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The Canon UV-1 filter for 58mm lenses absorbs harmful ultraviolet rays without increase of exposure, thereby preventing haziness and foggy effects in distant landscapes. It also has a very subtle warming effect, which can be useful to counter the “cool” colors you sometimes get in bright sun or in shade. It can be left on the lens at all times for protection of the camera’s lens.

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5 Stars Cheap but good
I didn’t want to spend a ton on a filter and this canon filter seems to be the best bet for that.

3 Stars Canon 58mm Haze Filter
i wanted a glass lens, but for the price i should have known that this one is made of plastic. otherwise it seems to be a good product for the price.

5 Stars Well made & feels solid
Smooth threads which turn like silk. No complaints here. Seems like a well made product.

4 Stars good lense protection
I found this helpful in keeping the actual lenses clean and protected when I had to take my camera into the field for a series of photo shoots. I can’t vouch for the UV filter but protection of the lense was the reason for my purchase.

1 Star Cracked
I got this with a dent. Can’t use it and don’t want to be bothered to ship back.

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Canon is a leader in professional business and consumer imaging equipment and information systems. By developing innovative, high-quality business solutions Canon makes it easy to create, manage, and share images and information better, faster, and more efficiently.

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2 Stars Packaging didn’t survive shipping
The lens arrived already opened and the lens was loose. Amazingly, there was no damage to the lens, but filters shouldn’t arrive bouncing around.

3 Stars Expensive for plain glass filter
Don’t let the Canon name fool you. This is no fancy filter, just plain glass with the name to raise the price. Flare is awful as one would expect with no coatings. Don’t waste money on the name.

5 Stars Canon 77mm UV Haze Lens Filter
I needed a lens filter, where I live there are no stores that carry this filter. I saved money by ordering on line, I am 100% satisfied with my purchase. I would recomend this seller and this devise for those of you using a 100-400 Canon telephoto lens. This saves the main lens and is cheeper to replace if scratched. I feel this should last me many years. The Canon 77mm UV Haze Filter went on remarkably easy and improves my photo’s by filtering out unwanted glare, While protection my lens from dust, scratches or other incidents like cat hair.

2 Stars Marginal Quality
This is an OK mid-quality filter. However, it will most likely somewhat degrade the quality of your picture. If you have a bargin lens, this is probably a good choice for a protection filter. However, if you have chosen a good quality lens, then this filter will most likely disappoint you with the quality of the pictures you take. A better choice is Hoya’s professional line.

2 Stars uv haze filter 77mm
Package had been opened and handled before being shipped..was not in the cleanest of conditions…made me wish I had purchased from a different provider.

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The high performance telephoto zoom lens is ideal for digital SLR cameras. This lens has two SLD glass elements in the front lens group and one in the rear lens group It is able to shoot with maximum magnification 1: 2 at the focal length of 300 mm. It’s the ideal lens for portraits, sports photography, nature photography, and other types of photography that frequently use the telephoto range.

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3 Stars Pick up a used MF Tamron Adaptall-2 SP 70-300 for half the price
I bought this lens for the auto focus, not for me but for my wife who wants auto-everything. My intention was to replace my Tamron lens with this one provided the performance was similar. First the good news: on a tripod using mirror lock-up at f8 and 300mm results can be quite good. Sharpness not as good as the Tamron lens but surprisingly better than some older primes I tested it against. The APO designation shows with a bright subject too - I tested it with pictures of the moon and while the Tamron produced the most detail if the exposure was pushed in post processing an obvious blue halo appeared around the moon in the Tamron shot where there was absolutely no such distortion at all on the Sigma lens (note that the halo was not visible on the Tamron pic at normal exposure though). However, you don’t buy this lens for tripod use, you buy it for casual use and the 300mm length is utterly useless for this in my opinion. I found it impossible to get a decent shot at moderate shutter speeds. The lens is very difficult to hold steady because it doesn’t have ENOUGH weight to counterbalance a hand underneath and is incredibly susceptible to vibration as a result. The image wide open in bright sunlight was so soft that I had to switch to MF because I was convinced the AF wasn’t working. In doing that you find another problem - there’s virtually no damping at all on the focus ring, making manual focus trying at best. Contrast all of this with the stately and criminally ignored Tamron lens which handles like a dream and is very sharp throughout its range. With its perfect balance and solid build I can shoot as low as 1/125 at 300mm and still get a good shot. The Tamron’s achilles heel is in very high contrast areas, but I can live with that thanks.

Buy the Sigma if you are on a very tight budget and have to have auto-exposure or auto focus, there’s really no competition then. Just don’t expect greatness (or much at all handheld at 300mm) and you won’t be disappointed. Btw I’m not a Sigma hater - I have an Sd14 which is a great *photographer’s* camera and the 15-30EX is a very good zoom lens, but the consumer end of the Sigma range is a bit hit and miss. I’d take an 18-50DC over the 70-300.

4 Stars Great lens for the price
After much flip-flopping over my desire for perfection and budget restraints, I thought I’d gamble $200 and try this lens. I was extremely pleased with my Sigma 105mm Macro lens, so I gave them another shot. While I found some unacceptable CA in 300mm in, of course, high contrasting borders, mostly I have found some pretty sharp and fine images. This lens is well worth the money, and if you can’t afford the $450 for ,say, a Nikkor 70-300, then take the plunge and you will not be disappointed in adding this lens to your arsenal.

3 Stars For handheld shooting, go with the Nikon 55-200 VR instead
I’m torn between 3 and 4 stars for this. It might not be fair, but while on it’s own it might rate 4 or even 4.5, given the alternatives–specifically the Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX for ~$20 more–I have to go with 3.

I’ve been shooting snapshots and kids sports on a D40 and D60 with the Nikon 55-200 VR for a few years, but was looking for something with just a bit more reach. I have the Nikon 70-300mm VR on my wish list, but at $400+ I can’t really justify it at the moment so I thought I’d give the Sigma a chance. It only took a few hours and some test shots side-by-side with the 55-200 VR to decide to pack up the Sigma and return it.

The Sigma is heavier, longer, and louder than the 55-200 and unlike the 55-200, the filter and front of the lens rotates and extends in and out while focusing. I might be willing to live with that if the Sigma let me get a bit closer. The thing is, shooting handheld and comparing the results I realized very quickly that 200mm with VR cropped down yields photos at least as sharp as 300mm without VR… and that’s just shooting against stationary objects.

I can imagine if you were shooting stills with a tripod or wanted the “macro” functionality for insects or other small subjects the Sigma might be the way to go, but for the average soccer mom/dad whose main use for a telephoto getting closer to the action, just grab the Nikon 55-200 VR.

Meanwhile, I plan to use the credit from returning the Sigma to get a head start on saving up for the Nikon 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G ED-IF AF-S VR.

5 Stars Sigma 70-300mm DG APO Macro Sony @lpha
This my first review on amazon and for a good reason, this lens is worth every penny, just look at the sample images left by others. The Build quality is superb, the glass not being top notch (you would pay hundreds more) is also very good. You want regret it. Bought it a few months and been using since than, no problems so far. Give it a shot.

5 Stars Awesome
If I had the money I’d still buy this lens

Why well it does everything a thousand dollars lens does and more:

Its affordable…

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Specially designed Lens Hood for the CANON EF 28-200MM f/3.5-5.6 Lens

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4 Stars Mounted on EF-S 18-200mm IS f/3.5-5.6 with 450D/XSi body
Paid $25 for it brand new. Red marker is useful for aligning hood for quick installation. Inside petals have a matte layer to prevent internal light reflections into the lens. Cheaper aftermarket hoods may not have this additional matte layer. You will not be able to use the stock lens cap with this hood installed so think about upgrading to an aftermarket center-pinched snap-on lens cap and most will come with a very useful tether string so you don’t misplace the lens cap. In addition, you will not be able to use the internal flash on the 450D/XSi with the hood attached to the 18-200mm lens because the upper petal will cast a shadow anything above 80mm zoom. Maybe the 40D/50D does not have this issue? An external 430EX or 580EX flash being mounted higher may eliminate this issue.

5 Stars Got this for my Canon 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS lens
Works perfectly for the 18-200mm lens. However, you will not be able to put the lens cap on/off easily with the hood on UNLESS you also have a UV filter, which extends the lens out a little bit.

5 Stars Does the job!
I bought this for my husband. He requested it specifically because he said that it does a great job of blocking the sun from the lens. He misplaced the one he used to own at my home in another state. We moved here, and never found it when we were packing. He ordered another one of the very same kind because he like it so.

3 Stars Lens Hood versus Lens Cover
Not quite sure what to say about the lens hood…it does what it supposed to do however when you use it you can’t use the lens cover which was very disappointing to me. I assumed (shame on me) that I would be able to snap the lens cover on after shooting my photos but in order to do that I have to remove this lens hood so it now becomes a choice of what do I really want to use????

5 Stars too much!!!
Again, I got this for my Canon lens!! It’s great hood, but just over price for it.

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Bring those far away subjects in close. The TC-DC58B converts the focal length of the body lens by a factor of approximately 1.5 (35 mm film equivalent at maximum telephoto: approximately 648 mm) when attached. The TCDC58B Telephoto Lens Converter screws into the front of the S2 IS’s existing lens to provide greater magnification (1.5x), for those times when you are shooting distant subjects that you do not want to disturb, such as children, pets, or wildlife.

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4 Stars Excellent item, you get what you paid
The zoom increase when taking the pictures is significant, the lens mounts fairy well with almost no loose movement, if your looking of a teleconverter this should be it.

4 Stars Use the hood !!
For those complaining about not being able to use the tele-converter with a filter, note that the hood included with the adapter is threaded for 58mm filters. The hood does not stay secure over the lens, but if you carry a small roll of tape, you can use a couple pieces to secure it.

I have only used this in practice, but came out with some very good, clear results. Like others, I know this is a zoom lens, but wish you could be able to back off the zoom a bit with out getting the tunnel effect. I think it will work out well, though. As to price, it’s fair, especially as DSLR lenses run in the thousands, not mere $200.00 and less. Oh, yes, I purchsed this lens from Canon, and the

Amazon price is considerably less.

5 Stars Love the zoom
We got this with the Canon LAH-DC20 adapter and hood.

Have to have the adpater.

We were at the beach and with just the camera zoom of 12x we could not see details on the pier that was way down the beach or much of a boat way out on the horizon. Add the zoom and we could see the people fishing off the pier and a person empting a bucket on the boat.

You have to take it off for close things or the lens gives you a nice circle around your subject, but hey it is a zoom lens for stuff you can not see with the camera’s built in lens.

Sometimes at full zoom there is a little distortion at the edges of the picture. This has not been much of a problem for us.

5 Stars TeleConverter
This takes amazing pictures.

I read one review that said that there is a circle when not zoomed in. This is true, however, this lens is made for reaching out far. So if you put it on and dont want to use the zoom, you are a pinhead. Here is an example of the circle http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2445322610046342862IUtNrR?vhost=outdoors

Here is an example of my camera without the lens

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2795425630046342862gKeYmb

This is with it

http://outdoors.webshots.com/photo/2676004980046342862FnHdQd?vhost=outdoors

You can see how much it reaches out.

One warning. You have to get the adapter for this. They run about 24 bucks. I got two, one for my tele and one for wide, so they are easy to switch out

Canon LAH-DC20 Conversion Lens Adapter (LA-DC58E) and Hood (LH-DC40) Set for the S5 IS, S3 IS & S2 IS Digital Camera

5 Stars IT IS A CANON
Like anything you buy you get what you pay for,I was thinking about buying another brand and I am glad I didn’t,this lens works well and I can tell that the 1.5 does make a difference.the lens is clear and is multicoated,it does what I want it to,as with any other saying buy quality its what you get.It does have a barrel effect when in close mode but the lens is not made for that,in telephoto the barreling disappears,but it makes a neat effect on close images,almost like a round frame.it threaded on the adapter with no problem,its a keeper.Also included is a nice drawstring pouch and caps for both lens ends.

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