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CanonEF

70-200mm
f/4.0LISIIUSM
£909

from

excellentcondition

Ataglance

●Sensor20.2MPCMOS,22.5x15mm

●SensitivityISO100-12,800;

ISO100-25,600(extended)

●Autofocus19-pointphasedetection

●Continuousshooting7fps

●VideoFullHDupto 30p

●Reardisplay3in,1.04m-dotfully

articulatedtouchscreen

●ViewfinderOptical,98%coverage,

0.6xequivalentmagnification

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If youowna CanonAPS-C

DSLRandlikethesound

of photographingobjects

at truelife-size(1:1),

you’llwantto adda

dedicatedmacrolensto

yourkit.Equivalentto

96mmmountedto an

APS-CDSLR,this

dedicatedmacrolenswill

enableyouto capture

stunningclose-ups,

thanksto its20cm

minimumfocusdistance.

Theinclusionof Canon’s

UltraSonicMotor(USM)

meansit canfocus

silentlyonsubjects,and

withSuperSpectra

coatingsto suppress

ghostingandare,in

additionto full-time

manualfocusoverride,

it’snotshortof features

fortheprice.What’s

more,it doublesupasan

effectiveportraitlensand

createsbeautiful

backgroundblurbehind

subjectswhenit’sused

at itsmaximumaperture.

Allin all,it’sanexcellent

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CanonAPS-Cuserswho

wanta lensthat’lllasta

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Canon lenses

Equivalent to a 48mm

prime coupled to an

APS-C DSLR, this

compact, wide-aperture

prime provides a  eld of

view extremely close to

what we see with our

eyes. It has an updated

optical con guration over

the older Sigma 30mm

f/1.4 EX DC HSM, with 9

elements arranged in 8

groups. The lens features

a double-sided aspherical

lens element to minimise

spherical distortion and

its Hyper Sonic Motor

(HSM) delivers smooth

and quiet autofocus.

Fulltime manual focus is

also supported. Firmware

updates and focusing

adjustments can be

made via Sigma’s USB

dock device and it’s a

lens that can be relied on

to produce striking

images, with its nine-

blade diaphragm

producing very satisfying

specular highlights – also

known as bokeh. It’s not

weather-sealed, but given

the quality of the images

it produces you can’t

argue at the price.

Canon EFS 60mm f/2.8

USM Macro

● £199

Sigma 30mm f/1.4 DC HSM Art

● £259

70D sports a small LCD display on the

top of the camera providing a quick

reference point to key camera settings.

With regard to exposure modes, the

70D is served by the usual quartet of

PASM modes, along with a fully

automatic Auto mode and a range of

speci c Scene modes for less-

experienced users. There’s built-in Wi-Fi,

enabling image sharing and remote

capture from a smartphone or tablet via

Canon’s app, while video-recording

abilities extend to 1080p Full HD

capture up to 30fps. The design and

layout will be familiar to Canon entry-

level users who might like to upgrade

and though its polycarbonate body isn’t

as strong as a magnesium alloy, it’ll

survive the odd knock here and there,

plus it’s reassuring to know it is dust

and moisture resistant.

Though the 70D’s sensor is starting to

get on a bit, you’re guaranteed well-

exposed images, superb colours from

the camera’s raw  les, with high detail

preserved up to ISO 3200. Some colour

noise can be traced in dark shadowed

regions of JPEGs though so we’d give

precedence to shooting in raw. For

beginners starting out and amateurs

looking to hone their skills, the 70D

makes a compelling choice. There’s also

no shortage of excellent second-hand

EF/EF-S mount lenses to pair it with.

An example of the

rich colours you get

from the 70D’s raw

files Canon EOS 70D, EF-S

18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Nano

USM, 1/640sec

at f/5.6, ISO 100