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Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Reviews

Zoom lens - 28 mm - 105 mm - f/3.5-4.5 II USM - Canon EF More product details

$209.95

Both lenses started shipping in late May and I had an opportunity to use them on location... (luminous-landscape.com)

At PMA 2004 Canon announced a new lens, the EF 28-300/3.5-5.6L IS USM. It'svery similar to the... (photo.net)

alaTest Review Summary for Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

We have collected and analyzed 5 expert reviews and 219 user reviews from international sources. Users rate it 86/100. The average review date is June 25, 2006. We have compared these reviews to 100707 reviews from other Lenses & Filters. Last update: November 21, 2009.

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Expert Reviews (5)

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Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Reviews

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A handy, compact zoom lens for travelling, etc. The highest optical performance in its class, plus the convenience of focusing as close as 2.3 feet ov

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photographyreview.com
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Canon EF 28-90mm f/4.0-5.6 USM Reviews

By (photographyreview.com)

The standard lens for entry-level and mid-range EOS cameras. Compared to the current EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 V USM standard zoom, the new EF 28-90mm USM

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photographyreview.com
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Canon EF 28 - 300mm f3.5-5.6L IS USMA Field Test Report andAn Optical Analysis Using__________________________________________________________

By (luminous-landscape.com)

Both lenses started shipping in late May and I had an opportunity to use them on location photographing moose and other wildlife as well as landscape in Algonquin Park in northern Ontario. These lenses have also been subject to a bench test using DxO ...

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User Reviews (219)

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Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

By ores808 (photographyreview.com)

Spend the last 3 months touring Europe with my 5D Mark ii with 2 zooms and a prime. I got grew increasingly weary of 1).trying to guess which lens to bring each morning, 2). bringing the wrong lens and missing half of the shots or 3), bringing 2 or 3 lens...

From 'hither' to 'yon', this thing is remarkably flexible and incredibly sharp (a little tricky wide open at 300).

NONE (I read a lot of reviews where the biggest complaint was weight. Come of folks, this thing probably doesn't weight any more than that water bottle you lugged around all day. Go the gym.

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Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

By roger doger (photographyreview.com)

This lens is heavy but not as bad as all the reviews would make you believe. Image quality seems about as good as 24-105 L and 70=200 L f4. Nice to only have one lens to worry about.

IQ Only one lens

I guess weight

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Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM

By laurent harari (photographyreview.com)

I bought it because where I shoot ( Desert and mountains) I have to be extracareful when I change lens ( dust, sand) are killers. Solutions ? Get only one lens !!! Beautiful machine on the paper. So beautiful that I bought it, but it has a huge problem: t...

IS very efficient Sharp AF fast can check quality on www.buyphotoarts.com check wildlife Latin america. But Had todo huge post prod to clean the shots.

Its bone structure Push pull too long, too strong , too powerful like a dyson vacuum cleaner. No dust proofing

Manufacturer's Description

This lightweight, compact standard zoom lens is practically identical to the EF28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM optically and mechanically, but it has a leather toned exterior finish for a higher quality look. It focuses to 0.5m throughout the zoom range using inner focusing. Inner focusing and the Ring USM focusing motor provide silent, high-speed focusing. It has full time manual focus, which allows manual focusing without leaving the AF mode. The non-rotating front ring, which fascinates use of...

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