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Cons: 1) Heavy - definitely noticeable on a 450D. 2) Field curvature might be an issue

Pros: Excellent image contrast and colors. The IQ is very good

Summary: This is my workhorse lens, which I use as a general purpose zoom. It takes excellent pictures, and I've been very happy with it. Although it's heavy, it works very well for my needs, anyway.

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Cons: too expensive

Pros: very sharp, very good focus, 2.8

Summary: would be a wonderfull lens if the price would be 250 less

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Cons: Heavy;

Pros: Great IQ; versatile; quick;

Summary: My go-to lens - always on the camera

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Cons: it is big and heavy but I'm not complaining one bit. It would be nice it is was a bit less expensivebut you do get that you pay for.

Pros: IMAGE QUALITY! fast AF accruate AF (to me that is just as important as the speed of the AF if not ever more important) Manual AF is nice and easy to use.

Summary: Honestly this is one very increadable lens in every aspect. Yes it is heavy, Yes it is big but those two problems pretty much just disappear when yopu are using the lens. it is a very ewasy lens to handle even for a long period of time. it remains sharp no matter the setting you are using and it is as sharp as pretty much any prime once you set to f-stop to 4.0 or over (seriously this lens is sharp) Also it has one very cool feature. the lens actually extends when you are at the widest setting. This makes the lens hood very useful as every zoom setting, not just the widest setting like most every other zoom lens. Also I know that many people find this lens expensive, but trust me that money is well spent in this lens. Note: i have been using this lens on two ASP-C cameras, a 40d and a 7d.

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Cons: it is big and heavy but I'm not complaining one bit. It would be nice it is was a bit less expensivebut you do get that you pay for.

Pros: IMAGE QUALITY! fast AF accruate AF (to me that is just as important as the speed of the AF if not ever more important) Manual AF is nice and easy to use.

Summary: Honestly this is one very increadable lens in every aspect. Yes it is heavy, Yes it is big but those two problems pretty much just disappear when yopu are using the lens. it is a very ewasy lens to handle even for a long period of time. it remains sharp no matter the setting you are using and it is as sharp as pretty much any prime once you set to f-stop to 4.0 or over (seriously this lens is sharp) Also it has one very cool feature. the lens actually extends when you are at the widest setting. This makes the lens hood very useful as every zoom setting, not just the widest setting like most every other zoom lens. Also I know that many people find this lens expensive, but trust me that money is well spent in this lens. Note: i have been using this lens on two ASP-C cameras, a 40d and a 7d.

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Cons: Big and Heavy

Pros: Very good image quality, even wide open. works well on APS-C cameras also.

Summary: This lens has impressed me greatly and I demand a lot from my equipment. It is pricy but worth it. Very good for portraits and weddings.

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Cons: weight, huge hood, price

Pros: Image quality, silent

Summary: It's clearly a professional lens. I got very very satisfied by image quality. It makes persons beautiful than they really are, I swear it. It's huge but it's my default lens always attached to my camera. Good also on aps-c cameras