Cosina 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 MC AF Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon EOS / EF

by Cosina

Product Details

• ASIN: B000FNGLSM
• Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (25 customer reviews)
• Date first available at Amazon.com: March 20, 2010

Product Description

Works with Canon EOS 30D, 20D, 10D, 5D, D60, Digital Rebel, XT, 1D, 1Ds, T2, Ti, K2, GII, 650, 630, 620, 2000, Elan 7ne, 7n, 1v, 3, and many more! High definition multi-coated optical glass High speed auto focus, extra large viewing area Latest lightweight space-age technology and compact Made in Japan, includes bayonet mount lens hood and caps

Customer Reviews

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60 of 62 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars Nice Price, low quality., July 30, 2006

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Luis Solano (San Jose, Costa Rica) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cosina 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 MC AF Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon EOS / EF (Electronics)

When I first saw this Wide Angle Cosina Lens, I thought it had an amazing price compared to other brands. But that worried me: cheap=no good. I've never heard of the brand or even found reviews of the lens. I bought them either way (the price was too low, if they turned out to be bad I wouldn't bother as much). And if it turned out to be good, it'll be a fine addition to my Canon Digital Rebel XT.

When I finally got it, the physical appearance was nice, it didn't look as bad as I thought it would. It came with a hood which makes it look larger in diameter. The problem is when I started taking pictures with it. The zoom and angle features are nice but definitely the sharpness and quality of them weren't even as good as the kit 18-55mm lens. When you crop or zoom you can really see that most of them are blurred but not to an awful extent, if you need to make close ups or print in full resolution, then this is not the lens for you.

Save a couple of $$ or spent a $100 or so more and get a Sigma or Canon, don't waste your time with this one. I'll try it, and play with it more, and probably update this review.

26 of 27 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Good (Cheap) Wideangle for Canon Full Frame, April 4, 2008

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Oracle DBA - See all my reviews

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This review is from: Cosina 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 MC AF Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon EOS / EF (Electronics)

I am rating this 5 for the price, but really should be a 3 or 4 if price is not considered. Just so you know, I recently sold the lens because I will be getting one of the Canon "L" wide angles.

Here's my totally unbiased review from owning this lens on my Canon 5D Full Frame for a few months.

I own several "L" lenses, so I am using those as a point of comparison (85L-II, 300mm F4L, 24-70L).

Sharpness - Excellent, I was very impressed, extremely sharp images in the area of focus.
Color - Very Good, I was very impressed. Generally I don't care too much for the color because I use RAW, and can easily manipulate the color in Photoshop.
Flare - Not that great, produces flare in outdoor images. This is not really a huge deal, but you should know about it.

Vignetting is present in this lens, but can be corrected in Photoshop.

I really almost loved this lens. Construction is good, autofocus is good, does not look 'cheap', and is very light.

The only one thing I did not like was the following:

The perspective of the images towards the outer edges (on a full frame) gets distorted, and this kind of bothered me. I think this may be a trait of most wide angle lenses, I am not sure. I believe this is also fixable in Photoshop, not sure.

On the whole, if you are looking for a cheap wide angle for your full frame, this is it..

Its made in Japan. Thanks for reading this review.

8 of 8 people found the following review helpful:

2.0 out of 5 stars I got what I paid for., March 24, 2007

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Rommel Arguelles (Ontario, Canada) - See all my reviews
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This review is from: Cosina 19-35mm f/3.5-4.5 MC AF Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon EOS / EF (Electronics)

Clarity and sharpness of the pictures are not that great. Yet, if you think about the price of this lens, it's not really that bad. The material used feels and looks like a toy. If you really want a good wide angle lens, I recommend Canon 10-22mm or if you want something cheaper, a Sigma 10-20mm will give you the best result.