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Summary: This lens came in the kit with my first camera (an EOS 1000 FN (Rebel SII). A good match to that camera, in terms of it weight. The usm made it nice to use focus wise, although there is no focus ring as such. I had a rare accessory, in the hood for this lens.
To the bad side. I noticed it first in some pictures with a lot of sky, it was vignetting (at the time I was a REAL newbie). Then I was taking a picture of a brick building with a railing in front of it, on some pavement. This picture had horizontal lines across it at all heights through the picture. I realised then that the lines at the top were curving in, the line in the middle was straight, and the line at the bottom was curving up. Distortion city.
Whilst I don't believe this lens is any better/worse than those supplied by nikon, minolta, pentax et al at a similar price point, it's not good for anything more than very casual or beginner users. As soon as money permitted, I changed the lens for a Canon 24-85 USM. Strengths: Light weight, fast silent AF, compact size Weaknesses: Optics, lens design (no focus ring!) Similar Products Used: Canon 24-85 f3.5-4.5 USM
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