Free Canon Lens

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:28 am

Anyone seen any reviews for this?

Canon EF-S 17-85 f4-5.6 IS USM

http://www.warehouseexpress.co.uk/photo ... isusm.html

I can get one for free, would like to know if it's anygood.

Post by **seremtan** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:49 am

well, it's free. get it, then find out if it's any good

Post by **Dek** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:07 am

Yeah, it's got to be better then my kit lens..

Send it to me! I shoot ya some cash.

Post by **Dek** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:12 am

the reviews I've seen say the wideangle give it some distortion on the high end and shows some purple fringing and maybe a bit soft, which mostly can be fixed with a unsharp mask.. but all in all a decent walk around lens

Post by **mad** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 10:29 am

ill give you £10 for it

Post by **brisk** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:35 am

Yeah, just get it. If it sucks, stick it on ebay. You can't lose.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:47 am

http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/show ... =27&page=2

looks like it sucks, but if its free, why not?

Post by **Dave** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 12:12 pm

Get it, sell it and apply the money towards something good (like the 135 prime)

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:28 pm

ToxicBug wrote:http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=222&sort=7&cat=27&page=2

looks like it sucks, but if its free, why not?

Thanks for the link.

Why do you say it sucks when 8/10 posters in that fourm like the lens?

Dave, lol.

Post by **Don Carlos** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:35 pm

If its a half tidy zoom lens send it to me...

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 2:44 pm

you can buy my tamron

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 5:37 pm

Doombrain wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=222&sort=7&cat=27&page=2

looks like it sucks, but if its free, why not?
Thanks for the link.

Why do you say it sucks when 8/10 posters in that fourm like the lens?

Dave, lol.

well its rating is only 7.7... when it comes to optics in photography, i prefer to go with the absolute best or with nothing at al. i just can't stand mediocre results like that lens seems to produce at 17mm. i need my optics to have GREAT sharpness and contrast, anything less just doesn't cut it IMO.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:18 pm

ToxicBug wrote:
Doombrain wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=222&sort=7&cat=27&page=2

looks like it sucks, but if its free, why not?
Thanks for the link.

Why do you say it sucks when 8/10 posters in that fourm like the lens?

Dave, lol.
well its rating is only 7.7... when it comes to optics in photography, i prefer to go with the absolute best or with nothing at al. i just can't stand mediocre results like that lens seems to produce at 17mm. i need my optics to have GREAT sharpness and contrast, anything less just doesn't cut it IMO.

So all your lens are the L range then?

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:19 pm

it's better from 28mm to 70mm than the sigma of the same range, btw

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:23 pm

Oh, it seems i'm also getting a free hood and 1gig scandisk extreme III CF card :/

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:30 pm

Doombrain wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:
Doombrain wrote: Thanks for the link.

Why do you say it sucks when 8/10 posters in that fourm like the lens?

Dave, lol.
well its rating is only 7.7... when it comes to optics in photography, i prefer to go with the absolute best or with nothing at al. i just can't stand mediocre results like that lens seems to produce at 17mm. i need my optics to have GREAT sharpness and contrast, anything less just doesn't cut it IMO.

So all your lens are the L range then?

I don't own any L lenses yet, but I do have a Sigma 50mm F/2.8 EX Macro and I'm gonna buy a Canon 85mm f/1.8 soon, check out the reviews for them and u'll see that they don't need to have a red focusing ring to be great.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 6:39 pm

ToxicBug wrote:
Doombrain wrote:
ToxicBug wrote: well its rating is only 7.7... when it comes to optics in photography, i prefer to go with the absolute best or with nothing at al. i just can't stand mediocre results like that lens seems to produce at 17mm. i need my optics to have GREAT sharpness and contrast, anything less just doesn't cut it IMO.

So all your lens are the L range then?
I don't own any L lenses yet, but I do have a Sigma 50mm F/2.8 EX Macro and I'm gonna buy a Canon 85mm f/1.8 soon, check out the reviews for them and u'll see that they don't need to have a red focusing ring to be great.

But going by what you believe, you don’t own the “absolute best” and your sigma lenses suffer from a red cast in the image, like all sigma lenses. ALSO the auto focus motor is the loudest thing I’ve ever heard, even the people Sigma UK told me the motors they use are sub-standard. That’s not a great message from Sigma… So even though that review says the 17mm and 85mm is not great, the rest of the focal range is pin sharp and out performs the sigma and tamron, one person even says it has a better image at 70mm than the 28mm - 105mm canon L, and you say you would only buy the best even though you don’t own the best, 8/10 people say it’s a great lens…

Fuck it; I don’t know why I bother with you TB.

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:06 pm

dude i was talking about the optical quality of the lens, ie the picture it produces, not about how heavy it is or the af motor. i know the af motor sucks in my 50mm, but i can live with it. i'd much rather have a slow and loud af than a fast af but a soft lens. anyway why are u even comparing the zoom to a prime, you know urself that a prime will always have better optical quality than a zoom.

Post by **Doombrain** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 7:08 pm

blah blah blah blah

Post by **SOAPboy** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 8:19 pm

ToxicBug wrote:dude i was talking about the optical quality of the lens, ie the picture it produces, not about how heavy it is or the af motor. i know the af motor sucks in my 50mm, but i can live with it. i'd much rather have a slow and loud af than a fast af but a soft lens. anyway why are u even comparing the zoom to a prime, you know urself that a prime will always have better optical quality than a zoom.

So... what your saying is.. Youll only settle for the absolute best, yet you own nothing but middle class lenses..

Just stay out of these threads you moron..

Post by **Fjoggs** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:11 pm

If it's free, why would you not take it?

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:17 pm

SOAPboy wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:dude i was talking about the optical quality of the lens, ie the picture it produces, not about how heavy it is or the af motor. i know the af motor sucks in my 50mm, but i can live with it. i'd much rather have a slow and loud af than a fast af but a soft lens. anyway why are u even comparing the zoom to a prime, you know urself that a prime will always have better optical quality than a zoom.
So... what your saying is.. Youll only settle for the absolute best, yet you own nothing but middle class lenses..

Just stay out of these threads you moron..

i own one of the sharpest lenses out there.

Post by **Dave** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 9:51 pm

All my lenses are L's except my 50 prime and the DO lens that I'm about to put on ebay... the money from which I will put towards a 300mm f/2.8 prime.

I must be doing something right because the local paper ran five of my storm photos this morning in a special section

Post by **SOAPboy** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:42 pm

ToxicBug wrote:
SOAPboy wrote:
ToxicBug wrote:dude i was talking about the optical quality of the lens, ie the picture it produces, not about how heavy it is or the af motor. i know the af motor sucks in my 50mm, but i can live with it. i'd much rather have a slow and loud af than a fast af but a soft lens. anyway why are u even comparing the zoom to a prime, you know urself that a prime will always have better optical quality than a zoom.
So... what your saying is.. Youll only settle for the absolute best, yet you own nothing but middle class lenses..

Just stay out of these threads you moron..
i own one of the sharpest lenses out there.

Says You... SLR!

Guest · Post by **Guest** » Fri Apr 21, 2006 11:54 pm

Dave wrote:All my lenses are L's except my 50 prime and the DO lens that I'm about to put on ebay... the money from which I will put towards a 300mm f/2.8 prime.

I must be doing something right because the local paper ran five of my storm photos this morning in a special section

where the fuck do u get money to pay for all that gear? the 300mm f/2.8 is what, $3800?