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Just thought I'd create a topic on the Canon 18-200mm, my versatile companion that has given me a lot of great shots.
I was testing close-up photography with this lens and it's pretty cool.
Here's a pic of an 1:400 model of a Boeing 747-400 at 200mm at the closest focus of 45 cm, not cropped:


200mm, 1/4 sec (IS doing a great job here!), f/5.6, ISO 800

And one from the F1 race at Nürburgring in July 2009:

200mm, 1/500 sec, f/5.6, ISO 400

100 % crop:


I love the lens, even though it has its flaws, like the massive light fall-off in the corners at 200mm and the barrel distortion at 18mm, but I mostly shoot in RAW when I use this lens, so that's correctable in Canon's software

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Canon DSLRs: 5D Mark III, 7D
Canon lenses: 17-40/4L, 24-105/4L, 24/1.4L II, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 100/2.8L Macro, 70-200/2.8L IS, 100-400L
Other stuff: Canon Extender 1.4x II, Canon 580 EX II, Canon 430EX II, Velbon Sherpa 600R
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Thanks, janern. Duly added to the Index.

Bob.

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OM-D E-M5 + ED 12-50mm, H-PS14042E, H-F007014E, L-RS014150E, M.ZUIKO DIGITAL 45mm 1:1.8.
Gitzo GT1541T, Arca-Swiss Z1 DP ball-head.
Astrophotography: TEC 140 'scope, FLI ML16803 camera, ASA DDM60 Pro mount.

Janern - first - your caputres are great - but a question - have you had any problems with the barrel slippling - that is one feature that Gordon had concerns with in his evulation of this lens - and a friend has had the same problems.

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Larry
"Have you hugged your pet today"
-Canon EOS Rebel XS
-EF 28-135 f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
-EF 70-200 F/4 L (non IS) USM
-Canon EF-S Macro USM 60mm USM

Yes, the barrel does slip, like Gordon says in the review. With lens hood and UV filter, my lens does this between 18 and 135mm when it's pointed straight up or down. It hasn't bothered me much though, but I can see that you can get in trouble if you wanna shoot upwards or downwards with focal length between 18 and 135mm, for long exposures on a tripod and so on. Since you've seen the review, you know it has a zoom lock, but that only works in the 18mm position. But that's nevertheless a good feature

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Canon DSLRs: 5D Mark III, 7D
Canon lenses: 17-40/4L, 24-105/4L, 24/1.4L II, 50/1.4, 85/1.8, 100/2.8L Macro, 70-200/2.8L IS, 100-400L
Other stuff: Canon Extender 1.4x II, Canon 580 EX II, Canon 430EX II, Velbon Sherpa 600R
Apple: MacBook Pro 15", iMac 27", iPad III, iPhone 4S, Apple TV

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