EW-60C Round Lens Hood+Lens Cover Cap Holder Strap For Canon EF 28-80MM Lens US $5.21

Canon USM28-105EF LENS EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM OEM US $39.00

Canon MAIN PCB ASSY EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM OEM MIB US $45.00

Canon INNER CAM EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 OEM MIB NEW LOOK US $15.00

Canon RUBBER RING EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM OEM MIB US $8.50

Canon USM28-105EF ZOOMING KEY EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM US $7.00

Canon USM28-105EF DUSTY SHIELD EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 US US $3.99

Wide Angle /Fish Eye /Macro for Canon EF 28-90mm Lens US $36.95

Canon Zoom Lens EF 28-70mm 1:3.5-4.5 ll for Digital & Film SLR Marco .5m 1.75ft US $57.00

Canon EF III 28 mm - 90 mm F/4.0-5.6 Lens US $99.99

Canon EF 28 mm F/2.8 Lens Full-frame US $162.50

Canon 28-135mm EF IS Zoom Lens US $162.50

52MM LENS CAP FOR CANON EF 28mm f/2.8 LENS US $4.74

Canon EF 28 mm - 300 mm F/3.5-5.6 L IS USM Lens US $2,199.00

Canon EF 28 mm - 135 mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens US $222.50

0.43x PRO Wide angle fisheye with macro lens for Canon EF 28-105MM f/3.5-4.5 II US $36.09

EW-78BII Lens Hood Kit Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM EW78BII US $44.95

72mm LensCap w/Leash +3pc Filters for Canon EF 28-135mm US $34.95

LENS HOOD F CANON EF 28-135MM F/3.5-5.6 IS USM EW78B II US $9.19

Bayonet Mount EW-63II Lens Hood for Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM US $5.16

Canon EF 28-80mm f/2.8-4 L Lens US $385.00

72mm CPL+UV+ Filter Kit For Canon EF 28-135mm USM lens US $18.94

Lens hood for Canon EW-68A for EF 28-78mm f/3.5-4.5 US $12.99

Canon EF USM 28 mm - 105 mm F/3.5-4.5 Lens(Need Repair) US $50.00

EW-60C Lens Hood for Canon EF 28-90mm F4-5.6 II USM NEW US $2.90

EW-78D Lens Hood for Canon EF-S 18/28-200mm F3.5-5.6 IS US $4.50

Canon EF 28-135mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens - Used - Practically New Condition! US $192.50

Used Canon EW-78BII Lens Hood for EF 28-135mm IS Lens - Genuine US $.99

LENS HOOD FOR CANON EF 28-135MM F/3.5-5.6 IS EW-78B II US $9.19

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens - MINT US $295.00

Canon EF 28 mm - 135 mm F/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens, Japan, New US $349.00

Canon EF Zoom L USM 28 mm - 70 mm 28-70mm f/2.8L f 1:2.8 Lens Ultrasonic US $685.06

New EW-60C Lens Hood for Canon EF-S18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 EF28-90mm f/4-5.6 II USM UK US $5.93

CANON ZOOM LENS EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 II USM 58mm Filter ULTRASONIC AF MF US $109.01

EW-68A Lens Hood for Canon EF 28-78mm f/3.5-4.5 & 77mm EOS Lens cap US $19.50

Black Bayonet Mount Lens Hood for Canon EW-78B II EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM US $7.91

Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM with UV filter, 72mm circular polarizer and extra US $152.50

Flannel Interior EW-78D Lens Hood for Canon EFs 18-200mm EF 28-200mm US $8.16

Canon EOS 50D 15.1 MP Digital SLR Camera - Black (Kit w/ EF-S IS 28-135mm Lens) US $869.99

NEW Lens Hood Mount EW-60C for Canon EF 28-80mm II USM US $5.26

Lens Hood for Canon EF-S 18-55mm 28-80mm 28-90mm EW-60C US $3.99

Lens Hood for Canon EW 78D EF28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM US $9.99

EW-78D Lens Protection Hood for Canon EF EF-S 18/28-200mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM US $3.49

HONGDAK EW-78B II Lens Hood for Canon EOS EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM US $3.49

EW-78D Lens Hood for CANON EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM US $3.25

Canon EF 28-300mm f/4-5.6 L IS USM Lens Empty Box US $45.00

EW-63II Lens Hood for CANON EF 28-105mm f3.5-4.5 II USM US $3.35

Lens Hood EW-63II 4 Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM US $4.50

Lens Hood EW-63II for Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM US $4.50

GENUINE Canon EW-78BII Lens Hood for EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM new Z061 US $13.85

Canon EW-78B II Lens Hood for EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS US $3.09

Canon EW-63B Lens Hood EF 28-105mm f/4-5.6 USM US $31.00

Canon EW-78BII 78B II Lens Hood EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 US $39.00

Canon EW-83G Lens Hood EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM US $48.00

EW-78BII Lens Hood for Canon EF 28-135mm IS US $4.19

EW-78D Lens Hood for Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM US $2.89

EW-78B II Lens Hood For Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS US $3.45

Lens Hood CANON EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 V USM EW-60C EW60C US $1.68

Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 AF Zoom Macro Lens Great Condition US $94.69

Canon Ultrasonic EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM zoom lens US $52.16

Professional 0.45x Black Wide Angle For Canon EOS 7D Fits EF 28-135mm 72mm US $59.51

Canon EF 28-135mm F3.5 - 5.6 IS Zoom Lens for EOS SLRs + Free UK Postage US $276.61

Canon EW-78BII Lens Hood for EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS US $24.43

EW-60C Lens Hood for CANON EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 28-90mm US $4.79

BUNDLE: Canon EF USM 28mm-105mm F/4.0-5.6 Lens + EW-63B Lens Hood BRAND NEW US $135.00

EW-78D Lens Protection Hood for Canon EF EF-S 18/28-200mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM New US $4.49

EW-60C Lens Hood for Canon EF 28-90mm 28-80mm EF-S 18-55mm F3.5 F4-5.6 II USM US $2.89

Canon EOS EF AF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 II USM Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom Lens 205656 US $67.40

UV Protection Filter for Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS USM 28-135mm Lens US $13.64

Lens hood EW-78D f Canon EF 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 USM US $4.59

Circular Polarizer Filter for Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS EF 28-135mm IS USM Lens US $27.27

Canon EF 28mm F1.8 USM NEW Portrait Lens US $599.00

58mm 28Pc LENS Filter Kit FOR Canon EOS EF 500D 550D 600D 1000D 1100D ALL REBEL US $29.99

Special Effects 6 Filter Set for Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS EF 28-135mm IS USM US $44.44

Deluxe Lens Cap with Leash for Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS 28-135mm IS USM US $14.14

Deluxe Lens Cap with Leash for Canon EF 24-70mm 24-105mm 28-300mm IS USM Lens US $14.14

Canon EF 28-135mm 1:3.5-5.6 IS Zoom US $175.00

6X Color Filters Set for Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS EF 28-135mm IS USM Lens US $44.44

UV Protection Filter for Canon EF 28-300mm USM Lens US $15.66

CANON ZOOM LENS EF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 II - MINT+ w/orig.Caps, All Works Perfectly US $71.00

Canon EF 28-105mm Zoom Lens 1: 3.5 - 4.5 II USM Ultrasonic - Very good condition US $71.01

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens 5 Year Warranty Accessory US $457.99

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens + Deluxe Accessory Kit US $433.99

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens US $350.00

New Canon EW-60C EW60C Lens Hood for EF EF-S 18-55mm 28-80mm 28-90mm IS II III US $19.73

New Genuine Canon EW-78BII EW78BII Lens Hood for EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM US $34.43

New Canon EW-78D EW78D Lens Hood for EF EF-S 18-200mm 28-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM US $33.54

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Zoom Lens US $279.99

0.45x Wide Angle Lens for Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 US $35.95

0.45x Wide Angle Lens for Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 III US $35.95

Lens Canon EF 28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6 II US $31.00

Tiffen 77mm CPL + UV Filter +Hood For Canon EF 28-300mm US $66.95

New 0.45x WIDE ANGLE LENS w/MACRO For Canon EOS Rebel 58mm EF-S 18-55mm 28-105mm US $27.61

Sigma 28mm f/1.8 AF High speed aspherical lens for Canon EF US $250.00

Canon Ef 28 Mm

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 Prime Lens Review - On My Canon EOS 350d / Digital Rebel XT

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Sharp, fast, inexpensive
Once upon a time the 50 mm lens was THE standard camera lens and was THE optical benchmark by which manufacturers were judged and compared. Although the basic lens focus has now shifted (at least at the low to mid amateur level) to zooms - you can still benefit from years of research and development that went into designing the 50 mm lens and this here lens may be the best lens, dollar for dollar, that you can ever buy. The question is can you afford not to own this lens?

Years of development have brought us a lens that has a fast aperture of 1.8 - far faster than any consumer zoom lens - and that is sharp as a filed tack. Be forewarned about the sharpness . . . if you are taking pictures of people, this lens is unyielding in its sharpness and may well surprise you and your subjects whose every blemish is captured. The lens has a fabulously shallow depth of field if you want to use the 1.8 aperture to blow out a background. This lens is also ridiculously inexpensive. It is not USM - so it is a little loud. It does not have a moving focus scale. For the money though - this is heaven.

As to the build quality - yes, it is plastic. No, it's not built like the Rock of Gibraltar. If you are going to give this lens extensive use as your everyday lens and you shoot a lot, it may not hold up all that well as one reviewer suggests. However, I've now had this lens and used it fairly regularly (although not as the primary lens) for about 8 years and it is still in great condition. In my mind, spend the $$ on this first before you go and drop $330 on the 50mm 1.4 USM lens and I think you'll find it gets the job done nicely and that the extra $250 on the 1.4 may not be worth the difference in build (major difference), speed (minor difference) and image quality (minor difference).

Best Value in Photography!
Wow! My theory now is that Canon doesn't put this baby as their kit lens because many people would decide that they DONT NEED ANOTHER ONE! And many of them would be right!

Like others, I bought the Rebel XT and the 28-135 IS lens. The 28-135 is heavy and priced like a gold brick. I guess it does OK, and I do keep it mounted most of the time.

And like others, I stumbled on this lens somehow, read the raving reviews, and for the price figured, "What the heck?"

This lens in tack sharp. It shows the fire in the colors you photograph. The wide aperture means candles can be excellent lights for portraits. Its narrow field is great.

There are pitfalls though. I snapped a pic of my face at arm's length using autofocus a while back and (1) the focus locked on the tip of my nose and my face was already blurring (2) the lens was so sharp that I saw blackheads clearly on my nose tip I can't really see in the mirror (doh!). I've read that dSLR images are slightly soft to aid in later editing. I can only imagine what it would do on a film camera.

Yesterday while camping I slapped this lens on. Unlike the 28-135, this one is light enough that I didnt notice I was carrying a camera everywhere. At night I put the lens on the top of the car pointed at the sky, set the shutter for 15 secs, and hit the button. Much to my amazement, the lens not only showed hundreds of stars that were invisible to my eyes, but it also found a galaxy. That pic is on the customer image section of this page. You can see what I saw, but the smaller size doesnt do the lens justice.

One quirk of Amazon is that this page keeps alternating pictures of lenses. This lens does not have the distance focus scales on the outside of it.

Zoom is nice for many things. But where zoom isnt necessary, performance is very, very nice. Performance at $70 is almost too good to be true.

Let me close by repeating what has been said elsewhere and will continue to be said here....IF YOU OWN A SLR, STOP NOW AND GET THIS LENS!

UPDATE 12/06 I have owned this lens for about a year now. Over that time I have immersed myself in photography, workshops, books, tests, etc. I have since upgraded to the 30D and a couple of L lenses, and now have a portfolio strong enough that I am now getting dollar signs thrown at me that I didnt even see coming. I say all this to give you some perspective on what I will write afterward.

Now that Ive really learned the difference, I can agree with others that it is a tad soft wide open, but that is to be expected. I read a lens test recently that put the 1.8 against Canons heavweight L glass, and, not surprisingly, the L beat out the $70 plastic wonder in most categories. What might surprise you, however, is that when the lens was tested at F 8 it BEAT THE L GLASS in sharpness! As one that has felt the pain of trading large sums of money for L glass, that still amazes me.

My 28-135 has since joined my kit lens in the garage. The 1.8 is still in my case with my newer 30D.

With some experience under my belt I now would make the following recommendation. Right now, as you read this, you may have an idea if you've been bitten by the photog bug. You may know that this beast is going to morph into something more than a simple pasttime. If you look inside the depths of your aspirations and you know that you are going to be a serious amateur, bite the bullet and get the 50mm 1.4. Trust me on this one. Eventually you'll end up getting it anyway, so just apply the $70 to the 1.4 now.

If you're just exploring different areas of SLR photography, you cant go wrong with this lens. Case in point- as of this writing the baby in pink in the customer images section of this lens is one of the top-ten rated images of all pics uploaded on Amazon! This lens will allow you to dazzle friends and relatives used to snapshots from point & shoots. It will be the start of what you upgraded to a DSLR for in the first place. For you, the 1.8 is still, by far, the best value in photography!

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