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Review Date
February 24, 2005
Overall Rating
 2 of 5
Value Rating
 3 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
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Reviewed by
mitzaciobanu
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$50.00
at in France
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, People
Summary
If you buy it in a kit with a 3000v/Rebel K2 or 300v/Rebel Ti it comes almost for free!! (less than 50 $). And it's pretty useful if you don't have too many lenses(3x zoom). Do not expect professional results, however. Advice: avoid extreme focals: visible distortion at 28 mm). Also avoid the maximum apertures (4-5.6)
Strengths
Light, cheap
Weaknesses
not very solid, difficult (but not impossible) manual focusing)
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Review Date
October 24, 2004
Overall Rating
2 of 5
Value Rating
 4 of 5
Used product for
More than 1 year
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Reviewed by
agrotica
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$0.00
at Thessaloniki, Greece
Photography Experience
11-20 years
, Outdoor
Summary
This is one cheap lens! Came as kit with 300V, with same silver colour. It is at the bottom of Eos zoom lenses, therefor it is a special case...
So,
if you look for a lens for snapshots, if you shoot 2-4films per year, if you want to upgrade your film point&shoot with a cheap slr set, if you rarely make enlagments...
...then look no more, this is a lens for your Eos! Just buy the kit and forget it!
This piece cannot be compared with any of the rest EF zoom lenses. That would be unfare, like comparing a cheap town car with a Ferrari.
If i could turn back time, i would go for a used 28-105/3.5-4.5 (the older model) when i bought the 300V. Same consumer-level lens, but much better results...
Strengths
- LIGHT!
- CHEAP, almost the cheapest Canon zoom lens (after 28-80)
- Nice zoom range
- Decent AF speed, even without USM motor
- Acceptable when stopped down, not bad for outdoor use where sufficient light is present.
- You don't have to care if it breaks, you can always find used at prices around 50euros...
- Warm colors
- Delivers enough for it's price
Weaknesses
- CHEAP, almost the cheapest Canon zoom lens => almost the worst optically Canon zoom lens!
- Rotating front element =>no polarisers
- Very difficult to almost impossible manual focus(4mm focus ring)
- Big distortions at the wide end, almost every line is curved!
- Consumer-toy-level of build quality (expected)
- Slow lens (expected)
- Terrible wide open
Similar Products Used
Canon EF 28-135is
Canon EF 50/1.8
Tokina 19-35
Various M42 manual focus primes
Customer Service
Not needed yet.
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Review Date
July 29, 2004
Overall Rating
2 of 5
Value Rating
3 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review
3.00 of 5, 4 votes
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Reviewed by
Darrin
, Casual
Price Paid
$179.00
at buydig.com (I think)
Photography Experience
2-5 years
, People
Summary
Sad lens. The only way I can get a sharp picture is to use a tripod and remote (even in daylight!) Even then, pictures are too soft.
I'm disappointed considering I have the big brother of this lens (75-300) and it does just fine.
Strengths
-Price
-Focal range
Weaknesses
-Blurred pictures
-28mm shots distorted
Similar Products Used
75-300 F/4-5.6 II USM
Customer Service
N/A
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Review Date
July 25, 2004
Overall Rating
 4 of 5
Value Rating
 5 of 5
Used product for
Less than 1 month
Visitors rate this review
5.00 of 5, 1 votes
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Reviewed by
afshalders
, Expert
Price Paid
$75.00
at brazil
Photography Experience
21+ years
, Outdoor
Summary
Nice lens despite of the very cheap look. Sharpness and distortion are ok for the price tag, after all it's an under $100 3x zoom range lens. Focusing is not lightning fast but ok for amateur use.
Strengths
Good performance for the price
Weaknesses
Looks cheap. Autofocus could be better.
Similar Products Used
Several Canon USM lenses, including image stabil. zooms.
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Review Date
July 18, 2003
Overall Rating
4 of 5
Value Rating
5 of 5
Used product for
3 Months to 1 year
Visitors rate this review
4.00 of 5, 2 votes
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Reviewed by
35mm
, Intermediate
Price Paid
$0.00
Photography Experience
2-5 years
Summary
Great beginner lens, came with the camera so i didnt bother. One day i went out, and i forgot my wide angle zooms at home, and i only had this little sucker in the bag. I was kinda terrified to use it, felt so plasticy and weak, i didnt know if i was going to break it while turning it. In the end, it was surprisingly sharper than expected.
Strengths
Fast AF!! REAL FAST!
Weaknesses
Plastic Feel, plastic everywhere......
Similar Products Used
Tamron AF 28-200mm XR
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Canon 28-70mm f/2.8L USM
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