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Canon EF 28 mm f/1.8 USM
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Specifications:
| Manufacturer | Canon |
|---|---|
| Model | EF 28 mm f/1.8 USM |
| Lens style | Wide angle |
| Focal length | 28 mm |
| Maximum aperture | f/1.8 |
| Angle of view | 75.4 o |
| Closest focusing distance | 0.25 m |
| Maximum magnification | 1:5.5 |
| Minimum aperture | 22 |
| Number of diaphragm blades | 7 |
| Auto focus type | USM |
| Lens Construction | 10 elements / 9 groups |
| Filter diameter | 58 mm |
| Macro | No |
| Available mounts | Canon EF |
| Dimensions | 73.6 x 55.6 mm |
| Weight | 319 g |
| Additional information | Marketed October 1995 |
Owners reviews (8)
Overall
Owner since: 1 year
Price: $0 (replac
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Corner/edges not especially sharp. Lateral chromatic aberrations are correctable in post (for digital); longitudinal CA is not. Vignetting is strong but again easily fixed in digital. Horrific ghosting and flare: don't shoot against the light with this lens!! Useless for digital infrared work.
Pros: Much better than internet discussion boards would lead you to believe! Bright, fast focusing, and quite portable. Center sharpness excellent.
Summary: Again, don't let the long cons mislead you: I really like this lens! No, I don't recommend it for architecture nor landscapes, but it makes a great normal on crop sensor cameras. All Canon wide angles below 35 or 28mm were not very good until recently (beginning with the Mark II versions of the 24 1.4 and TS): the 35's were excellent and the original 28's also very good. I've gotten some great environmental portraits with my copy, which was refurbished by Canon. Buy it used and its a good deal.
Overall
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 450€
User profile: Professional
Cons: Sharpness and flaring performance could be better. Handle with care!
Pros: Good for portrait. Awsome background blur. Cool standard lens to backup a 50mm + 85mm collection.
Summary: Mostly underrated, this lens performs good but not perfect. It is expensive to build a wide angle with good performance in the corners so for that price - ok! Really great video lens on the 7d + C300
Overall
Owner since: 1 year
Price: 350e
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Soft wide open. Evident lateral CA (of course easy to fix post processing but it's a nuisance). AF pretty inaccurate in my sample
Pros: Bokeh is very beautiful. Good focal length for a crop. When the AF hits I think the pics can't be any sharper (at f5,6 or so) in the center.
Summary: I wouldn't buy this lens now but find a good standard zoom instead though I don't know if there are any better primes at this focal length.
Overall
Owner since: 1 year
Price: 510
User profile: Amateur
Cons: nice handing
Pros: F1.8 is soft, but can be used
Summary: a usefull len
Overall
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 370 euro
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Some CA wide open. Not really sharp wide open. Can flare at times.
Pros: small, great focal for APS-C. Sharp from f/2. Great AF. Great bokeh.
Summary: Great lens for the price. Better value than 50 1.4 if you have an APS-C camera.
Overall
Owner since: 3 years
Price: 650$
User profile: Semipro
Cons: Not the best lens for architect or landscape pics. To soft corners and to much cromatic aberation for that purpose.
Pros: Indoors in available light or with a flashgun. Tack sharp in shorter distances and the focus speed is lightning fast. I´ve used it with Rebels, 40D and now with 7D. Perfect party-lens. The models eyes pop out in 3D-effect in portrait-shots.
Summary: A perfect lens if you´re in to portraits with crop cameras with a normal lens. Perfect partner with the 50 1,4.
Overall
Owner since: 4 years
Price: 400 euro
User profile: Professional
Cons: Optical quality of this prime won't even beat the 24-105/4L at 28mm which isn't good news for a prime as far as I'm concerned. The lens started producing err01 after about two years and lived in my bag from that time on. Cleaning the contacts works but only for a short time.
Pros: Small and light.
Summary: I would not recommend this lens. Go with a decent standard zoom instead if you want 28mm.
Overall
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 430
User profile: Amateur
Cons: Flare and avarage contrast in daylight. Wide open even softer. (Gets better at F 2,5.) Focus not fast on dated D60. Frontlens vulnerable without the (ridiculously expensive) hood.
Pros: Beautiful background blur: This is where you pay your money! (sharpness: 3 + backgroundblur: 5 = optical quality: 4) Very silent.
Summary: - With your friends in a pub? Kids making fun in the kitchen? Use it! This is the "50mm F1,2 lens" for crop-cameras.! - Landscape with a 21 Mpix camera? Leave this one in the shop and start saving for a Zeiss...