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The editors liked
Solid casing
Excellent image quality in the frame centre
Very good image quality on the edge of the APSC sensor
Negligent longitudinal chromatic aberration
Great coma correction
Slight astigmatism
Low vignetting on APSC
Silent
Quick and accurate a
Superb
Almost flawless optics
Impressive flare resistance
Fast
And accurate autofocus
Excellent build quality including weathersealing
Sharp throughout zoom range. Constant f/2.8 aperture. Fairly compact.
Excellent weather sealing
Sharp
Even when wide open
Excellent sharpness
Build Quality
The editors didn't like
Lateral chromatic aberration corrected in a worse way than that of the rivals
Huge vignetting on full frame
Weak performance against bright light
Exorbitant price.
Unpleasant vignetting in the 50-70mm region at F2.8 on full frame
Noticeably lower image quality at close focus distances
No image stabilisation
Very expensive
Pricey. Not stabilized. Some distortion. Telescoping design
Published: 2014-06-04, Author: Kevin , review by: dxomark.com
Abstract: This is the second and final part of our comprehensive lens recommendations for the new entry-level Canon EOS Rebel T5 / 1200D. This time we've assessed zoom lenses from both the Canon and third party makers to see how well they perform on the camera, and...
There's not much to add that the test results don't already show: Canon has made dramatic improvements to this lens series, which is sure to become the darling of Canon wedding shooters around the globe. The price tag is significantly steep, but there are...
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Published: 2014-01-15, Author: Julia , review by: popphoto.com
Abstract: Canon's standard flagship zoom comes on strongWHAT'S HOT Formidable build, low distortion WHAT'S NOT Vignetting to f/6.3, expensive WHO IT'S FOR Canon shooters in need of L-series build quality and imaging powerThe latest in a line of storied lenses going...
Abstract: This is the first of a three part series on choosing suitable lenses for Canon's entry-level full frame camera, the EOS 6D. The 20-Mpix CMOS' sensor used is similar in architecture to that in Canon's hugely popular full-frame EOS 5D Mk III, a camera that...
solid casing, excellent image quality in the frame centre, very good image quality on the edge of the APSC sensor, negligent longitudinal chromatic aberration, great coma correction, slight astigmatism, low vignetting on APSC, silent, quick and accurate a
lateral chromatic aberration corrected in a worse way than that of the rivals, huge vignetting on full frame, weak performance against bright light, exorbitant price.
I admit that, while writing a summary of this test, my feelings are mixed. On the one hand I am pleased that the new lens is much better than its predecessor in almost all categories. Its high build quality and good optical properties are exactly those fe...
Technical testing revealed slight colour fringing at the shortest focal lengths, which was a disappointment, but in all other respects the results were outstanding. Resolution peaked above 0.4 cycles-per-pixel and the MTF curves never once fell below ...
Fast standard zoom lenses are obviously very difficult to design. To date we never really thought "oh, this is it!". Unfortunately this also applies to the mighty Canon EF 24-70mm f/2.8 USM L II. Now this may sound worse than it really is. Considering...
