Kenko 420-800mm Telephoto Zoom Lens with 2x Teleconverter (=420-1600mm) for Canon EOS 7D, 5D, 60D, 50D, Rebel T3, T3i, T2i, T1i, XS Digital SLR Cameras

by Kenko

Product Details

• ASIN: B000MWB2EY
• Item model number: 8000S
• Average Customer Review: 3.2 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (5 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 24, 2007

Product Description

Kenko 420-1600mm Vari Super Telephoto Zoom Lens with Mount for Canon EOS 30D 20D 5D Digital Rebel XT XTI & Film SLR Cameras.

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

17 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

3.0 out of 5 stars Not Good But Not Bad..., July 15, 2009

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Ken Bailey "mikoyan" (Ypsilanti, MI United States) - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Kenko 420-800mm Telephoto Zoom Lens with 2x Teleconverter (=420-1600mm) for Canon EOS 7D, 5D, 60D, 50D, Rebel T3, T3i, T2i, T1i, XS Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

I bought this lens because I was looking for something a little longer than my 300mm. I wanted to try and get some pictures of wildlife and maybe aircraft. It's not a bad lens for that but there seems to be some aberation if there is alot of light.

The good:
The price. This is not a bad price for this lens.
The length. Gives a pretty decent focal range, so you might actually be able to get some wildlife.

The bad:
It's a pretty bulky lens, especially when it is fully extended.
You can't use auto-focus or auto-exposure with this lens.

It's a pretty good lens for the price. I got some pretty good shots of the moon and some of the wildlife around the park. It has a fixed aperature and F8 to f16 (depending on length) at that, so you are pretty much forced to use the tripod. I'm not sure on some of the lens, but I did notice some distortion in certain lights.

13 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Good lens, July 4, 2008

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H. McMurray "Renefrit" - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kenko 420-800mm Telephoto Zoom Lens with 2x Teleconverter (=420-1600mm) for Canon EOS 7D, 5D, 60D, 50D, Rebel T3, T3i, T2i, T1i, XS Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

For the price, you can't beat it. It's a decent lens. It's definately not great, but for someone who's not taking professional phoographs it does it's job. I'd say it was worth the money.

9 of 11 people found the following review helpful:

4.0 out of 5 stars Kenko 420-1600 Telephoto Zoom Lens, May 19, 2008

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Loran R. Porter "Loran R. Porter Jr" (Mineola, TX USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Kenko 420-800mm Telephoto Zoom Lens with 2x Teleconverter (=420-1600mm) for Canon EOS 7D, 5D, 60D, 50D, Rebel T3, T3i, T2i, T1i, XS Digital SLR Cameras (Electronics)

This telephoto is excellent! However, I must put it on a tripod to get a good shot.