Canon EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras

by Canon

Product Details

• Product Dimensions: 2.7 x 2.6 x 2.6 inches ; 12 ounces
• Shipping Weight: 1 pounds
• Shipping: This item is also available for shipping to select countries outside the U.S.
• ASIN: B000089JKR
• Item model number: 8001A002
• Average Customer Review: 2.1 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (10 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: January 16, 2003

Product Description

From the Manufacturer

This incredible lens is the smallest and lightest in its class. It’s totally new optically, with an Aspherical element to keep the quality up and the size down. Even more noteworthy is an entirely new Micro USM, that’s about half the length of previous designs--with the same focusing power and performance. Features like circular diaphragm blades (for natural backgrounds) and internal focusing (the front element never rotates) round out this great new lens.

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Very likely, your first EF lens will be (or was) one of these lenses. After all, they feature the most popular focal lengths. From wide-angle to telephoto, you get the best of both worlds. The smaller the maximum aperture, the smaller and lighter the lens.

Product Description

Canon s 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM is the smallest and lightest zoom in the 28-105 class, and its optical system includes an Aspherical element. Most noteworthy is its new Micro USM II - half the size of previous Micro USMs, and its use of internal focusing (no front element rotation during focusing).

Customer Reviews

Most Helpful Customer Reviews

24 of 25 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars A bad lens rendered irrelevant by the faster version., November 15, 2004

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Richard B. Williams "huge nerd" (Los Alamos, NM USA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics)

There's not much to say that hasn't been covered by the other reviews; this is a bad lens. If it were considerably cheaper it would be attractive for really low-budget amateurs. At the $150 price point, the performance shortcomings do not justify the cost.

I bought this lens because bottom dollar was my #1 priority, and this was a mistake. Canon's faster/stronger/more robust sister lens is (at most) $100 more expensive and the results are vastly superior.

One particularly disturbing aspect of this cheap-feeling plastic lens is the fact that the forward tube, when extended at 105mm, wiggles back and forth noticeably - the mechanical tolerances on this device are horrible. I also found that it is very easy to get dust and dirt into this lens (probably also due to the bad tolerances), so don't try to use it in a dirty environment.

20 of 21 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars No reason to buy this lens, June 13, 2004

By A Customer

This review is from: Canon EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics)

There's absolutely no reason to buy this lens when you can instead get the Canon EF 28-105 f/3.5-4.5. It's a faster lens with signiicantly better image and build quality, and is only about $50 more than this cheap plastic/slower version.

15 of 16 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars spend a bit more and buy the 3.5-4.5, August 18, 2005

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J. Yeh (Irvine, CA) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Canon EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR Cameras (Electronics)

For $100 more, buy the 28-105mm 3.5-4.5 version. results are far better. This lens (4-5.6) is not quite there. don't even buy it.