It was quite a while since the last time I researched for new lens. Today I have just found out that Canon has recently – back in September 1st 2009 to be precise – released a newcomer into its highly acclaimed premium L series, and surprisingly it is the upgraded version of its very popular [...]

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Learning from my experience, I have made a firm conclusion that for zoom lenses,  f/4 is the most suitable choice for my preference being an amateur enthusiast. The main reason was that their weight fits comfortably for outdoor sessions which I mostly do such as street, travel, and photojournalism. On the other hand, for those [...]

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After getting disappointed with two cheaper choice of telephoto lenses I finally got something which I am happy with. My first Canon telephoto lens Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM was quite capable to bring amazing pictures when it got the right shooting condition. Its replacement with shorter range but recommended by many happy users [...]

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Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM is the third lens I resold within the only few months of my Canon days. All of them only stayed in my dry box for few weeks, less than a month. Money I spent on lenses was definitely hard-earned, and therefore reselling which in many cases involve a little [...]

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When I decided to trade My Nikon D200 into Canon EOS 5D, I also reversed the strategy in lenses assortment. With Nikon, I had rather cheap wide-angle lens and top-of-the-line telephoto lens. As my experience shown that most of my professional works falls into wide angle category, I went the opposite way round, I chased [...]

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I have been so amazed with image quality resulted by prime 50mm lenses, making it my favorite lens especially for still life and full-body portraiture. During my days with Nikon I have owned and extensively used almost all 50mm variants the manufacturer has had including MF Nikkor 50mm F/1.2 AI, MF Nikkor 50mm F/1.4AI-S, MF [...]

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Why would you haul a heavy professional lens only to use a half of it? Why would you spend a fortune for ultra-wide lens only to go as short as normal lenses do? Don’t you think it a waste of energy and money? You may start wondering what I am talking about. Right, I am [...]

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Reversed lens is my favorite setup for macro photography. It is light, simple, cheap, convenience, and gives remarkable result.

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With financial constrains, it is hard to get the perfect setup I needed. I had to trade a few parameters to get something workable at affordable price. Nikon AF 80-200mm f/2.8 D ED N is definitely the best value for money at this range.

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