mark_elam

Hi. I think it will help everyone if you will define your

interests. Are you interested in candid photography? Sports?

Wildlife? Photojournalism? Will you be shooting mostly handheld or

tripod?

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The focusing speed, maximum aperture and weight of the lens come into

play differently depending on how you want to use it.

Hi. I had the same lens with EOS adapter. My pics were also flat on

top and bottom. The lens' website showed ROUND pics. That's why I

bought it. Emails to the site asking what camera I had to use to get

round pics went unanswered. I sold the lens.

My 2 cents.

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The Canon 20-35mm 'L' lens is now very affordable in the used market

compared to its original new price due to its being replaced by the

17-35mm 'L'.

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I have the 20-35mm 'L' and a Tokina 17mm f3.5 prime (NOT the 'Pro').

These two lenses, used and in excellent condition, cost about 200 to

300 dollars less than the 17-35mm 'L'. Both of my lenses use 72mm

filters which I already had. The 20-35mm lens is FABULOUS! The

Tokina, stopped down, is very good for my purposes.

Hi. I shoot with the EOS 5 (A2E) and 540EZ. For 90% of my flash

shots, I set the 540 on -2/3 flash exposure compensation. Why?

Because I read somewhere that the A2 with the 540 overexposes flash

shots unless compensation is used. I took the advice and have been

very pleased with the shots.

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I agree...to get lighter background in indoor flash pics, use command

dial on back of A2 to get up to +2EV compensation for the background.

Hi. I have this lens also and it is very sharp with good contrast.

I like it! I also have had the zoom aspect of the lens break. My

camera bag fell out of the car and landed on its bottom. The camera

was facing downward and the lens took the impact (through the foam in

the bottom of the bag).

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You'll notice that, with a filter in place, the zoom portion of the

lens sticks out beyond the main body of the lens at both 28mm and

70mm. The result is that it is particularly susceptible to frontal

impact damage. If the lens is not stored with the lens cap on and

zoomed back tight against the lens body, the plastic zoom bracket

inside can be broken pretty easily by a frontal impact.

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Nice lens. Quirky feature. I know this is an EOS site, but I vote

for the Tokina 28-70mm f2.6-2.8 Pro II. Note the 'II'! One third

the price of the 28-70mm 'L' series lens with comparable results.

Not as good (what lens is as good as 'L'?) but definitely

comparable. I agree. Time for a new lens.

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Have fun!

Man, lots of battery drain problems posted here! I'll repeat my

response already posted to a couple of other folks complaints.

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I, too, had a 630 that ate batteries whether the camera was ever

turned on or not. The illuminator panel that lights up the LCD

display was defective. My Canon tech replaced it with one made for

EOS-1 (newer design, more reliable). Cost about $109.00. PROBLEM

FIXED! The 600's (except 650) seem to be prone to this problem. The

illuminator was redesigned for the EOS-1.

Well, I just posted a reply to the same question from another

person. Here it is again.

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I, too, had a 630 that drained batteries even if the camera wasn't

being used. The illuminator panel that lights up the LCD display was

defective. My Canon tech replaced the illuminator with one made for

an EOS-1 (newer design, more reliable). Cost me about $109.00. Yes,

this is something that sometimes happens to EOS 600, 620, 630.

I, too, had a mint conditon EOS 630 that drained good batteries even

if the camera wasn't used! The problem with mine was the illuminator

panel for the LCD display. Something about it was shorted out

resulting in a drain on the battery. My Canon tech replaced the

illuminator with a more reliable unit designed for the EOS-1. Cost

was about $109.00.

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I have since learned that this is sometimes a problem with EOS 600,

620 and 630. I loved the illuminated display, but there was

apparently a weakness in the part that was corrected in the EOS-1.

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Mark

Hi. I had the same problem with a Tokina 28-70mm, f2.8. My EOS 50

would lock up when I released the shutter. Lens was sent to Tokina.

The microchip in the lens (I didn't know they had these!) was

upgraded. Result--works perfectly. The fellow I bought the lens

from had it done under warranty for free. Otherwise, I think it

costs about $90.00 US. I also have an older Sigma 24mm f2.8 lens

that does the same thing. Works with my A2 but not with my EOS50. I

don't think a repair is available for it.

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I believe the problem is only with the EOS cameras that use the E-TTL

technology-Rebel G, EOS 50/50e, Elan II/IIe, EOS 3, EOS 1V.

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Nothing wrong with your EOS 50. Contact Tokina at www.thkphoto.com

for possible upgrade.

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Mark