This lens retains the optical capability of the highly popular 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 full-time manual focusing. An excellent choice for any photographer. This lens offers a wide spectrum zoom, which can take you from the wide angle scenic shot to the close up portrait shot with little work. The 28-105 USM II lens is an excellent zoom lens for everyday use not matter your subject.
The Canon EF 28-105 f/3.5-5.6 USM lens is a general-purpose wide- angle/zoom lens. Utilizing Canon's ultrasonic autofocus drive, the EF 28-105 can focus on objects as close as 1.6 feet from any focal length. Utilizing the same high-quality optics as its predecessor (the EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM), the EF 28-105 features an updated housing design, which has a ring-type USM drive for silent, high-speed autofocusing.
1 Great lens!!
This is a great lens. I bought the digital rebel kit recently and soon 'outgrew' the efs 18-55 kit lens. It is particularly soft at large apertures and makes it totally unsuitable for indoor handheld photography. I decided to go for 35 mm lenses rather than 'digital' format lenses as an upgrade to the kit lens. They are lower in price (relatively) and you also only see the center of the lens where the picture quality is the best. The Quantaray 28-200 (this is actualy a tamron) was the first lens I considered. i returned it after just 2 photos. it was much worse than the kit lens. Then I did extensive research and finally decided on the 28-105 canon. This equates to 45-160 which is good walking around range. Also fro outdoor wide angle landscapes, the kit lens good enough stopped down. I got the lens today from adorama and the indoor test photos are GREAT and show fine detail. The shallow DOF in macro mode is also nice. The kit lens is no comparison to this lens. I would highly recommend this to new enthusiast dslr (like Drebel)users on a tight budget but also crave for more from their digital rebel. All in all a wonderful lens. And did I say the build quality is great too not to mention the ghostly silent lightening fast focussing?
2 Good lens for the price
This is a good, general purpose lens. It feels solidly built, and has a nice distance window.
This lens is light, but well built. I highly encourage you to buy the lens hood with this lens, as it is prone to flare.
Overall, I have been very satisfied with this lens. Not as good as an "L" lens, but at the low price of $250, you can't get better.
I am very happy with this lens.
3 Nice and terrific lense
Light weight, very fast forcuss and pictures were very sharp and bright with Drebel 300D. Very high recommended. I have a Sigma lense but the pictures taken were not as sharp as Canon lense.
4 another great value lens from canon...
I purchased this lens for my EOS 300D tonight and after a shooting a few test shots my verdict: it's a keeper. We have Abe's Of Maine here in my area and I paid less than the amazon quoted price. Thanks Ed :)
5 Great Walkaround Lens!
I also bought this lens for my Canon Digital Rebel and i think it is a really nice little lens. it is well constructed with a metal lens mount and has a super fast and quiet USM motor. be sure you get this lens and not the cheaper F4 version!
the Canon 28-135IS is also a fantastic lens but it costs twice as much and is also larger. so if you are in the market for a high quality Canon lens that does not cost an arm and a leg then i would highly suggest you get this one.
6 I like it.
I use this lens on the Canon Digital Rebel. It gives me great color & sharpness up to 11x14. Canon makes better lens than this but for this price range you can't beat it. I'd reccommend it to any one. If I lost this one today I'd order another one tomorrow.
7 Great, all purpose lens
This is a great all-purpose lens for Canon cameras. It covers the vast majority of situations that a typical photographer will run across and it works admirably across all of the major functions that one needs: autofocus is quick and accurate; zoom functions easily; lens quality is good; weight is reasonable; et cetera. There is nothing to dislike and the price is very reasonable too. One additional note: with the new 10D which I use this with, the digital magnification factor translates this to roughly a 45-160mm lens.
8 Not a pro lens, but a great lens of small budget
I bought this lens as a general use lense when I picked up my Canon A2e several years ago. This is the lens that has lived on that camera for 99% of the time.
While this is no pro lens, for the money, you can't beat it. It's great for indoors, family shots, tight facials of the children or pets, and landscapes. it has enough flexability to take the average photographer where you want to go.
For the digital SLR cameras with the smaller sensors, the 28mm wide end may be limiting, I don't know (yet), but for 35mm film, this baby is wonderful for the money!
9 Versatile and quick
I am very satisfied with the overall performance of 28-105 mm. It focuses instantly and silently. USM is definitely an advantage and that was one of the reasons why I preferred Canon over other brands. The high pitched sound associated with focusing becomes quite irritating even at occasions when you do not need a silent operation. With a USM lens you do not hear anything and this is really fascinating. This lens produces very clear photos and is definitely better than the Canon EF 28-90 lens which is usually sold with the body for three reasons: 1. The grip feels much better. 2. The lens provides a larger aperture at longer focal lenghts. 3. Basically it has a focal length of 28-105 mm (vs 28-90). Even if there is a significant price difference I would suggest the 28-105 mm. You will NOT regret it.
10 One of my favorite lenses!
This is probably the most used lens in my camera bag. The construction is great and the lens feels good to the touch. The focus and zoom rings move smoothly without any catch or "grit".
The ultrasonic motor is both very quiet, and very fast. Autofocusing this lens is a joy as it snaps to focus so quickly compared to other autofocus lenses that I have used.
The focal range is nice going from a wide angle to a short telephoto adequate for the vast majority of casual shooters. Even the macro settings are good, although they could be a bit better only going to about 12 inches. But with everything else this lens has going for it I can over look that.
This lens is definetely worth having, and most photographers could get by with only this lens.
11 AF is super fast and the focal range is great...
Otherwise this lens is merely good. I've had this lens for a little over a year and have taken numerous rolls on it in all kinds of settings and conditions. It does what it promises to, which is to provide a nice wide-to-medium telephoto focal range (suitable for 99% of casual photography) with the fast ring type Ultra Sonic Motor autofocus. It also lets you focus manually even if the switch is on AF, which is really slick. If it weren't for these features I might not have given it a 4 because the optics are just not that good. It's not very sharp at any focal length, and it produces duller colors than the other 2 lenses I have.
But like I said, the lens performs as it's meant to - as a better than entry level consumer grade lens. The USM is so fast that it justifies the lens's optical shortcomings. Your subject simply *pops* into focus instantaneously when you start to depress the shutter. I'm about to move on to a sharper and more "contrasty" lens, but it'll be heavier, bigger and won't focus as fast. The time that I did spend with this lens produced some very nice results and it served its purpose quite well as a solid stepping stone in my continuing education as a photographer.
12 Terrific lens for all-around use.
For the times when I want to travel light and only take one lens, I usually throw this lens on. Through its entire focal range, it does a great job. Its performance is exceptional considering it's not an "L" grade lens.
The lens is constructed well and has a nice feel. I have an Elan 7e body and this lens complements it very nicely. The Ultrasonic motor is definitely a nice touch. You can't even hear the lens focusing it's so quiet, not to mention fast. I find that 28-105mm is a great range for everyday shooting, and if you're into taking closeups, it has a fairly good macro mode (although I wish it could be a little better...Nikon's equivalent lens has a macro reproduction ratio of about 2.7:1, which this lens doesn't come close to...but it's a Nikon...bleh).
I would advise anyone buying this lens to also purchase the accessory hood that's available for it.
13 A fine lens
This lens is a good buy. It is not too expensive and has a good telefoto range. The only thing I did not like was that the macro feature. It can only get as close as 12 inches. Otherwise I can say that is a perfectly acceptable lens. Buy this lens if you are only looking to buy just one. FYI, this lens has a 58mm focal length for those who use filters.
14 Great, but little new
Although this is a great lens overall, there is little new that the model II offers over the earlier version. The optics are the same, the only difference appears to be in the packaging. Even the canon web site admits that the lenses are identical "optically and mechanically", but it "has a leather toned exterior finish for a higher quality look." Big deal. That's not worth the extra $s you have to shell out for it. I'd rather hunt around for the earlier lens, which is substantially cheaper.
