Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Camera Lens - Black

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Camera Lens - Black

• EF-Mount Lens/Full-Frame Format
• Aperture Range: f/2.8 to f/22
• One Aspherical Element
• Super Spectra Coating
• Ring-Type Ultrasonic Motor AF System
• Optical Image Stabilizer
• Rounded 7-Blade Diaphragm

Product Description

The 28mm f/2.8 IS and 24mm f/2.8 IS differ primarily by their 4mm difference in focal length. And, since these two lenses arrived in the same shipping box, this review and EF 24mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens was created (primarily) simultaneously.

Replacing the 25-or-so-year-old and also-similar-to-each-other Canon EF 24mm f/2.8 Lens and Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 Lens, the 24mm and 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Lenses offer improved image quality, add image stabilization and Ring-type USM AF, have reduced minimum focus distances and have a much-improved build quality - including a much better MF ring than the replaced 1987/1988-era designs. A significantly higher price tag (at introduction) is the big downside.

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Camera Lens

The 28mm focal length, while not quite as popular as the 24mm focal length, is still popular - and immensely useful. I spent some time with the EF 28mm f/2.8 IS Lens while in the North Maine Woods. Following is my favorite 28mm f/2.8 IS capture from that trip. This is the beautiful Rocky Brook Falls.

A practical and versatile prime, the EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens from Canon pairs the wide-angle focal length with sophisticated autofocus capabilities as well as image stabilization. The optical design utilizes one aspherical element to reduce spherical aberrations and distortion for high sharpness, and a Super Spectra coating has also been applied to suppress flare and ghosting for increased contrast and color accuracy. Benefitting the optics is a four-stop-effective Image Stabilizer, which minimizes the appearance of camera shake for sharper handheld images. Also, a ring-type USM realizes quick, quiet, and smooth autofocus performance along with a full-time manual focus override.

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