Few years ago I thought to do digital photographs are only "plastic" and not a skill.Since I bought the Canon A70 and then my CANON EOS 30D, I never looked back.I will soon get the 1D Mark III when the "ship arrives" !!

Sharp pictures,Stylish looks Versatile lense

WHAT NEGATIVES

Wide to Zooooooooom In!!

Overall..This is best Lens for outside shooting!! F/3.5 is little dissapointment...However, it has Image stabilizer...Very fast auto focus...Image quality is super!!

28mm to 300mm.; Image stabilizer..; Fast AutoFocus..; Super Image quality!

f/3.5..; Really Heavy..; Lens get longer if you zoom...

Eliminates excess lenses when baggage is limited

I use a Canon 1D Mark II, a 10D, & a newly acquired 40D for all around photography. My lens inventory include a Canon 50mm f/1.4, 16-35mm f/2.8L, 28-70mm f/2.8L, 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS, 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS, 70-200mm F/2.8L IS, 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6 IS, & a Sigma 50-500 f/4-6.3.

The expansive zoom range; the IS; & its surprisingly fast auto focus

In my opinion there's no cons associated with this lens

At PMA 2004 Canon announced a new lens, the EF 28-300/3.5-5.6L IS USM. It's very similar to the current EF35-350/3.5-5.6L in size and shape and is its logical successor. Going from 35mm to 28mm at the wide end is well worth the loss of the 300mm - 350mm range for most users, especially those using...

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

The Canon EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Lens is the right choice for those times when you need a wide range of focal lengths but only one lens can go with you and both lens and image quality cannot be compromised . The 28-300 L is the best Canon do-everything-with-one-lens lens available.