Canon EF - Zoom lens - 28 mm - 135 mm - f/3.5-5.6 IS USM - Canon EF | 
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Category: CE
List Price: £415.99
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Rating:  6 reviews
Sales Rank: 740
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Fragile: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 4.8
Maximum Focal Length: 135
Minimum Focal Length: 28
Shipping Weight (lbs): 2
Dimensions (in): 6.4 x 4.6 x 4.4
MPN: 2562A003AA
Model: 2562A003
UPC: 082966213427
EAN: 0082966213427
ASIN: B00006I53S
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| • | EF28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens |
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Product Description
Built in gyro sensors control an image stabiliser group of elements within the lens Standard zoom lens with an Image Stabilizer and high zoom ratio. With the Image Stabilizer turned on, you can obtain sharp, natural looking pictures in dim lighting without using flash or a tripod. Very handy for places where flash is prohibited. Uses ring-type USM for swift, silent autofocus and full-time manual focus. Features: - Lens construction: 16 elements in 12 groups - Diagonal angle of view: 75 -18 - Focus adjustment: Inner focusing system with USM - Closest focusing distance: 0.5m / 1.6ft - Zoom system: Rotating type - Filter size: 72mm
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good lens August 8, 2008
Alps (Surrey UK)
1 out of 2 found this review helpful
Bought this lens as the standard lens that came with the canon 350D gave very poor results when used with a flash. This lens is vey good esp is low light conditions due to the OS.
Perfect everyday lens May 22, 2008
I. Tomasevic (UK)
7 out of 8 found this review helpful
I purchased this lens to replace the kit lens on my 400D. It is perfect. Brilliant shots, IS is amazing, nice zoom range (about 5.5x), great for everyday use! No regrets!
The best general purpose lens available in the EOS series January 10, 2008
Gisli Jokull Gislason (Iceland)
26 out of 26 found this review helpful
This lens is probably the best buy you can make for the Canon EOS cameras. It has a fantastic range, anything from group photos to portrait close ups.
The lens is also extremly fast and quiet.
The standard lens for the 400 series is the 18-55 lens and this is very limited. Most people will then go on to buy a bigger lens, like 55-300 mm to cover the greatest range. To me this is a mistake. You will end up having to swap your lenses frequently or end up with one being unused and usually be stuck with the inadequate 18 - 55 mm. True you will probably never use the 18-55 mm lens again if you go with this one but you will also have a lens that does everything instead and won't have to make further swaps.
The 28mm - 135 mm lens is the best general purpose lens available in the EOS series and the way to go.
A must-have addition to your kit November 6, 2007
Mr. A. Brown (London, UK)
36 out of 36 found this review helpful
I'm relatively new to amateur photography, and bought this lens after TRAWLING through (i think) every single review available. Three months down the line, and I'm unbelievably glad I spent the time I did researching a lens that I wanted as a decent 'walkaround'.
Focus lock is very quick and accurate - only a couple of times photographing very similar tones in low light has the lens lens suffered, but any lens in the same situation would do the same. The lens actually focuses a second time after the initial lock to get very sharp pictures. It also features FTM (Full Time Manual) focusing which I've found particularly useful.
The lens is certainly heavier than the standard 18-55 EF-S kit lens, but more than light enough to carry around all day. The construction feels very solid - the lens barrel is plastic, while the metal mount gives the lens a hugely firm and professional feel.
I've found one of the two great things about this lens is the Image Stabilisation (IS). I've used the lens a few times to photograph bands where flash photography is banned (or frowned upon), and it's come up trumps. Anywhere in even slightly low light and it has proven invaluable in keeping my handheld images sharp. Go into a camera shop, find any Canon lens with IS and take comparison shots with it turned on and off. Honestly; you'll see what I mean.
The other is the focal length. 28mm is more than handy for landscape shots (in any case you can stitch together the shots on your computer after), and having the zoom go through to 135mm is perfect for portraits and places where you need that extra reach. I think it's best suited as a walkaround lens - especially when taken travelling.
One of the downsides I've found to the lens, though, is the lack of lock on the lens barrel itself. When the camera is pointing in a downward position, the lens can creep which is frustrating. Especially annoying when I have the lens on my tripod pointing to the floor. Grr.
Other than that, I can really see nothing to complain about the 28-135 IS USM. The IS is a dream; the images are sharper than I think the price tag warrants; the USM is silent as a mouse; focusing is quick; the focal range is excellent (but then of course that depends on what you want the lens for!!); and the variable aperture range (f/3.5-5.6) is decent enough for the majority of uses.
I'm not a professional, so distortion, flare, Bokeh and vignetting are beyond me. There are some very good review of this lens splattered all over the Web for that kind of detail.
I'm fantastically happy with this lens, and firmly believe it'll always be a part of my camera bag as my years and experience roll on! Happy buying...
Space in your camera bag! June 24, 2007
Ross R (UK)
36 out of 37 found this review helpful
This is a fantastic lens, I'm new to serious photography but even I can tell this has been a good choice after 2 weeks. All the other lenses have felt seriously underused since this has turned up in the camera bag, perhaps apart from the 50mm Canon, which gives you a slight advantage in low light levels. If like me you feel a little hesitiation in buying a lens nearly as expensive as the original camera (400 EOS), grit your teeth and go for it, it is well worth the painful credit card bill.
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