Archived posting to the Leica Users Group, 2005/12/12
[Author Prev] [Author Next] [Thread Prev] [Thread Next] [Author Index] [Topic Index] [Home] [Search]Hello David, Nice to hear you're making good use of PTlens, I had thought of getting a Canon WA zoom for the 20D until I read a few reviews, now I'm looking forward to getting a Tokina 12-24mm some time tomorrow. From what I've read about it it beats just about everything in this FL range into a cocked hat, and at a reasonable price too - more when I've tried it out. Douglas David Young wrote: > Philippe Orlent wrote: > >> Funny. Are you pleased with the lens? Reviews are a bit ambiguous >> about it. > > > "Ambiguous" is a nice, polite term. The lens is junk! Well, perhaps > that's too strong a word. > It's sharp enough and does cover some useful focal lengths, with the > 20D. It's also fast to focus, and convenient to use for snapshots. > However, it has a tendency to flare like crazy... even with the lens > hood on! And the barrel distortion at the wide end is absolutely > intolerable. Fortunately, since I'm stuck with it for now, PT Lens is > able to fix the distortion quite nicely. At anything over 25mm, this > is no longer a serious problem. > > Suffice it to say that it has put me off the idea of ever buying > another Canon lens! > > Pity, actually, because the 20D body - while no Leica - is very nice > and quite workable with the 80~200/f4 Vario. > We're heading to Costa Rica for 3 weeks at Christmas. I'm going to > take the Canon 17~85, the 80~200 Vario and my old 2x extender for the > SL. Small kit, 17 to 400mm covered! Nothing super speed, but with > the 20D's very workable ISO 800 & 1600, I figure to get clean shots, > even in the darkest parts of the jungle. We'll see! > > Cheers! >