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Title: takes great photos but it's too big and heavy
Review: I bought a Canon 70-200mm L series lens and loved it so much I thought there was no point in using non-L lenses anymore (assuming you can afford the L lenses). And this lens is also very sharp, although not as reliably so as the 70-200.The main drawback is this lens is a lot bigger and heavier than the 70-200mm one and as an every day lens it's just too big and bulky. It barely fit in my bag and I found myself not using the camera nearly as often once I put this lens on it. That's the sad truth.In the end I decided to get two non-L series lenses from Canon: the 50mm F/1.8 II and the 28-105mm zoom. Now I am back to using my camera again. I love both lenses because they are small, but the 50mm lens is hard to resist, working on indoor shots without a flash in ways I had hoped my F/2.8 L lens would have. With the Rebel Xt 1.6x factor, I am now considering a 28mm or 25mm Canon lens as well. I love quick lenses: it changes everything for indoor shots.
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