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09 Apr, 2010
An "L" lens by any other name!
2 of 2 found this helpful This truly is a Canon "L" quality lens minus the packaging. The optical quality is certainly up to par with Canon's "L" lenses, but the case build and weatherproofing are not. That's not to say that there is anything wrong with the build, it's typical Canon, which is the highest quality. This lens is:
1) Quick: It focuses quickly and accurately in all types of lighting.
2) Sharp: From fully stopped to fully open. I've read some reports of it being slightly soft at the edges when fully opened, but have not seen it for myself.
3) Lovely Bokeh: Absolutely beautiful, soft bokeh.
4) Smooth: Focus ring and zoom both easy to reach and use and also very smooth.
5) Fast: F 2.8 throughout the entire range of zoom.
6) Spendy, but well worth the money. If you have a good dslr, do yourself a favor and buy good glass for it or you'll be disappointed in the performance. Lens and cameras are like sound systems and speakers. It doesn't matter how good your amplifier is if you buy cheap speakers and it won't matter how good your camera body is if you outfit it with cheap glass.
One of the most useful "walk around" lenses in my opinion, with an effective range of 27mm-88mm on a 1.6 crop apsc sensor. The wide is perfect for panoramic views and the zoom is just enough for portraits. Canon's 28mm-270mm F3.5-5.6 L lens is my second lens and is the perfect accompaniment for this lens.
23 Mar, 2017
Really bright and beautifully blue!
1 of 1 found this helpful Great product for a great price!!!!!
10 Jul, 2010
Best Video microphone I've ever used & I've used many!
3 of 3 found this helpful One of the things I've always battled with my video microphones has been wind noise. If the microphone had a high dynamic range and was sensitive enough to pick up all the surrounding sounds you wanted in your video, wind "boom" would always be a problem. Rode has aptly addressed these issues by providing an 80hz roll-off switch (High pass filter)that cuts the frequencies in the lower end. This rarely has to be used because the "dead cat" wind sock is very effective at diffusing the wind to the point that wind "boom" is nearly cancelled. For very loud environments, Rode has also included a 10db pad (which is very effective but rarely necessary). This effectively cuts the gain of the microphone by a factor of ~2.7. I chose the Rode SVM because of it's physical size and the dead cat. I use it with my Canon EOS 7D and Canon HV20 video camera. The only complaint that I have (thus the "good" instead of "excellent" rating) is the relatively low gain of the microphone. It's no problem to increase the gain during the edit, but this also increases the noise floor. It's very important to understand that most people will not notice the added noise except on the best sound systems. That being said, it is still the best microphone I've used thus far for an on camera device. It provides excellent stereo separation and a very good frequency response of 40hz-20khz. The high pass filter switch provides roll-off at 80hz (used to eliminate wind "boom"). I recorded a thunder storm as a test. The conditions were very windy. It was very easy to hear the raindrops hitting the rooftops, and the deep rolling bass of the thunder. The wind noise was nearly absent (I did not use the 80hz roll-off switch or the 10db pad). Bird song was also clearly presented. The "dead cat" wind muff is included and makes all other wind muffs obsolete in my opinion. I currently own two other microphones for my camera. 1)A Sony stereo mic. The sony has excellent dynamic range and gain, but wind noise is so problematic that it is virtually useless outdoors. I also have an Azden SGM-1X shotgun microphone. It has excellent gain and an average dynamic range. It is too long for most video cameras and appears in the picture with both of mine at wide angles. Again, wind noise is very problematic even with the included wind guard. The price-point of the Rode is about what you'd expect for a higher quality microphone in this class. About double the rest. It is worth the extra money if you can afford it because of it's ability to capture the sound you want while rejecting wind noise. Make sure you buy from an authorized dealer. Doing so gets you a 10 year warranty when you register the mic. In the box is the microphone, dead cat wind guard, extra mounting bands, warranty card and manual.