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| sent on 13 Novembre 2022
Pros: Good definition at almost all focal lengths, fast and accurate autofocus, relatively light weight, large focal range, excellent image stabilization.
Cons: Medium quality construction, not tropicalized, lacks hood, lacks manual fire selector, distortion at 24mm, high price.
Opinion: Economic lens with an important price: you can see almost immediately that it is built in economy, starting with the packaging of the box, but with the excuse that Canon prevents third-party manufacturers from producing lenses with the new mount, it allows it to offer medium quality products at exaggerated prices. Such a lens should be sold at 600 euros in my opinion, not 1000. The construction consists of a medium-low quality plastic that seems to be easily ruined, but we will see this with the use. For the use that is intended this lens, that is all-rounder and for travel, it would not be bad if it had been tropicalized. The switch to select manual fire is missing, although this is a marginal problem as far as I'm concerned. For the 1000 euros paid, you could also make a small effort to include the hood (it costs 15 euros of competition, Canon certainly less), useful accessory not only to reduce reflections, but also to protect the front lens. But it's not all a con to this lens: the relatively light weight and the large focal range will make it a faithful companion for mountain hikes and travel. The definition is very good at short and medium focal lengths, while towards the upper limit there is a slight loss of detail, but nothing serious. The autofocus is fast, precise and quiet. The optical stabilizer works in symbiosis with the sensor (for camera bodies equipped with a stabilized sensor) and is really very effective. The zoom dial has no backlash, and is pleasant to use; Maybe a bit too hard, but not a problem, and makes the zoom lock switch superfluous. Convenient is the freely assignable multifunction ring, which becomes the fire control if necessary (there is the selector to choose the control, but not the one to choose the manual fire). It should be noted that if you shoot in RAW, it is mandatory to correct the distortion in post production to 24mm (in jpeg the camera already does it automatically), otherwise you can admire the black border of the lens on the four corners. This is another potential lens defect, because the correction leads to a small loss of detail on the edges. In conclusion, the lens will certainly give me satisfaction, but at a somewhat expensive price for construction. |
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