Customer Reviews

Canon EF 28-90mm F/4-5.6 III SLR Lens for Canon Cameras

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This lens is a great value.
feels well constructed, opitical quality is good(could be better but not for the price range).
It's great for beginers or amatuers.

Used the lens for about 1 year and had no problems with it.
great range, 28mm is very wide on 35mm format cameras.
great walk around lens.
canon also has amazing online customer support.

After I ordered this lens I was a little worried that I made a mistake, that I probably wouldn't use it as much as the others.... I was definatly wrong! I love this lens and infact it has been on my Xti most over the others I have (50mm,75-300mm and the lens kit 18-55mm. It was well worth the $105.00 and for that price....really...why not get it!?

I am not a professional by any means but I have been very happy with the pictures I have taken with this lens.

I am a hobby shooter so this was a perfect solution for me. I needed something with a bit more reach than my kit 18-55mm but wanted something fairly versatile. This lens was cheap and takes great shots. I am sure something with better glass and stabilization would be better, but for the price I am 100% satisfied.

The lens is compact and I have taken several hundred city-scape shots as well as several hundred sports action shots with awesome results. I love this lens, it is probably the most versatile lens I have.

Edit: After having this lens for a while, I'm getting a little frustrated with the range and the iris. 28mm is not bad, but going out to 90 is often times close but not enough. If I could "do it again" i'd have sprung for a more telephoto lens. I still stand by the idea that the lens is good for beginners maybe marginally better than the "kit" 18-55mm lens, but again, you'll look to change it up soon after.

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I am by no means a pro (or even a pro-sumer), but I think i was expecting a slightly wider range of zoom on this lens. 28mm is plenty wide for most applications, but I'm a nut for wiide shots and this didn't really do it for me. And the zoom gets you close, but you will probably be zooming with your feet to get that real shot you want. However, i wouldn't go much longer in zoom without looking at image stabilization.

As a beginner, I'm glad i got it because it has some range without doing all the work for you of considering your own placement in relation to the picture you want to capture. But I'm already looking for another lens.

For the price , I was pleasantly surprised at the quality of this lense. A little tight on zooming, but better than too loose. Optics pretty good at most ranges and fairly sharp. Good at macro and sharp if stable. For someone on a budget this is a very good 28-90mm zoom lense. Nothing to be ashamed about.

In general I think that this lense is an excellent walk around lense that offers an adequate range for most individuals. I have used this lense on both an EOS Rebel K2 (kit lens for this camera) and a 30D (I only got the body). Of course, the 30D will easily out perform this lense and with the K2, unless you develop your own film, you will have to suffer the development by a "franchise" style 1 hr photo (if you are buying this lens, more than likely you're not developing and you probably don't want to pay astronomical prices for your shots anyway).

In general, I think that its an acceptable lens that offers quality shots. With this, you are getting a Canon lens at a CHEAP price in comparison with some of their others, so in some sense you are paying for the name. Is it worth it? In this price range...yeah, probably. We're not talking L class lens here.

So for the average person just wanting to get some good shots on their camera then this lens should work well. It does feel a little cheap and light in my opinion but its considered a kit lens to begin with so can't complain too much there. I've been using it for over a year now and thus far have taken some decent shots with it. I have posted some for reveiwers viewing pleasure. Nothing phenomenal, but something to go off of.

If I were to give a recommendation I think it would be as a kit lens, yeah its good. As far as buying afterwards I might consider spending a few more bucks and stepping up the zoom and aperature a bit. Low light kills this lense in my opinion but its only an f4 wide open...what do you expect? Put it on a tripod and set you camera to Tv and you can get some decent shots. I've post one that was at night with a great deal of light noise...it did ok...made for an interesting shot.

My greatest two gripes would be:

As mentioned above low light destroys this lens (it doesn't have IS and has an f4 aperature wide open...only so much to say here considering price though).

Second, I don't care for the switch between MF and AF...not convenient for me. It could work but I've never personally found it positioned well or ease of switching. Just a personal issue though. Others might find it perfect.

Overall...decent lens for just having a good time and getting a decent name brand to compliment.

This product was suggested to me for my Cannon Rebel and I am loving it!!! As a beginner photographer I couldn't ask for a better, more cost efficient tool!!! I suggest this to beginners and veterans alike!!!

It's not fancy, but for the price its a good value. I find its a little stiff, but the photo quality is fine.

Cannon is undoubtedly making the best digital cameras and lenses in the business. Shots are crystal clear. The zoom is easy to use and dynamic in function.

I've only started using this lens a couple of days ago, so I can't say I have that much experience with it, but so far I am VERY PLEASED with it.
To begin with, its very lightweight, which is nice on the old Film-based Canon body. I have an EOS7 that weighs a ton.
Secondly, the lens is very sharp and I love the wide angle it gives. As this comes with a nice zoom to boot, I think I'm going to enjoy using it for a long time.