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Reviewed by: Ed Keck
 (Expert)

Review Date
June 7, 2003

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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2.50 of 5,
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Review 1 of 7

Price Paid:  $0.00 from Sammy's (rented 35/d

Summary:

Compared to the Canon 15mm and the 17-35 L lenses, the 14mm is spectacular. The manual focus works correctly and the lense really has amazing sharpness (even to the edges) for its focal length. While it costs a lot, the rental price on it is pretty reasonable for the edge it can give you, especially if you're stuck with a 10D or D60. Well worth the difference in money between it and the 15mm. Put it on a 1DS or 35mm and it's really awesome.

Strengths:

Well built, infintity setting is correct. Very sharp, decent flare characteristics at night (comparable to my Canon 50mm 1.4). Fast enough for dusk aerial shots. Acceptable sharpness wide open.

Weaknesses:

Probably too expensive for most people to have in their kit, highly convex front element is unprotected and vulnerable to finger prints, etc.

Similar Products Used:

Canon 15mm, Canon 17-35, Various medium format lenses

Customer Service:

For this lense, no experience. For other lenses, disappointing at best.



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Reviewed by: mark1958
 (Intermediate)

Review Date
August 7, 2002

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 3 of 5

Used product for
Less than 1 month

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2.40 of 5,
5 votes

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Review 2 of 7

Price Paid:  $1689.00 from Delta intnl

Summary:

I bought this lens because of my initial disappointment with the 16-35L lens. To me this lens was more disappointing. It costs more than the zoom and if you compare sharpness-- the zoom is at least as good as not better. The 14mm is heavy, good color reproduction but not as sharp as I would have like to have seen. I was using this with my EOS 1D and there may have been some issues with front focusing with this lens but not my others. I was so unhappy with it i returned it after my inital tests.

Strengths:

14mm well built f2.8

Weaknesses:

Lacks sharpness As sharp or less sharp than canon wide zoom costly

Similar Products Used:

sigma 15-30 canon16-35L

Customer Service:

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Rating
Reviewed by: Henrik Johansen
 (Professional)

Review Date
February 22, 2002

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
More than 1 year

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3.00 of 5,
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Review 3 of 7

Price Paid:  $0.00

Summary:

This is the best wide-angle lens today

Strengths:

Sharp, wide!

Weaknesses:

Price

Similar Products Used:

20 2.8, 28-78 2.8, 70-200 2.8



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Reviewed by: Guclu
 (Expert)

Review Date
September 22, 2001

Overall Rating
 5 of 5

Value Rating
 5 of 5

Used product for
3 Months to 1 year

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3.00 of 5,
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Review 4 of 7

Price Paid:  $3000.00 from From An Official Dea

Summary:

Well probably this is the best super-wide angle lens on the market , the optic quality is very near to the best ...,

Strengths:

The shortest focal length in the L-series (.8'') , Fast AF ,

Weaknesses:

Price ,

Similar Products Used:

Canon 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye



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Reviewed by: Peter Hughes
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Review Date
February 16, 2001

Overall Rating
 3 of 5

Value Rating
 4 of 5

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2.60 of 5,
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Review 5 of 7

Price Paid:  $2000.00 from KEH

Summary:

If you're a Canon EOS user this is the one you have to have, unless you really feel comfortable putting a Sigma or Tamron on your camera--which would be like putting Wal-Mart retreads on your Ferrari. (If you can afford this baby, you probably have a 1 or at least a 3.) The chromatic aberration--this lens' only real flaw--can be corrected digitally with a neat program called Picture Window Pro 3.0, so if you're going that route, it's basically a non-issue. Still, it's very pricey and, for that money, one would think that it would be better corrected.

Strengths:

Sharp (for a lens of this focal length), low spherical aberration (straight lines do not bow outward), built beautifully (up to Canon’s usual exquisite “L” standards), relatively small and lightweight. Very high status factor: This lens will make all your Canon-owner friends green with envy!

Weaknesses:

Chromatic aberration (color fringing) is a problem at all apertures.

Similar Products Used:

None



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