Are these any good?

[tecboy]

I picked up these lenses from the camera club. What do you think of these lenses?

 

[iolair]

I've tried one of those 35-80mm ... it will work fine on any modern Canon DSLR. The sharpness is OKish, but the contrast of the images is quite low and the colours have a bit of a cast to them. All correctable in post, or you can leave it more or less as it is if you want images with an 80's feel to them! Autofocus speed is reasonable.

In terms of producing clean images, the modern kit lens is much better.

I haven't tried the 35-135mm; I imagine it could be fun for a few portraits but don't expect too much.

 

[tecboy]

Does anyone know where I can get lens hoods for both lenses?

 

[iolair]

The chances of you getting Canon's bayonet fit lens hoods for these lenses are slim to none.

However, on eBay there seems to be a plentiful supply of lens hoods that screw onto the lens's filter thread. For the 35-80mm, search eBay for "52mm hood". I'm not sure the filter size of the 35-135mm, but it'll be printed on the lens.

Unless a lens is telephoto only, it's generally safer to go for the flower / petal design hoods (instead of the ones that are just tube-like), to avoid vignetting.

 

[Edsport]

35-80mm hood - canon 35-80mm hood | eBay

35-135mm hood - http://www.ebay.com/sch/i.html?_odk...-135mm+hood&_nkw=canon+35-135mm+hood&_sacat=0

 

[Ilovemycam]

I picked up these lenses from the camera club. What do you think of these lenses?

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Tecboy, don't ask, shoot and you decide.

 

[tecboy]

Actually, this lenses are not too bad. They are lightweight compared to newer lenses. My only complaint is these don't have image stablization.

 

[gsgary]

Actually, this lenses are not too bad. They are lightweight compared to newer lenses. My only complaint is these don't have image stablization.

Thats why they are lighter, you don't need IS

 

[pixmedic]

I don't have image stabilization on any of my lenses. Never had issues shooting without IS even on my 70-200 f2.8 or 300 f4