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F/2L 28-70 expensive, but you get what you pay for

Started Dec 6, 2019 | User reviews thread
Daft Punk Contributing Member • Posts: 903
Just used the 28-70 - I am not sold on it..

Full disclosure  - was an R owner but did not get on with it ( missed IBIS ) so I have moved on.  But Canon glass keeps bringing me back and I am hoping future cameras will have IBIS for fast primes.

So, I tried the 28-70 last weekend.

I have very mixed feelings.

I respect the quality of the lens - build is great and it is certainly sharp.

However, I cannot see myself ever owning one.

Why?  I shoot street, architecture, environments.   I like to be unnoticed - I wear black and I tend to tape over my camera logo's.  I hate being the "camera guy".  I do not want people to notice me.

This lens makes it impossible to be stealthy.  It is a huge, threatening, intimidating lump.  If someone pointed that thing at me, I would have a problem with that.  So I do not expect the ordinary Joe to appreciate it either.

If I was shooting weddings and other public events where I am there for a purpose - not a problem.  This is a stellar lens.

But for casual, " turn up and see what I find" work, this lens makes you stand out like you would not believe.

I went back to the store the next day and returned it,  explaining that I would not purchase, with zero regrets.

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