Need feedback on a camera lens

[Nikki_Licks]

I have been looking for a new lens and wanted to get some feed back about this one http://www.dpreview.com/news/0401/04...non28300is.asp
Canon EF 28-300 f/3.5-5.6L IS USM lens
I am looking for something along the lines of 28-300 f/2.8 IS lens. if you could recommend one that you are familiar with I would greatly appreciate it.

I would be interested in hearing any alternatives to this lens....sigma, tamaron???

Thanks in advance

[Nikki_Licks]

oh boy, no photographers here? sigh...........

[Tekster]

What are you going to use it for? On that big of a zoom range, the quality is going to suffer quite a bit, sharpness is not very good, and 5.6 @ 300 you are going to need quite a bit of light for a good picture. Artifacts are very definite. IMO, I am a big fan of primes and the L series of cannon. the 24 -105 is OK and the 24 -70 2.8 is great. Get two zooms and an extender if you really need that range. 24-70 and 70 - 200 would be a great combination.

Sorry that I got carried away a bit, but I was never a fan of extended range cheap zooms. But like I said, it all depends on what you are going to use it for.

[Nikki_Licks]

I am intending to use it for shooting some content. I have rented the 28-300f/2.8 in the past and got some good results, although this is not the lens I rented before. I have been looking and ran across some other L series Canon lenses, but they are f/4.0.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...ns-Review.aspx

My buddy is shooting with a 28-300...who knows what F stop it is, but he gets some nice results.
What I am looking for is a lens that I can get clean close up shots at a reasonable distance. We I say this I mean, I may want to shoot a model at the other end of the pool (up close) from the opposite end of the pool as well as having the availability to shoot her from, lets say 6- 8 feet away.
I could go up in the F stop as lighting is not too big of an issue because we have lights, but I thought I would try to get the 2.8 in case I am in low light.
I hope this makes sense
Thanks for the input

[Tekster]

The EF70-200mm f/4L IS USM is an f4 but with IS would give you that same possibility of low light as an f 2.8. I know someone that is using it with great results. Also the EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM is a great lens with the same features and professional results. What camera are you using? A full size sensor will give you true wide angle at 24mm but a 1.6 APS size would give you a 1.6 crop factor so you would get for 200mm about 320mm equivalent.

Best recomandation I have is get the lens you want like the (28-300), try and shot some pics and see if you like it, if not return it and get something else. Like I said before I am not a big fan od the extended range zooms. (I don't like noise and artifacts in my pictures, and I like to blow my pictures up quite a bit, therefore sharpness is a big issue with me)

You could do what some of the professionals do, get two bodies, and two lenses and do exactly what you want without any compromise.

[papagmp]

I agree with Tek, get the faster lens every time (f2.8 or better) they focus better in low light, usually have better optic and therefore tend to be much sharper – plus they just look sexy.

I'm a Nikon mount person (Fuji and Nikon bodies) and currently own a 17-35 f2.8, a 28-70 f2.8, the new 17-55 f2.8, a much loved 70-200 f2.8 with vibration reduction, and for reaching out and touching someone, the legendary 300mm f2.8 – there will never be a zoom lens (that you can carry) that will compete with the sharpness and speed of this monster.

I carry the 28-70 and the 70-200 with me all the time - the older 28-70 is much sharper and focuses faster than the newer 17-55 - an added plus is the weight helps keep camera shake to a minimum. I like the 17-35 for tight spaces and some exocentric glamour angles. For porn, it’s almost always the 28-70 – fast, sharp, focuses close enough to count the ingrown hairs on a moles ass, and is wide enough to make even the most diminutive penis’s look larger. And if you’re shooting porn, what do you need a 300mm for? If you can’t smell it, it ain’t no fun!

If you do any serious enlargement (larger than 8x10) – always use a tripod! Especially with lenses longer than 100mm. When I used to teach, I could always spot the student that had tried to shoot a sunset with a 200mm lens and no tripod – even on 4x6 inch prints.

An additional advantage of two bodies is that digital slr’s are VERY susceptible to dust – change lenses no more often that absolutely necessary and NEVER purchase a store demo digital SLR.

Anyway, my 2cents