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Canon EF 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS USM

Rating 4.4 50 reviews
Manufacturer: Canon
The Digital Picture
22 years ago

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Review

When someone is looking for a decent quality but very affordable walk-around lens , the Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens is one of the lenses I will often recommend to them.
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Images by William Castleman
17 years ago

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens Compared to Other Zoom and Primes Lenses

This report briefly summarizes my review of four moderate range consumer zooms for Canon autofocus cameras. I compared the performance of several consumer zooms lenses against each other as well as Canon L-zooms and Canon prime lenses.
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Pop Photo
17 years ago

Lens Test: Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM AF

A full-frame Image Stabilizer, the Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS ($410, street) is sold both separately and as part of high-end Canon EOS 30D and 40D kits (adding only $200). We tested it years ago as a full-framer, but we wanted to see how it performs on the 40D's APS-sized sensor.
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SLR Lens and Camera Reviews
17 years ago

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens Review

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM was first released in mid 1998 and was one of Canon's first lenses to incorporate an Image Stabilization technology. Priced at about US$450 (as of April 2007) the lens is clearly positioned for the entry level market with appeal to amateurs purchasing their first...
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LensTip.com
15 years ago

Was my first lens.. Used it for almost 3 years until I sold it for my 17-40. Great entry level lens.. Nice lens for the price.
Pros:
  • Great focal range .
  • Great IS.
  • Nice price and great entry level lens
  • USM & FTM.
Cons:
  • Build quality not good - When you face the lens downwards, it extends! Wobbles while zooming.
  • 72mm filter - not a standard! 28mm is too restrictive on a APS-C for general purpose
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slrgear.com
13 years ago

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM review by dugong5pm

This is the best walkaround/travel lens for fullframe users. I prefer this than the more expensive 24-105L. Yes, the L-series will give you (slightly) better results, but for more money and weight (duh). I love this lens because of the portability.
Pros:
  • price
  • focal range
  • IS
  • light
Cons:
  • none
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Photography Review
18 years ago

A strong lens for light but serious travel photography on crop digital. I match it with the Tokina 12-24 f4(an excellent lens) and get 19-200+ range on the digital Rebel, with IS on the upper end.
Pros:
  • Good range
  • decent sharpness
  • can be used on film cameras
  • too
Cons:
  • Some zoom creep
  • Not super small
  • can pick up dust
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Rate it all!
17 years ago

Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM Standard Zoom Lens for Canon SLR?Cameras

This lens looks on the surface to be a great all-purpose lens, and at first the pictures looked a step up from my Canon PowerShot A720IS 8MP Digital Camera with 6x Optical Image Stabilized Zoom. It has image stabilization, and a good range, I thought it would be a good general purpose lens.
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photozone.de
18 years ago

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS

Released in early 1998 the Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS was the first standard SLR zoom lens featuring an image stabilization (IS) mechanism. Using its IS capabilities the camera motion is detected by 2 gyro sensors which measure the angle and speed of the shake.
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Ciao
18 years ago

Overview ------------- I bought this lens as part of a package with my previous body, a 20D . Build Quality ------------------ The EF 28-135 IS USM falls into the mid-range bracket of lenses in that it is a "proper" lens.
Pros:
  • Pretty good build quality and performance
  • excellent image stabiliser
Cons:
  • Quite expensive for just good but not great performance
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