Canon 28/105 lens
Apr 4, 2023 10:23:31 #
Apr 4, 2023 10:32:18 #
Do you mean the circa 2000 EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 USM? A nice lens I owned for several years, made better by modern EOS DSLRs that can enable an updated lens collection profile for in-camera JPEGs. It does suffer from lens creep, something you can management with a LensBand or similar.
Apr 4, 2023 10:34:17 #
I have it and I think it performs very well for a vintage lens. It doesn't have image stabilization but I use it on my Sony cameras via a Metabones adapter. The Sony cameras have IBIS.
Apr 5, 2023 12:40:29 #
Used this lens for years - think it came in a kit with the A2. Currently prefer the 28-135 with is but it’s “good enough” I didn’t but the 24-105 with newer cameras.
Apr 7, 2023 18:21:31 #
amfoto1
Loc: San Jose, Calif. USA
I'd recommend instead getting the Canon EF 28-135mm IS USM. It's a bit of a "sleeper" lens. Used by more than a few pros, in spite of it's rather humble appearance. Surprisingly good image quality, fast accurate focus, it gets you a little more focal length and has Image Stabilization. It's about about 6 oz. heavier and a little longer than 28-105mm, and the 28-135mm tends to cost a little more.
I have two 28-135mm presently. When I will be hiking a distance with my gear, one of them replaces my 24-70/2.8L and 70-200/2.8L lenses, saving several pounds of weight.
With one or two exceptions, you will struggle to tell the difference between images made with the 28-135mm versus those made with the L-series lenses.
That 28-135mm goes slightly soft all the way out at 135mm. Stopping it down to f/8 sharpens it up well. Of course, with it's f/3.5-5.6 aperture it also can't render as strong background blur as the L-series cameras can.
Compare image quality between 28-105 and 28-135 here: https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=302&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=2&API=0&LensComp=116&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=2&APIComp=1 Spoiler alert... at most focal lengths they share the 28-135mm is sharper.
The 28-135mm works fine, but is not built like an L-series. It's not sealed and doesn't feel very robust. It's basically the same build quality as the 28-105mm. Canon used to provide the 28-135mm as a kit lens on many of their cameras, and it was in production for more than twenty years, so there are a lot of them around on the used market.
I have two 28-135mm presently. When I will be hiking a distance with my gear, one of them replaces my 24-70/2.8L and 70-200/2.8L lenses, saving several pounds of weight.
With one or two exceptions, you will struggle to tell the difference between images made with the 28-135mm versus those made with the L-series lenses.
That 28-135mm goes slightly soft all the way out at 135mm. Stopping it down to f/8 sharpens it up well. Of course, with it's f/3.5-5.6 aperture it also can't render as strong background blur as the L-series cameras can.
Compare image quality between 28-105 and 28-135 here: https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=302&Camera=453&Sample=0&FLI=2&API=0&LensComp=116&CameraComp=453&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=2&APIComp=1 Spoiler alert... at most focal lengths they share the 28-135mm is sharper.
The 28-135mm works fine, but is not built like an L-series. It's not sealed and doesn't feel very robust. It's basically the same build quality as the 28-105mm. Canon used to provide the 28-135mm as a kit lens on many of their cameras, and it was in production for more than twenty years, so there are a lot of them around on the used market.
Apr 7, 2023 20:09:04 #
rcarol wrote:
I have it and I think it performs very well for a vintage lens. It doesn't have image stabilization but I use it on my Sony cameras via a Metabones adapter. The Sony cameras have IBIS.
Likewise. Very good compact lens. it was my main EF lens for film, and it still sees some action. It sells cheap so just snag it.
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