced for me.

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