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Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM Lens: Take crystal clear pictures of distant subjects with this tele-macro lens. An internal focusing feature reduces blur and 3 Ultra Dispersion Glass elements minimizes discoloration to ensure consistently high-quality images.
Posted by: abcsr2e4me
from Portland, OR
I didn't get this from Best Buy.
Lens is great for Macro work. I recently used this for some product shots of jewelery. While working between 6" to 3ft from the product and subject it focused very well and spot on. The color reproduction was good enough for my client and I.
I tried using this for portraiture but found it too slow. Its a macro lens so its range of focus is much wider so in low light or regular light it often searches for the focus point through the entire range from infinity to near before heading back to your subject. You get a lot of awkward looks when people smile THAT long as you struggle to focus. However when yo do get it to focus it does produce great bokeh.
Not recommended for those people looking to double dip and get that macro lens and something to use for portraiture. This is really a macro lens at heart.
What's great about it: Macros's, fast focus in macro range
What's not so great: Portraiture, slow focus in longer lengths
I would recommend this to a friend!
Ease of Use
3
Durability
5
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Canon EOS 7D DSLR Camera with 28~135mm IS Lens: With a host of features designed to provide creative opportunity and exceptional image quality, the EOS 7D represents an advanced class of camera. An array of automatic and manual settings give you full control over your shots, and an 18.0 megapixel CMOS sensor with Dual DIGIC 4 processing allows you to capture fine details with powerful performance.Memory card sold separately.
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5
Got more than I expected
on June 22, 2010
Posted by: abcsr2e4me
from Portland, OR
I moved from a 30D to the 7D in hopes of more room to crop in case I needed it and more ISO headroom. I got that and much more the dynamic range on the 7D seems to have increased to 3 stops above and below what you took the image originally at when using RAW format. Compared to my 30D it's almost DOUBLE the head room vs Noise when editting my images.
Taking pictures in the full sun I no longer get images of silhouettes because the background was much more brighter than the foreground, instead I get slightly blown out background but I have a perfectly usable image of my subjects in front of me. A little editting in Photoshop and the images are golden.
The autofocus is fast, the screen is bright and the 100% viewfinder takes a little used to when you're upgrading, you actually crop for what you see.
Batteries are EXPENSIVE though compared to the comparable Nikon.
I realized I didnt need video so buying it based on Video wasn't the best idea as its a great feature but hardly used. I paid a premium thinking I'd use it but not so.
I could've saved a little and bought a D300s but making very large prints lately has been a blessing with the extra Mega Pixels. However the file sizes are devastating to my hard drive. And processing time takes a bit longer to load when editing in lightroom.
What's great about it: Focus Mechanism
What's not so great: Expensive battery, very large file sizes
I would recommend this to a friend!
Picture Quality
5
Ease of Use
5
Features
5
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