Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras by Canon
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Digital camera reviews of Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras
Digital camera Review: A fine lens
Summary: 4 Stars
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.Digital camera Review: AF is super fast and the focal range is great...
Summary: 4 Stars
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.
Digital camera Review: AWESOME lens!
Summary: 5 Stars
I purchased my first DSLR in July - The Rebel XT. Everyone suggested that I get this lens. Well, after buying it - putting it on, I can see why (compared to the kit lens that came with the Rebel XT).
This lens is SUPER fast Auto Focus (but then again, coming from the P&S world, no duh). The zoom is incredibly far (more than I would ever need). However, due to the Rebel XT - it isn't as wide as I would have liked. I read about this before I purchased. So when I'm doing portrait shots - I just step back a little and everything is just fine.
Definitely recommend this lens. You can't even hear the USM focusing... Beautiful.
Digital camera Review: Amazing addition for the price
Summary: 4 Stars
While this is obviously not an L lens, it still has great quality for the price. The auto-focus is second to none in most situations and the pictures are very crisp. It is extremely well constructed, and if your on a budget like me, is the best lens to upgrade from the basic 18-55mm lens. The ability to Manually focus while still on Auto-focus is great for those shots you can't get it to perfectly pick up on. All in all a great Canon product. For the money its definitely 5 stars, but in the grand scheme of things a 4 is more appropriate.Digital camera Review: An excellent sleeper lense!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a model photographer who often does outdoor photoshoots at Joshua Tree, I needed an excellent compact zoom lense which would give me more reach than what I already had, Tamron 28-75 f2.8, because I often found myself too far away on one boulder while the model was on another. Well, the Canon 28-105 f3.5-4.5 lense fulfills this purpose. Even though it's slower, I still get good DOF (depth of field) and the speed hasn't been a problem; of course, that would not be the case if one was using this lense in low light situations. Not only that, but I've noticed that it, on the average, gives sharper pictures than my Tamron lense. The lense is very compact, having the size and weight of my Canon 85 f1.8 lense which is another plus allowing me to have the lense on the camera in my backpack without taking up much space. It's actually more compact than the Tamron and I'm able to use the same size B+W filters as my Canon 85mm f1.8 and 50mm f1.4 lenses, which saved me money. So I heartily recommend this lense for anyone who needs a good quality moderate length zoom lens and can't afford to pay $800+, I paid $250 for it. This lense won't disappoint.