LensTip.com

Cons: Heavy vignetting at 200mm that doesn\'t clear up even at F/8. Noticeable barrel distortion at near end. Cool colour balance compared to Canon lenses. AF slow, noisy but accurate. Macro is not macro at all. Must shoot with hood in daylight - susceptible to veiling flare. No IS means daylight or higher ISOs

Pros: Metal mount, reasonable build quality. Works with 5D III and 80D Great walkaround zoom range on FF or crop Reasonably sharp at F/5.6 in the middle of the image throughout the range (f/7.1 at 200mm) 8 flat blades - bokeh surprisingly decent. Made in Japan. Value - FF superzoom at under $50

Summary: I\'m reviewing a different version of this lens - the DL Hyperzoom Macro Aspherical IF. Optically they appear to be a similar design, although this one has a larger front element (72mm thread). To get this out of the way at the start, if you expect serious performance from any 28-200mm lens you will have to lay down some serious money. The only good lens covering the 28-200 in EF is the L lens. In 2022, paying 50 for any secondhand lens with superzoom/hyperzoom written on the beauty ring, expect to get what you get. There is a Voightlander 28-200 in EF that shades this one optically, but they are both fine for everyday use with caveats. Bought this one to have a play with and sell with a 6D body. It covers the focal lengths most people will want for walking around, and isn\'t quick but fast enough. Pleasingly, works on later Canon bodies and that helps AF response greatly; still slow by modern standards. Build quality is nice for the price point, and the metal mount is a plus. Biggest optical shock is the vignetting at 200mm on FF. It\'s heavy enought that some people would have returned this lens when new. 2 stops of corner shading all around. Reduces to 1 stop by F/9, but that will limit you. Less of a big deal at 135mm. On crop sensor, the vignetting at 200mm is reduced significantly but still visible at 5.6, almost gone by F/7.1. Barrel distortion is a problem at 28mm, especially up close. Colour balance is more neutral than most Canon EF lenses I\'ve tried, bordering on cool. Bokeh is better than expected - there is a little highlighting of bright points of light, but tricky backgrounds like foliage are a stress test this lens just about manages to pass. In everyday use, it is good enough.

Cons: heavy CAs (big magnififacation shows this mistake) lens must be stopped down for really sharp photos

Pros: big zoom range high contrast nice coloors

Summary: a nice lens, but the latest TAMRON 3.5-5.5´5/28-200 version is much more better corrected at 28 mm

Cons: Severe lens creep when pointed downwards. Clunky to use Old technology.

Pros: Fairly sharp but nothing special. Cheap

Summary: It is a cheap and nasty lens. Not the kind of lens you put infront of a premium body. It gets the job done but that is all there is to it.

Cons: Maximum focal length only about 150mm

Pros: Light weight Small Fast focus

Summary: Sharpness at all apertures equal to my Zeiss 50mm prime. A great all around lens for full frame camera.