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With the large maximum aperture, excellent background blur is possible even with a fast shutter speed. The aspherical lens element makes the lens compact and corrects spherical aberrations. The image is sharp even at the edges. Lead-free glass is used.
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Technical Details
- 28mm wide-angle lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras- Broadens angle of view and increases depth of field to bring more area into focus
- High-precision aspherical lens minimizes distortion and other aberrations
- 1-foot close focusing distance; light enough to function as standard wide angle lens
- Measures 2.7 inches in diameter and 1.7 inches long; weighs 6.5 ounces
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By Scapesdog (Atlanta, GA)
Very good lens. Not the best one Canon offers but does exactly what I needed.
I considered buying Canons 24mm 1.4 L for about a year but could not justify the price. I could buy three of these for the price of the 24mm.
All i wanted was a good low light, fast, lens to take candid shots with out the crappy flash on the camera.
The images are great. Actually converts to about a 44mm film lens on my DSLR.
No regrets.
By Omar Siddique (Ellicott City, MD USA)
Solid and compact, this lens focuses fast, taking crisp photos, but is a bit expensive, sensitive to camera shake, and has an odd effective-focal-length.
The USM AF is quiet and fast, having no trouble finding focus even in very low-light, attached to my Canon EOS Rebel T1i 15.1 MP CMOS Digital SLR Camera with 3-Inch LCD and EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens.
However, in the same low-light (nightlife) situations, shooting at Av f/1.8 - f/2.5 (ISO1600), I experienced notable blur. The lens seems more sensitive to shake than I expected; that might just be me, but I think it would benefit from IS. Images seem a little soft at f/1.8, sharpening up by f/2.8, but are usable all throughout the range.
Important to note: on cropped-sensor cameras like the Canon Rebels and 40/50D (check Wikipedia for "APS-C" and for "Crop Factor" for details), the 1.6x crop-factor means this lens is effectively a 45mm. That's kind of an odd focal length. I have to back up several feet behind where I'd be with my miniature-looking point&shoot to get the typical "small group of people" shot, but a close-up or typical face+shoulders portrait requires cropping.
This seems like the right focal-length for focused outdoor shots (where you're shooting one subject with some of the surroundings), kids+pets, and general walk-around purposes. The short length and broad aperture also makes this a good walk-around lens, although the limited wide-angle was sometimes frustrating.
The lens is solid and heavy, feels very well-constructed, with "big" glass.
I found the colors slightly cooler and images slightly softer than the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Camera Lens. Compared to that much cheaper lens, the EF28mm feels much better made, is much quieter, slightly faster focusing, and has a more usable focal length on APS-C cameras.
I found the quality and colors nearly identical to the Canon EF 35mm f/2 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras. Compared to that cheaper lens, the EF28 feels better made, is much quieter, much faster focusing (especially in low-light), and is slightly more useful than the EF 35mm's effective APS-C length of 56mm.
Recommended for multi-purpose use, but outdoor-only photographers may do better with the cheaper Canon EF 35mm f/2 Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras which is much noisier and focus-hunts horribly in low-light, but takes comparable photos for being notably cheaper/smaller.
By E. Burd
I rented this lens for a week to see how it would perform. I tried various shots indoors and outdoors in a variety of settings.
I was looking at a wide angle lens for my XSi, which is a crop factor, so this would end up around 45mm on a full frame.
Good:
1) Very fast focus
2) Able to perform a manual focus override
3) Lightweight and small
4) Good bokeh
Bad:
1) You need to stop down to f/4 in order to get anything resembling a sharp image. The center was generally fine, but the corners were terrible, even on a crop camera. This was an huge disappointment, as the 50mm f/1.4 was razor sharp at f/2.
2) I noticed a lot of CA until you stop down to about f/2.8, when it became reasonable.
3) Price - it's a little high (~$500) considering you can buy the 17-40 f/4L for about $200 more, and you get more focal range to boot.
Overall, I was very disappointed with the results, especially when this was after using the 50mm f/1.4, which was simply incredible. You would be better off in the long run by purchasing the 17-40 f4/L, which is what I'll be purchasing next.
By Lis
This is a great lens I was able to use right away for a conference. I was able to get multiple shots without the use of a flash.
By P. Verlee (Bangor, ME United States)
Good looking quiet lens, but my version is very soft, not even close to a 17-55 f 2.8 EFS zoom. This puzzles me, since the zoom is not for a full frame and is a zoom. But after testing the 28 f/1.8, it doesn't start to sharpen up till 2.8 or above. which means the 1.8 stop is useless. it's not much sharper at 2.0 or 2.2. It also has flare, lots of CA and doesn't always focus correctly. By comparison, my 17-55 F/2.8 is razor sharp even at 2.8, focuses perfectly every time, and has image stabilization. Big disappointment from Canon. I wonder why they don't introduce primes for EF-S. I have an XSi, 10-22, 17-55 f/2.8 and the 70-200 f/2.8 IS L (a razor sharp lens!) so I guess I don't need any primes. Save your money and spend it on the camera (7D), not this prime lens.
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