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Celebrating Our
10th Anniversary
On eBay |
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1999-2009 |
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Welcome To Canon Treasures |
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Our lenses are
Performance Tested
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no others!....Own A
Canon_Treasures Tested
Lens
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An intelligent way to sell
a lens!
An
even more intelligent way to
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...Steve...Canon_Treasures
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A personal note
to visitors, prospective customers
and our regular customers. |
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You may have noticed
that we received 100% positive
feedback comments, plus a |
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100% 5 star
rating, from 100% of our auction winners
so far in 2009. These honors from
our eBay Customers, we cherish! |
Why then don't we
show this eBay symbol
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in light of our 2009 100% customers
satisfaction record . |
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Simple answer: We don't currently meet
eBay's sales volume quota. |
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We acknowledge
eBay's need to satisfy their profit
requirements. |
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But for us, finding,
testing and offering above average
performing used Canon Lenses on behalf
of our eBay Customers is first! |
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We won't sell lesser lenses
just to increase sales volume. We will
continue to sell only the best! |
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Please be assured
(with or without the symbol) of
receiving 5 Star treatment with any
lens you buy from us ..steve.. |
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Our $259
Select
Grade
Canon 50mm MKI Serial No:
1091721
That "Thinks" It's A
$1300L Lens! |
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out exactly what our
"Select
Grade"
designation means.
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1 Out Of
20 Test
This Sharp, With 1
In A 100 Cosmetics.
Now You'll Know What The Pros
Know!...
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We find through
testing,
less than 5 MKI 50s yearly, showing
this kind of L
quality imaging performance and rarely
with these cosmetics. |
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Many
experienced Canon gear
users already know that
some of the earlier
model Canon EF Consumer
Lenses display
superior optics rivaling
many of Canon's
L
Lenses costing much
more. While
no
Canon Consumer or
Prosumer Lens matches
the build quality and
pedigree of an
L
Lens, there are
documented instances
where the Imaging
quality
of some Canon Consumer
Lens Copies*,
matches the
L
for color contrast and
sharpness.
Our
tests show that this
50mm MKI Lens
S/N 1091721
is one of them! ▲Above▲,
is our "Select
Grade", Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKI
tested,
like no other on eBay &
one of the five uniquely
sharpest MKI 50 copies*
we've acquired this year
for resale
and with superb,
1
in
a
100,
cosmetics!!! |
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* The term "Lens
Copy" here means:
any single lens within the Canon EF
50 f/1.8 MKI Model Series.
This is a genuine Canon Lens! |
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Spending thousands on a
vacation? Spend an extra $50
and get this "Select Grade"
MKI 50 to bring along. |
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Sample Photos:
Taken with this exact MKI 50mm Lens
Being Offered...
Serial No:
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EXIF Documentation |
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How We Take
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You'll notice, that we repeat "several times" in our narrative, either the serial number of this lens or that "our test images are taken with this exact lens, by serial number, being auctioned." Why do we repeat these? To make certain you separate us from others, who reuse their same exact "sample" pictures, for any & all MKI 50s they sell. For the record, the test results of both our Visible Spectrum Split Test Target© & sample pictures are specific to each lens we sell. The Visible Spectrum Split Test Target© test results for this lens, found below, are printed out, and this hard copy (its imaging performance pedigree) is shipped right along with this lens. It's more work to test each lens this way. But, it's the only true (and honest) way to show actual lens imaging performance that you can rely on for those once-in-a life-time, no second chance, photo ops! |
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...100% of our sample test images are taken with the exact lens you'll get!... ...Others Talk, We Test!... |
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Our Unique Lens
Testing Methods: See Our MKI 50's Test Results Against
Canon's
$1300 50mm f/1.2
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Test Target
Using Our Side-By-Side Center Flower
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Functional
Condition Of Our MKI 50 Serial No 1091721:
As New!
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MKI 50 Functional Details |
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Cosmetics Of
Our
MKI 50 Serial 1091721:
Lens glass surfaces,
brilliant & flawless. |
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MKI 50 Cosmetic Details |
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Our Warranty:
10 day inspection. 60 day even
exchange. |
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How To Evaluate A Used Canon EF Lens By
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Plus Additional Technical &
Anecdotal Information On This Lens Model And Others Being Tested
For Sale On eBay |
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Its very long and very
detailed... May I recommend a hearty snack while reading,
as your reward. |
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Or the ultimate Reward...Buy
this lens for yourself or someone you love! |
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This Is A
Canon_Treasures
Select
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MKI 50mm f/1.8 Prime Lens Being Offered
S/N 1091721 |
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How
We
Classify
Our 3
Pre-tested
Lens
Grades
for
Color
Contrast
Sharpness
&
Cosmetics |
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Certified Sharp,
but also with
pristine cosmetics (Near New Cosmetic Condition*).
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....Select Grade is the category of lens offered in this auction... |
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| Certified Sharp Grade = Our benchmark L Lens
for Color, Contrast & Sharpness..
Excellent Cosmetics. |
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* One or two faint, inconspicuous surface rubs or marks on outside barrel surfaces only. Perfect glass & glass coatings (always). Full details in every ad. |
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Matches Our Benchmark L For Color Contrast & Sharpness. There will be minor cosmetic issues, detailed in our ad descriptions, but flawless lens glass surfaces & coatings, where it counts! Full details in every ad. |
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Mechanical
Functions
For All
3
Grades,
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always
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factory
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Compatibilities |
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This Lens is:100%
Compatible
With
All
Canon EOS
SLRs
All EOS Film
Bodies
EOS-650-620-750QD-850QD-630QD-EOS-1-RT-700QD-10S
QD
T-60-1000F
Rebel S QD
EOS-100 Elan
QD
EF-M
EOS-5 A2E QD
EOS-1000FN
Rebel S II
QD
EOS-500
Rebel XS
KISS EOS-1n
888-5000QD
EOS-1n RS
EOS-50 50E
Elan II E
EOS 55-500N
Rebel G KISS
II EOS-IX
EOS-IX Lite
IX-7 EOS-3
EOS-88 3000
EOS-300
Rebel 2000
QD
KISS III
EOS-1v
EOS-30 EOS-7
EOS Elan 7E
EOS-3000N
EOS-66 Rebel
XS-N
EOS-300V
Rebel Ti
KISS V
EOS 3000V
Rebel K2 /
KISS Lite
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This Lens is:
100% Compatible With
All
Canon EOS
SLRs
All EOS Digital
Bodies
1D 3D 5D 1DS
10D 20D D30
40D 50D D60
300D & the
Digital
Rebel, Rebel
XT+ Rebel
XTi, XS,
XSi, 300D
350D 400d
450D
If you Canon
Camera Body
whether film
or digital
says "EOS"
this lens
was made for
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Uses & Special
Performance
Features |
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I'd like to
tell you
just a
little more
about the
special use
qualities
that makes
this MK I
50mm
the
absolute
core lens
for any
photographer.
The primary
reason you
already
witnessed
above...
its
undeniable
sharpness
and rich
colors
against a
$1300
L
Lens. Secondly,
its
confirmed
performance
in low
light.
Example: This is a
shot of a
Fall
decorative
arrangement
taken 15
minutes
AFTER sunset
in our
backyard
using this
exact MKI 50
copy. Isn't
it a
beautiful
"warm" image, with
outstanding
color
saturation?
Click [Here].
As you can
see, f/1.8
is quite
simply a
lens
aperture we
can
always
use.
Sunrise or
dusk,
its "honest"
f/1.8
aperture
beats 2.8,
3.5, 5.6 and
is the
difference
between a
successful
image
capture and
a blurry
throw away.
It is
compact,
light weight
with an
extremely
reliable
build
quality that
includes a
SS lens
mount and a
distance
scale found
on only
Canon's best
lenses.
At 50mm,
with a 1.6
crop factor
making it an
80mm, this
MK I serves
as an
extraordinary
all purpose
prime lens.
Google this
MKI 50 and
you'll find
only praise!
I am
continually
amazed,
especially,
by the
stills,
scenics and
portraits
this lens
regularly
produces.
While the
servo
focusing
mechanisms
in these
earlier EF
Lenses are
not as
"stealth
silent" or
as nimble as
the USMs,
they do have
a long
proven (and
documented)
track record
of being
rock solid,
reliable and
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50 MM MKI Lens
Specifications |
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52mm |
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1.8 |
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0.5m / 1.5ft |
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1:0.15 |
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Angle of
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75°-34° |
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5/6 |
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42.5mm |
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67.4mm |
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190g |
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Straight forward and
built
to last for many years
of photographic life.
Satisfies the most
serious amateur and even
very demanding
professionals.
And an "f/1.8 speed
leaves slower lenses
above that in the
dusk (dust)!"
Included with this lens
are both original
front & rear lens caps
and an "as new" Hoya
Skylight 1B Filter, plus
two new spare
extra tight fitting 3rd
party lens caps, made for this
52mm lens, that
say "Canon", a new
unpadded vinyl black
pouch, a new Zeiss Lens
Cloth and a new Camquip
ultra thin UV optical
glass UV Filter,
produced in Korea by a
subsidiary of Hyundai.
The Camquip was used to
shoot all sample
pictures.
As you might have
presumed, from its
mtf, this lens
produces respectable edge to
edge sharpness.
As mentioned in the
opening page, if
you have never owned
this lens, it is one of
the
honest "must
haves," as its quality &
imaging performance
rivals any of the new
primes offered by any
resale vendor or
manufacturer. And with
our generous warranty,
you have zero risk and
everything to gain. |
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The primary use for this
lens covers almost
everything! Especially
suited for portraits,
group and even
scenics. With the rich
colors and deep
saturated hues produced
by this coveted
50mm MKI, flowers
of all kinds, (even
weeds), can become
masterpiece creations.
This lens catapults the
casual photographer into
a league with the best!
You will not see this
same enthusiasm (except
perhaps for the 28
prime) in any
of our other lens ads as
you have in this ad for
this lens! I believe in
it, produced commercial
products with it and
would choose this hands
down as the single lens
to carry if forced to
choose, with the 28
prime f/2.8, close
behind. |
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Our "Select
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Generally In This Life, We Get What We Pay For |
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Our 100% Positive Feedback & Our 100% 5
Star Rating that our customers have honored
us with, speaks to our performance,
our pricing
for value received, and more
importantly, the uniquely superior imaging
performance of our pre tested and graded
lenses. Customers continue to send us
photographs taken with our lenses. Those
remain among our most treasured gifts. If
you are buying strictly on the lowest
possible price, without any interest in
tangible imaging performance, then our MKI
50 "Select Grade" Lens is probably not
for you.
Here is an eBay link for Canon 50mm MKI &
MKII lens auctions, which you may find
helpful, if price is your only motivator.
But, before you go, you are most welcome to
stay and see how we test this lens and its
imaging performance. Then, you'll have a
solid reference you can use to compare.
BTW, for those who want a superior
performance lens
and a great value, our lens is actually
only about $40-$60 more than the average MKI
50 and a $1000 less (used) than the f/1.2
L.
[Click To Check] For
anyone wanting to give their photography
boost, here is one of the sharpest
MKI 50's you will ever find and own. |
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The
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MKII "Fantastic
Plastic" is a great little lens,
producing sharp images. If you don't
care that it sounds kind of loose and
sloppy, brand new, right out of the box, and if all
you wish to allocate for a lens is a
hundred bucks and don't plan to use it
excessively, buy it. But those seeking a
more substantial build quality, the MKI
is the number one choice of savvy buyers. I still have
the same MKI, along with several others
I purchased almost 20 years ago. In
addition to the proven imaging track
record, for many, the SS locking lugs
and distance scale, features found only
on the most expensive Canon lenses are
several of the other most compelling
reasons to own the MKI. |
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Sample Photos
Taken With This Exact MKI 50 At Auction |
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to show images this
exact lens
S/N 1091721
at auction produced
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This MKI 50's superb rendering
of colors, contrast and
sharpness...Canon's
gift to us who love photography! |
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"Our
V Sharp,
Certified Sharp &
Select
Grade
Canon Lenses often pick
up what the naked eye misses" |
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A prelude to your
improved photography
with this Canon MKI
50 Lens
S/N 1091721
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notice we don't take
sample pictures of
delicate fawns
grazing, or cute
kids cuddling cute
puppies. Although we
like all three,
photographic
subjects used to
properly evaluate
lens performance
shouldn't be
distracting! "Cute"
will sell lenses to
those that are
charmed by it, but
pros want to see
vital imaging
criteria showing
lens performance,
not cute.
Generally, close
ups reveal lens
performance
strengths as well as
flaws better than
scenics.
If a lens does well
with close ups, at
all focal lengths,
the scenic shots
will be as
good...but not the
other way around.
Ever notice in your
camera's preview
screen, how great
the shot looks in
its smallest size
just after you have
taken the picture,
and then how crummy
it sometimes looks
later on when you
see it enlarged. We
included 100%
enlargements taken
with this lens. With
few exceptions, our
sample picture, were
taken with this
exact lens
S/N 1091721. Flowers,
especially Gazanias
Dahlias & Daises
with their near
symmetrical bulls
eyes, myriad colors,
intensity ranges,
hues and their ultra
fine botanic
details, provide the
best "down to earth"
visual lens imaging
test! Our own
copyrighted
Visible Spectrum
Split Lens Targets do
the rest. Unless you
shoot a lot into the
sun or take pictures
of brick walls and
graph paper, the 3
most important
imaging criteria for
most of us mortals,
are sharpness,
contrast & color,
and this MKI 50
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With the
exception
of
cropping
sizing
and
notations,
no
enhancing
software
was used
for our
sample
pictures.
The MKI
50 gets
the
credit!
Also, we
often
test
several
lenses
at one
time,
using
the same
cut
flowers
and
plants
for
testing
each
lens. It
maximizes
the use
of a
beautiful
flower
and
our
expenses.
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Our Lens Testing
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The look-a- like
"Lunar Landing
Module" (to the
left) is our
$8,000 custom
built "lens
testing system",
a unique
"daylight
chamber",
accurately
replicating
natural light
from sunrise to
sunset. We
perform the
majority of our
side by side
lens comparison
tests in this
chamber using
our
copyrighted lens
test targets
in conjunction
with our strict
testing
protocols.
In this test
chamber we
discover which
lens is a true
performer for
color, contrast
and sharpness.
Lenses tested in
this chamber
that do excel
in performance
for color,
contrast and
sharpness are
given the
designation
canon_treasures
"certified sharp"
rating. Lenses
that have this
same outstanding
performance
plus in
addition
are cosmetically
superior are
given the
designation,
canon_treasures
"select grade".
We test our
lenses like no
one else and
you're pictures
will "know" the
difference! |
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How we take the
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Our methods for taking the
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I currently use a Canon 50D
for all test work, including
our copyrighted Visible Spectrum
Split Test Target shots taken
inside using our modified
light chamber shown
above, as well as
the 50D for all shots taken
outside. I have an XTi as a
back up. I change Canon
Bodies every two years to
try and stay current, while
assuring my spouse, that its
not just the must have toy
complex governing these
purchases. Right now, I have
invested in 7
L
lenses and 8
prosumer/consumer lenses for
dedicated use as benchmark
lenses for our test
comparisons. |
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All shots inside and outside
are taken using a tripod,
specifically a Manfrotto
#455 Tripod, And a
Manfrotto141 RC Head.
Because I choose to use an
ISO range of 100-200; for
meaningful testing, the use
of a tripod is mandatory to
reduce camera shake. I also
shoot with the mirror locked
to minimize vibration and
finally the the use of a
self timer to to further
reduce vibration. I intend
one of these days to break
down and buy a remote
shutter release for the 50D.
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The outside shots of the
Gazanias, Dahlias, wild
flowers, florists bouquets,
the occasional cactus and
sundry inanimate test
subjects, are taken in our
back yard, generally
spanning 1-2 hours before
sunset to 1/2 hour after
sunset. The back of the yard
is almost due North and I
generally shoot North with
the sun setting almost
always to the left side of
my subjects.
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Although much is made of
blurred backgrounds,
"bokeh", in order to show
the depth of field sharpness
of the lens being tested,
I shoot between f/7.1 to
f/16 to evaluate the
background sharpness as well
as obviously the sharpness
of the subject. I have found
that a blurred background is
easily obtained with most
lenses with a focal length
of 35mm and above. The
quality of background blur
has been argued to death and
will be for years to come,
usually also by those also
attempting to explain
"circles of confusion". BTW,
the best definition of COC I
have ever read...."a dozen
amateur photographers
sitting around in a circle,
trying to explain it". |
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Our ads generally provide as
least one set of EXIF data
verifying a great deal of
the information provided
above. If you have any
questions regarding our
tests not covered, by all
means get in touch by using
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Lab Tests Using
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Target |
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" As sharp as an
L
lens"? See This Image
Comparison & You Be The
Judge! |
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Side By Side Against The "L" |
Summary, Plus
A Direct Link Click [Here]
To Our Test Equipment
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Used
lenses often vary in
performance
even
within the same lens model
series.
Besides the variances
inherent in their
manufacture, no two owners
treat their camera gear
exactly alike. Some are
meticulous, others are
careless. The latter causes
varying degrees of degraded
lens imaging performance
which most lens buyers (and
sellers) can't pick up from
cosmetics or a casual
snapshot. Besides
MTF charts, pros & serious
amateurs prefer the use of
side-by-side image
comparisons with a lens of
known image performance
(called a benchmark lens)
as an effective
visual way to flush
out the strengths & imaging
deficiencies of any
lens.
Our Lens Test
Using the Visible Spectrum
Split Test
Target©, on its
left side,
you'll see 1/2 of the image
shot with the exact 50mm MK
I lens
S/N
1091721
in our auction...on the
target's right side,
1/2 of the image taken with
a $1300 50mm Canon
L
Lens (the benchmark lens).
Compare for yourself, by
clicking on this
test image.
See this 50 MK I' s superb
color, sharpness and
contrast when compared with
the image produced by one of
Canon' finest 50mm
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You'll get this Exact
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S/N 1091721
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unique testing methods.....
One of my interests, that morphed into an
obsession, is having the best lenses I can afford
and learning their strengths and limitations by
testing them
myself, rather than relying on the opinions
of novices, "conflicted reviewers" who sell what
they "review", or those pandering to advertisers.
BTW,
we use these same test protocols for our own lenses
and those we buy for our professional clients. Here
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Cosmetics:
This MKI 50's glass (at both ends) and the
coatings
are absolutely
as flawless, and sparkle
as they day this
MKI
50 left
Canon's Utsunomiya
Plant in Japan, where coincidentally the
L Lenses are
also made.
Utsunomiya,
for Honda buffs, is also where Honda's
Design Headquarters are located.
All lens
lettering is factory bright, white and perfect. The
gold plated contacts at the rear of the lens
indicate care in very
light use.
The meticulous gentleman
who owned this, and 13 other lenses I
recently purchased, kept and stored every
one of them in their original boxes in
his camera bags, even when he was carrying
them to take pictures!!! This accounts
for the unusually fine cosmetics of this lens
and the average condition of the outside of
the box that comes with this MKI 50 and also includes the original styrofoam
packing and protective factory bag.
His only other quirk was, that he "hated",
in his words, '"the bourgeois Mylar stick on
"Passed Labels"' and removed them. So if you
are one who values "passed"
stickers over superior optics, our "Select
Grade" MKI 50
may not be for you.
All outside barrel surfaces
appear pristine.
Even using 3X magnification, this lens,
maintains its pristine appearance. Cosmetically,
this is the best I have inspected
in over 100 MKI 50's
The few
sparse internal dust particles, far fewer than
average,
obviously do not affect image quality in any
way. The finish on
100% of the lens barrel surfaces still has its
original
uniform dull factory patina, showing no
polishing, further confirming its light
use (or non use)! The acrylic
window shows crystal
clear. Under 3X magnification however,
there is a thin wisp of a mark about
the width of a paper towel fiber.
It's a toss up as to whether it was that way
from day one when it was manufactured. It is
that innocuous.
The filter threads are sharp with no cross
threading, all lens grip serrations are 360°
sharp and ALL 120 focus ring serrations are equally
as sharp as new. All machined SS locking
lugs are sharp without any rounding, and the
screw slots, sharp, as they should be
with this uniquely performing
Select Grade
Canon EF MKI 50mm F/1.8 Prime Lens.
Functions:
Exhibits the "tightness" of a
new lens, even though used. All mechanical functions from the
aperture blades to the auto focus
are 100% and "spot on" accurate.
Even the Manual/ Auto Focus Switch is crisp
with no notching what so ever, indicating
little or no use of this switch. And
of course, the real world, ultimate
test for lens performance...the clearly
outstanding images,
[Click To See] this
Select Grade
Canon MKI 50 produces; both on its own and
when compared directly with Canon's $1300
50mm f/1.2 L
Lens using
our Copyrighted Visible Spectrum Split
Test Targets.
If you appreciate excellence, this
MKI 50 is truly a rare find! |
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those that
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conditions
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after
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it does not
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provided it
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same
condition as
originally
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There is a
functional
failure
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there are no
signs of
misuse....steve
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will be as dry as when we were packing it.
Plus with our commercial grade packing
materials, our lens is protected even if your
package is dropped from a height of 20 Feet! It may sound like overkill to some, but to us,
it's just one more extra safeguard that is
designed to protect that wonderful Canon Lens
you are looking forward to receiving from us!
Some claim to have "written the book" on proper
packing by plagiarizing our old packing model,
but we continually re set and perform against
much higher standards on behalf of our
customers. The use of tissue paper and baggies
with twist ties, as some do, went out with the
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water proof plastic pouches
& then encased in 3 layers
of commercial bubble
wrap, with twice the burst
strength of the regular
grade, followed by an
additional protective
cocoon, using clear
commercial grade tape. Now,
the ultimate test. I took
one of my own lenses, and
after using the packing
procedure described above
(except for the box),
weighted it down and
submerged my packed lens for
a week in a 5 gallon pail
filled with water, after
which I removed it from the
pail of water and with it
still dripping, went
upstairs, and after "making
sure" none of my neighbors
were looking, dropped it out
the front window in our
guest room on to our asphalt
driveway below. As I was
opening the packing, I admit
I had some second
thoughts, but the packing
held and the lens was dry,
unscathed, functional and in
use today. Before doing
this, I did make a dry run
test using a burned out 300
5200K light bulb. Hey, I may
be just a tad on the
compulsive side, but not
totally crazy! One of my
neighbors, whose also a
fishing buddy, saw me do all
this from his porch
and definitely thinks
otherwise. Next time,
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pictures" with a lens
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We always do for our regular and new
customers like you, what very few, (if
any) sellers do on on eBay. Below, we
provide you with an
eBay Auction Link showing the completed
auction prices for this exact same item. For
most of us, nothing is more discouraging
than finding out later that we could have
bought the exact same item on eBay from
another vendor for substantially less money
than we paid. This happens on eBay to those
who forget to check eBay's completed auction
price feature or to newbies who don't know
this feature even exists.
Here's the eBay link for recent completed
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this pricing link, you'll have proof of
both the imaging
performance of the
exact Canon Lens
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you'll receive, and actual current market
pricing
for this model lens. We
also do it to establish mutual trust, so
that you know if we make a statement, it is
truthful! You may pay more for one of our
"Select Grade"
"Certified Sharp" or
"V Sharp",
Lenses, but we guarantee you'll
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A question asked
regularly is, "where do you buy the lenses
you
resell"? And, "how is it you always
seem to get the unusually good ones"? I thought an expanded answer
to this question might
be helpful to new eBay Buyers & perhaps even
of interest to some curious resellers. Answer...Until
6 months ago, we bought about 70% of our Canon Gear
for resale
on eBay & 30% at Camera Shows and local
brick & mortar auctions. Today, we buy almost exclusively at these
shows and auctions, where we can always run a quick
imaging field test on any lens,
before we buy it for resale. Our
final 2 hour screening tests are then run in our
photo testing lab, where each lens is graded
according to its performance and then offered
for resale.
We
have stopped, temporarily at least, buying any significant
quantities of Canon Gear on eBay for resale.
The reason? During the last 6 months, the quality of used
Canon Gear and accuracy of ad descriptions has deteriorated dramatically, NOT from regular, weekly eBay
Canon Gear Resellers,
but from the wave
of new
"casual" sellers now turning up on eBay. For every 10
Canon Items, we were buying from these casual
sellers; we returned 5-6 for "significantly not
as advertised", about a 60% transaction failure rate! In
conversations with other regular
eBay Resellers, there is consensus,
that the economic downturn has spawned an increase of inexperienced
or first time sellers. Many, instead of
trying to build an eBay business as most
usually tried to do in the past, now seem to be
just looking to make a few quick bucks, by
offering items that are often grossly
misrepresented in their ad descriptions, and in
the case of photo gear, often both misrepresented and
untested!
Conclusion: This unfortunate trend
makes a strong case for buying from
"regular eBay Sellers" who are knowledgeable in
and take responsibility for, what they sell! I
am finishing up an eBay Guide addressing this
point, to
try and help both new eBay Buyers and new eBay Sellers,
avoid
unsuccessful eBay transactions, during
these unusually tentative economic times.
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other inanimate targets,
flowers and seasonal
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design is used to test
different lenses. If
a lens does not test
perfectly for color contrast
and sharpness, the left side
of the target taken with the
lens being tested
will NOT match the right
side taken by our benchmark
L test lens. If this
mismatch occurs, we don't
purchase this "failed lens".
In our ads then, you will
only see lenses that pass,
and therefore test targets
with a right and left half
that match exactly.
For an example of our lens
test target that revealed a
deficient lens and one that
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flowers & plants used for
our sample pics, are taken
only after the lens passes
the above test. These
flowers and plants are
seasonal, or have short life
spans like cut flowers.
Therefore, we will often
test up to three or four
lenses in one session
using the same floral
arrangement, seasonal
arrangement or plant
(usually a cactus). This
optimizes flowers & plants
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In every ad description we
"validate" at least one
set of these sample
pictures. We do
this by including a
set of EXIF data, which is
an embedded "finger print"
of the actual image
information contained in
every one of our sample
pictures. This EXIF data
shows the exact time and
date of every sample picture
taken and includes
additional information.
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the EXIF data of the sample
pictures that " look the
same", you would find that
each
of these sample pictures,
were taken at uniquely
different times
with the different lenses
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Not one single lens
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