Wetpixel.com :: Consumer Reviews - Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM
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100 reviews
4.14 of 5
MSRP: $ 500.00
Description
This lens retain the optical capability of the highly poplus EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM lens, with a refined exterior design, including ring-type USM drive for silent, high-speed auto focusing plus ful...
Summary May be Canon's most under-rated lens.Especially when price is considered.Very quick,accurate focus.Much better overall than my neighbor's $600 17-85 IS.
Strengths Sharp
Fast focus
Light,compact....a steal for the $$(even moreso used).
Weaknesses It's not a L in optical quality.But it's as good as any Canon non-L
Similar Products Used Canon 28-135 IS,Canon 17-85 IS,Sigma 18-125(poor focus)
Summary This is a very nice little lens, versatile and capable of producing some very good pictures. It isn't the sharpest lens in the world, but it has good contrast and good colors and I've used it for everything from wildlife to landscapes.
It's light and handy and a very good walkaround lens, even with a 1.6X crop body.
Strengths Light
Versatile focal range
Good colors and contrast
Fast focusing
Inexpensive
Weaknesses A bit soft, especially wide open.
A bit slow.
Similar Products Used Sigma 24-60
Sigma 24-70
Sigma 28-200
Sigma 18-125
Summary Gt this lens with my eos 5.It has seen a lot of action in the last 8 years and taken a lot of knocks fantastic intermediate lens for image quality and also being light having perfect lens hood and full time manual focusing.My usm motor has just burnt out (not supprised if you know what it has done) and i still use the lens in manual focus(should buy a new one really)
Strengths Perfect lens hood
full time manual focusing
light
Weaknesses image quality above f5.6
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Summary What a hidden treasure! Why Canon has replaced it with an inferior version that is less solid, slower and with a plastic mount confuses me. I bought this to use on an EOS 33, which is a backup to my EOS1V and L series kit of superb lenses. This lens was for convenience when shooting in the street or when I needed to use a compact kit with built in flash.
Well all I can say is that the 28-105USM is excellent - compact, fast enough, quite, sharp and has fine colour, detail and minimal distortion. It is outstanding value for money.
At all f stops and focal lengths it performs admirably.
I took it around China last December and in some cases I cannot tell which shots were taken with my 24-70 f2.8L and this lens!!
The focal length range combined with its widest f stops is a very good mix and is overall better that the popular 28-135 IS lens.
Of course like any lens it should be used with its hood. Normal filters and even a normal circular polariser have not caused any vignetting wide open.
I have run some simple tests that show it to be pin sharp and have very little distrortion at 28mm wide open unless it is shooting at an angle to the film plane.
All in all this is a top quality consumer lens that will surprise fussy enthusiasts.
My ratings below are based on what this lens is meant to be - not what it "could be".
Strengths optical quality, speed, AF, value for money, compact size and light weight.
Weaknesses Maybe a little to "placcy", but it is a lower cost consumer lens. Canon should include a lens hood.
Similar Products Used EF 24-70 f2.8L; EF 70-200 f2.8L; EF 20mm F2.8 USM; EF 100mm f2.8 USM macro; EF 50mm f1.4 USM II.
Summary I like EF28-135 IS USM but it is too heavy for me to carry around. I wanted the same optical quality, light and small glass, and the price I could afford. This is exactly I was looking for. I wasn't sure if I needed a hood but I find it "a must" for backlight situation.
Strengths Lighter than EF28-135 IS USM while the optical quality IMHO is the same.
Weaknesses It is nice that you can attach the hood backwards when you don't use it, but it covers the zoom ring so you cannot use the zoom.
Similar Products Used EF28-135 f3.5-5.6 IS USM
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