06-14-2015, 09:13 AM
Well... I got this lens a couple months ago and I can say that I'm enamoured with it. It's of course intended for my wife's 650D (it was mine but I gave it to her as a present, adding this lens). I even tried it on my 1D Mark IV with the aid of an extension tube, and it was great for closeup shots (unfortunately not usable when mounted bare, because it starts to vignette and at 18mm clips the mirror - well, I had a hope but who was I trying to fool?) I'm glad I've read your review Klaus, because I might've fallen for any of the other options many of which seem to suck (like the non-STM 18-135, or the 18-200).
Actually it was the STM that made me take notice, after my wife complained that the 50/1.8 II sucks in Live View (surely it does). Again, thank you for this particular review - it was one of the cases when I bought a lens specifically based on your evaluation. If it had turned out to be the same lousy affair as the old 18-135, I would've passed.
Actually it was the STM that made me take notice, after my wife complained that the 50/1.8 II sucks in Live View (surely it does). Again, thank you for this particular review - it was one of the cases when I bought a lens specifically based on your evaluation. If it had turned out to be the same lousy affair as the old 18-135, I would've passed.