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$0.00 Summary: This is not a bad product for the money. This has been my main lens for over five years now and has seen plenty of abuse in that time. While some will overly mock this lens as being pathetic, it is what it is, and for under $100 its a d*** good performer. Its not a fast lens, nor is it overly sharp, though neither are any of canon's non "L" standard zooms, like the 28-135 or either of the 28-105's. As far as build quality goes, I really cannot complain. I've had this lens longer than a friend has had his 24-85, and his lens needs servicing, even though I am more noticably harder on my equiptment than him. This lens has a suprisingly excellent build quality. As far as autofocusing goes, it is really quite fast, not much slower than my 200mm f2.8 II "L" with USM. My only complaint about it is that after 5 years of heavy use it has now developed an extremely noisy high pitched squeal. Strengths: -Solid build quality, it still works after more abuse than i've put on any of my other lenses.
-Fast Auto Focusing
-Very good image quality at 28mm, though average to sub average at other focal lenghts.
-cheap price
-extremely light weight, makes an excellent pair with a rebel for a light weight travel kit. Weaknesses: -High pitched Auto focusing squeal that has only developed after years of use.
-slow (but then again none of the zooms in a comparative price range are f2.8 constant aperature either)
-only average image quality at any focal length other than 28mm Similar Products Used: EF 24-85mm
EF 28-135mm IS
EF 50mm f1.8 II
EF 28mm f2.8
EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 III
EF 200mm f2.8 "L" II
EF 100-300mm f4-5.6
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