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Great general lens, Monday, 25 June 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.8
Sharpness		4.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		5.0

This is a wonderful lens. It is much more crisp than the stock lens, and has much better auto focus. You get what you pay for. The f/3.5-4.5 has a low enough f stop, that lets you take pictures without a flash in almost any situation as long as you are willing to sacrifice the iso a bit.

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You can do better., Monday, 11 June 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		2.8
Sharpness		3.0
Build Quality		3.0
AF Speed		2.0
Value for Money		3.0

Lens too soft at 105 mm and F3.5. If you must have an inexpensive zoom this lens is acceptable but there are much better (and more expensive) lens out there. The 50mm f1.8 II for $70 is much sharper- of coarse it is not a zoom lens.

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a good value, Sunday, 10 June 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		5.0
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		5.0

For around $230, there is really nothing to complain about. It has almost the same optical quality as the twice expensive 28-135 IS. If you do some google, you may find it compares very nicely with the much more expensive EF 24-105 f/4 IS. It is not as good, but very close. The optical difference, if any, will only show itself with 100% crop and pixel peeping.

The only weak point I observed so far is that it is a little soft wide open (3.5) at 28. However, if you stop down a little bit, e.g., 4.5 or 5.6, it becomes very good.

I roughly compare it against tamron 17-35 2.8-4 (model# A05, which is known to be a sharp lens) at 28. As I mentioned before, tamron beats this lens if wide open (3.5). But when stopped down to around 5.0, there is no difference (in fact, canon may even be a little better in terms of color & contrast).

I tend to use this lens mostly outside with aperture 5.6 or smaller. I used it for some portaits, as well as travel photoes. For this purpose, it does its job perfectly.

I am debating to give it a 4 star or 5 star (due to the soft issue wide open at f3.5). But considering its price, I am inclined to give it a 5 star.

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Good But .., Thursday, 31 May 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.0
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		3.0
AF Speed		4.0
Value for Money		4.0

The Canon Ef 28-105 Lens is a good lens, however, if your a serious in photography, i would pitch a few more $$$ for a better lens

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Great for what it is, Monday, 21 May 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.5
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		4.0
Value for Money		4.0

Sure this lens isn't an L, but for a starter or a cheap walk around it's great. I bought it as a walk around instead of buying a point and shoot. It's much better then any P&S camera I've tried, and cheaper then most of the good ones too. For the stuff I really want good IQ on I use my primes. I only gave it 4 stars because I don't use it as much as my other lenses, and it is a little cheap feeling. But it's very light which helps on long hikes so I can deal with it being somewhat cheap feeling.

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Pretty good, Sunday, 13 May 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.5
Sharpness		4.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		4.0

I dont know all that much about lenses, Im starting with this one as a replacement of the kit lens that the Rebel XTi comes with. All I can say is that Im happy, it feels well built and the quality is very good in all aspects.

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Looking for an affordable ef lens?, Saturday, 12 May 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		5.0
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		5.0

This is the first lens I bought for my first dslr (a Canon Rebel xt). I really like this lens for multiple reasons:
1. It's an excellent value.
2. It's versatile for most shots you will want to take.
3. It allows you to manually focus even when set to "af".
4. It has a very quiet motor.
5. It feels solidly built.

Things I have learned since buying this lens (aka warnings):
1. 28mm is not all that wide when you are using a Rebel xt (or similar
dslr); there is a conversion factor to consider.
2. This is not the fastest lens in the world, nor is it image stabilized.
When the light gets pretty low, be prepared to use a tripod.
3. This lens is awesome!

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Simply put... The best All Around Lenses for Canon, Tuesday, 08 May 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.8
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		4.0

Very good optics, very well made, you can focus even with the AF on, te top of the lens does not rotates so if you're using circular polarizing filter you won't lose your adjustment when focusing.

If you're looking for the very best zoom lens for almost every situation (except macro and wide angle) this is the one... believe me!

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Outgrown it, Saturday, 24 March 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		3.0
Sharpness		3.0
Build Quality		3.0
AF Speed		3.0
Value for Money		3.0

First off, this is a very good first lens. If you are looking for an inexpensive lens to take photos of family and friends then this lens is perfect.
With that said, I am looking for a lens to do more. I have outgrown this lens. It's just to soft for me. It's pretty sharp for the price but not near as sharp as I would like.
Bottom line:
To soft for anything other then general family photos. Hope this helps.

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Great Lens - Great Price!, Thursday, 15 March 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.8
Sharpness		4.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		5.0

I'm using this on an XTI to replace the substandard lens that came with the camera. I purchased this lens because of the great reviews of the lens and the price. I wanted this lens to get me through until I could purchase an L lens. I have been very pleased with this lens. I have shot all kinds of photos, day and night using this lens. At night I use a tripod ... sometimes I need to manual focus at first shot if there isn't any light near. Once I have the initial focus (manual) then the autofocus will normally "kick in" and work to obtain a more fine focus on the subject. I have taken some very, very good night photos using this lens this way. In low light I either use a tripod or a monopod ... flash helps much indoors of course. I now have the 50mm 1.8, for a low light and a great price and sharp pictures. I also have the 70-200 4L IS, which is a great lens with excellently sharp pictures. The 28-105 gives me a bit wider shot of course than the 70, but not as sharp as the L lens. However, the 28-105 is sharp and does a very good job for me.

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Great walk around lens, Tuesday, 06 March 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.8
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		4.0
Value for Money		5.0

This is the lens that I used to keep on my Rebel XT most of the time until I got the 17-40 f/4L. The 28-105 range on the Rebel is equivalent to 44-168 on a 35mm camera. The wide angle is a little lacking on a 1.6 crop camera but most of the time you can take a step back if you really need to. The ring-type USM provides fast, silent and accurate focus. Full time manual focus means you can easily adjust the focus without having to mess with any switches. The quality of the lens is way better than the EF-S 18-55 f/3.5-5.6 kit lens and for the money, it can't be beat. You have to step up to L lenses to beat the quality of this lens.

Make sure to get the 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 II and not the cheaper f/4-5.6 It's definitely worth the difference.

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Excellent value and "walk around lens", Tuesday, 27 February 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.3
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		4.0
AF Speed		4.0
Value for Money		4.0

This is the least expensive of four Canon lenses I own. It however is the best "walk around" lens you can imagine. Its picture quality rivals that of my "L" series lens (within reason) and its compact size makes it all the better. I recently took this lens and my 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 "IS" lens to a theme park. I walked around with them all day, and by days end this was clearly the winner as far as my neck and body were concerned. The "IS" model closest in range to this weighs about 3 times as much and is over twice the size. Now with that said, be aware this is a non "IS" lens which requires adaquate light to get good results. It can not compare to a f/2.8 "IS" lens which excels in indoor conditions with no flash, but im sure anyone with any photographic experience is aware of the same.
This lens has become my only lens when comfort is a factor which needs to be taken into account. Its the "work horse" of my lens arsenal at a price you simply can not beat.

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For the price it's fine, not spectacular, Saturday, 24 February 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		3.5
Sharpness		3.0
Build Quality		4.0
AF Speed		3.0
Value for Money		4.0

[...] This lens will not knock your socks off, but if this is all you can afford, it will do the trick as one step up upgrade to your kit lens.

Good things are that the focus is really good at 105mm and it will produce good saturation at times -- both of these things I couldn't say about the kit lense.

Bad things are soft edges and just overall not very sharp images.

Overall, it's fine for a while but it will leave you longing for something better if you are serious about photography.

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Great multi-purpose lens, Friday, 09 February 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.8
Sharpness		5.0
Build Quality		4.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		5.0

This is the first lens I got for my Canon 20D. It's a great lens to start out with, as it covers a great range. 28 is pretty useful, but it's not something you can really use for actual wide-angle. Still useful for relatively close shots. 105 has proven incredibly useful for portraits, nature stuff, pretty much everything I've tried out so far. The versatility of this lens-- that it can be used close to the subject and far away-- is definitely one of its best features.

3.5/4.5 can be a bit blurry. I generally do pretty well, but I was taking some odd pictures today that didn't come out too well-- different objects at different places, which a higher f-stop would have totally solved. I think someone said in another review to go for around 8...

USM is absurdly fast. I can't get over it. (Having lived in point-and-shoot / Canon FD land before I got this camera...) Definitely don't settle for the cheaper version of this-- this lens is ergonomically and optically an excellent lens for $100 more than the cheap one. USM, great range.

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Worthy to owning it, Monday, 15 January 2007


Overall rating (weighted)		4.5
Sharpness		4.0
Build Quality		5.0
AF Speed		5.0
Value for Money		4.0

Good Sharpness, quick & quiet focusing, and good constructure. I have used it for thousands of shots on my CANON Rebel XT, since I bought it in May, 2006. So far so good. I have no complaints on it.

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