Small, light wieght, cheap.

Everything. I sold as soon as I could.

It is not a lens. It is a joke.

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never used

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Tokina AT-X Pro 28-70/2.6-2.8 Canon EF 50/1.8 I. Canon EF 28-135/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Its'' a Canon.

distortion optics build quality

Good lens for people who step up from mini lens compacts, ugly lens for anyone who thinks of quality. It only produces reasonable picture at stopdown to f11. Pincushion is bad and all the way from 28-80. Build quality is bad. If you need a cheap zoom, go for Tamron or Sigma.

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never needed

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Canon 35-70mm Pentax 50mm 1.7 Minota 50mm 1.4

absolut light weight, fast and quiet focusing, spot on

plastic and cheap feel, not very rigid, dull colours and contrasts

Certainly a nice lens to start with, it's small, light and focusing is reliable. But to get good images you should go for other lenses. An absolute banger is the EF 50 f/1.8 with it's aperture and sharpness. Worlds from the 28-80 and only half the price, no zoom though.

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not neaded so far

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EF 50 f/1.8
Sigma 28-70 f/3.5-5.6
EF 28-105 f/3.5-4.5

Fast and quite USM motor. Lightweight.

Picture quality is fair, good at best.

This stock lense is a good choice for beginners or the casual shooter who's a tight budget. The USM focusing is great but I feel photo quality is the premier determination of a lenses value. That's why I can't give it more than 2 stars overall.

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N/A

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Canon 28-105
Sigma 70-300

Relatively Inexpensive, Good Intro Lens I suppose

The color you get from this lens is drab, cheap construction

This lens is included with the Elan and Rebel Kits and is generally purchased w/ these kits at the entry level because after purchasing a body most amateurs don't want to part with the cash for quality glass. I don't know of anyone who has bought this lens "stand alone." It does, however, get the job done for a low price, and if you use punchy films like velvia you can still get nice color. I would steer clear of this lens and opt for something (maybe without the usm motor?) with higher quality optics. The lens is, afterall, the most important part of your picture taking endeavor.

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Not used

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None

The lens seems ok (although my frame of reference is almost nil). The great part about this lens is the Ultrasonic Mount (USM) that makes focusing on this lens quick and quiet.

I have encountered no problems with it, but like I said my frame of reference is small.

I only recently switched from using Point and Shoots to an SLR (in this case the Canon Rebel 2000). I have enjoyed the pictures taken with this lens so far. I think the pictures are good and that they are getting better as my experience grows. The bottom line for me is that this lens is not the weak link in my quest for great pictures. As my experience grows, I will want better optics but for now I am satisfied.

Customer Service

I haven't had a need for it yet.

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Canon's non-USM 28-80 f/3.5-5.6

Wide angle to Portrait

Lense has come apart two times, the first time I had it fixed, this time I am looking for another lense. The Ultrasonic focus worked great initially but this camera lense was babied and still broke twice!

This is the only lense I have had come apart on me, not only once, but twice!!! The second time was at a 25th aniversary party...rather embarassing! The lense came apart during normal use. The lense and the camera were never dropped or damaged. I will stick with Tokina or Vivitar's Series 1 lenses in the future. Canon should be ashamed to offer this on their Elan cameras.

Customer Service

The price to fix the EF lense was $90.00 and about 4 weeks....Canon should offer a loaner program.

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Tokina lenses with OM-2

Came with the Eos Elan II kit. Quiet and focuses fast

No distance scale, poly lens mount. Feels kind of cheap.

I was a little disappointed with this fifth generation of the Canon 28-80 USM Lens. I have a nice first Generation one that came with my A2 6 years ago that is a much better lens. It's got a nice metal lens mount, and a distance scale and it feels solid.

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Never had to use

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Canon 28-80 USM (First Generation)

Sharp, quiet, and fast to focus in all but worst light. Also excellent close in.
Sharp as Ziess lenses I have used.

Could let in more light, but then at this price you can't complain.
Build feels flimsy, but with more than 50 films shot, no problems to date.
I would prefer the front element not to rotate as it can be annoying when using filters, but if you focus first then rotate filter this is not a real problem.

A lens for most occasions. Great value and great optical performance. This is the lens I use 95% of the time.

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Not needed

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Zeiss 35mm fixed.
75-300 IS

Came with kit; USM is a nice touch

Pretty soft, slow speed, dull

This is for the 28-80 IV, which to my knowledge is more or less the same:

I didn't realize how incredibly sharp and colorful my photos could be until I bought a 50/1.8 (which sells for ~$90). What a difference!

I don't find the focal length range in this lens particularly useful, since I don't do a whole lot of wide-angle. I don't consider myself especially anti-zoom, but the sharpness and especially contrast of this lens is miles below any prime I've ever used in this range. I feel a bit foolish for getting this with my Elan IIe kit, when I could have gotten a top-notch optic for cheaper in the 50/1.8. Live and learn...

On the other hand, it *is* a cheap way to get introduced to the wonderful world of USM (even though it doesn't have FTM...).

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No experience yet

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Various Canon lenses, Sigma 105 macro