Customer Reviews

Quantaray - Zoom lens - 28 mm - 200 mm - f/3.8-5.6 - Minolta A-type

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This is an awesome lens. I bought it to replace the crappy lens that came with the digital rebel xt. It really is great. Sharp autofocus and great aperture range. This is perfect for what I do(astrophotography). The only reason i gave it four staars was that the autofocus can be a little sluggish but you can hardly notice it. Great value for a great lens.

The Quantaray 28-200mm/F3.8-5.6:EF is an "all-n-1" auto-focus zoom. One use is as a good walking around lens for those on a budget. Another use may be for those learning photography. While not an "L series" Canon at this price, I have found it to be an affordable value with good optical quality and a sharp autofocus. It has a great aperture range in appropriate light (i.e., it is not a "near dark" auto focus use lens ... get a tripod and switch to manual 'M' mode on the lens for that).

Currently, (Fall 2010) you can pick these up used for just over $100. I think this lens is well worth the money.

Several years ago, I dropped my camera, breaking my favorite Canon 28 - 70mm lens. After seventeen years of dependable use, the mechanism in my 70-300 lens went to that camera heaven in the sky.

What was I to do???

I happened to read up on the Quantaray 28-200 and felt that it suited my needs. Thankfully, with a reasonable price and flexibility for a variety of photographic needs, this is a suitable replacement for both of my departed lenses.

I can highly recommend it to the amateur like myself or even the seasoned professional.

My experience with this lens so far is limited, but it seems to be a great value. I bought this lens because it was cheap and I wanted a lens for my Sony a230 with a farther reach than my kit 18-55mm. The only things I noticed that is less than excellent on this lens is the zoom mechanism is a little stiff, sometimes the AF can be a bit sluggish, and there is no image stabilzation on the lens so low light pictures can be difficult. But the build quality seems to be good, the pictures seem to be good when there is good light, and one of it's best features is how compact it is. This lens is hardly even longer than my 18-55mm, the difference is not even noticeable. And since I already have a camerra bag and I plan on traveling with this lens that is a big plus. I doubt I'll be returning to my kit lens. This is probably my new all-purpose lens.