| Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras |  | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $670.00
Buy New: $420.00
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Avg. Customer Rating:  18 reviews
Media: Electronics
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Maximum Focal Length: 28
Minimum Focal Length: 28
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 4.7 x 4.3 x 4
MPN: 2510A003
Model: 2510A003
UPC: 082966213281
EAN: 0082966213281
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| Features:
| • | 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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Product Description
CANON EF 28MM f/1.8 USM -- This fast, sharp, compact wide angle lens employs a Ring Type Ultrasonic Motor ( USM ) for silent, quick autofocus. Minimum aperture - 22 Closest focusing distance - 0.25 meter
Amazon.com Product Description
The Canon EF 28mm wide-angle lens lets you capture more in the frame by broadening the angle of view and increasing the depth of field. This not only expands the apparent distance between the foreground and background, but brings more area into focus--a must for photographers who want vivid nature shots or crisp group shots. The lens also offers an excellent price-to-performance ratio, with a high-precision aspherical lens that minimizes distortion and other aberrations to produce sharp and high-contrast images. Light enough to serve as your standard wide-angle lens, the EF 28mm carries Canon's one-year warranty. - Focal length: 28mm
- Maximum aperture: 1:1.8
- Lens construction: 5 elements in 5 groups
- Diagonal angle of view: 75 degrees
- Focus adjustment: Overall linear extension system with AFD
- Closest focusing distance: 1 foot
- Filter size: 52mm
- Dimensions: 2.7 inches in diameter, 1.7 inches long
- Weight: 6.5 ounces
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| Customer Reviews: Read 13 more reviews...
 The best non-L-series lens for this focal length. November 15, 2004
70 out of 74 found this review helpful
I love this lens. Excluding Canon's L-series professional lens offerings (which are all considerably more expensive), this is the sharpest lens I have seen from them. I use it primarily for long-exposure night photography to get wide-angle sky shots. The fast optics allow for short enough exposures that I don't need a wedge to avoid star trails.
It's also very compact and light, making it an easy lens to carry around for general use. With my 300D DSLR and its inherent 1.6x crop, the lens has an effective 45mm focal length, which makes it a good general-purpose lens. Its portability combined with its good performance in low light make it the perfect lens for candid indoor photography.
great all-purpose lens for APS-C June 25, 2006
50 out of 52 found this review helpful
For APS-C digitals cameras with a 1.6 crop factor, this becomes equivalent to 44mm with a 35mm film camera. I bought this lens a general purpose prime lens for APS-C with roughly the same angle as 50mm for the 35mm film camera (Canon does not have a 30mm, only Sigma's 30mm f/1.4 is the closest). I have used this prime lens on my Digital Rebel and 30D for a few hundred shots so far, and I am very pleased with the sharpness of the photos, as well as the speed. I think it is softer at f/1.8, which happens in most cases of any lens, and rather like to used a little to f/2.2 - 2.8. With such low apertures the area of focus is very shallow, thus I appreciate the great autofocus from the USM, which works flawness with the combination of a Canon digital SLR and a Canon lens. Also there are 10 glass elements, producing a nic bokeh, minimum distance of 25cm for focusing, so it is well-built lens. It is about 10 oz, not as light as the f/2.8 version, but it is much stronger in low-light situations, and when used at f/2.8, the f/2.8 version shold be much sharper.
It is not an L lens (these are so expensive, and also heavy), but is exceptionally good in the non-L lens category, especially for the APS-C camera's. For full size APS sensors, the 50mm f/1.4 would be the choice, but if you use the 50mm in APS-C systems, the crop factor makes this a medium telephoto 80mm equivalent lens, not good for general purpose shooting.
It is realively higher in price to the f/2.8 version. The reasons I chose this f/1.8 version was because of the following:
1. low-light shooting in the f/1.8-2.5 range
2. USM for fast, quiet, and accurate autofocus, espcially helpful targets are moving
3. Nice soft bokeh per Canon (I like it so far).
4. Can use as wide-lens in full-size APS sensors the future if digital SLRs would gradually shift in that direction.
It depends on the type of situations you plan to shoot photos, but I think if you need such features, this lens is very much worth the price.
My indoor lens August 4, 2006
19 out of 20 found this review helpful
I've had this lens for my Rebels for a couple of years now. It was the first lens I bought with my original Rebel. Coming from a background in 35mm SLR's (Back in the day) I thought I needed to start with a prime. Apparently that isn't the case as my 28-135 IS is the lens that has become 'glued' to my camera(s).
This lens, however, is my goto lens for indoor shots without a flash. The fast f/1.8 comes in handy when I don't want to wash out a subject with flash (even with a speedlight).
I only give it a 4 out of 5 because I think it is a bit soft for a prime, but I've kept it around while other lenses have gone back to the store or been sold on eBay.
I am using it on my Rebel XT now and I suspect I will use it on my next DSLR body (EOS 30D?) whenever that happens.
For a fast, wide-angle prime, this is it from Canon...
My new favorite lens. March 23, 2007
17 out of 17 found this review helpful
I just got this lens used from a marketplace seller. The first several test-shots were breathtaking. My seller included the lens hood. The lens hood even installs backwards for easy storage.
Yes, it has a very narrow depth of field at f/1.8. But that's the idea sometimes. Backgrounds are totally obfuscated one foot past the focus point. It gets deeper and sharper the more you stop it down.
If you've been looking for an EF AF lens that will shoot in awful, low-light conditions, this is a great one. Neither my EFS18-55 nor my EF35-80 can come anywhere near the low-light performance! I'm using a Digital Rebel/300D, and I was able to manually focus perfectly in very dim light. The USM AF works great, but you have to choose your focus point very carefully at f/1.8.
I'm a fisheye-guy, so the pictures are a little un-artistic for my "Artwork" but for portraits, landscapes, architecture, even drunken snapshots (I'm assuming) it's tack-sharp every time! If you hate the curved lines from shperical wide-angles, this lens will tickle you pink!!
I'm going to take some pictures at night, I'm hoping for cloud definition in near-total darkness. I will post them with the other customer images. (Even if they're bad, I want to test the LIMITS of this very fast/bright lens!)
Find a good used one if you can, but it would have been worth an extra $100 if a used one wasn't available.
Every time I buy a more expensive Canon lens, I wonder if I'm finally going to get something that's not quite worth the high price; but it hasn't happened yet!!
My next purchase will be:Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens My wife will kill me when she sees that pricetag!
Stay Tuned!
 Get a 50 mm f/1.4 instead (and stand back further!) November 24, 2006
16 out of 34 found this review helpful
This lens is not so good. It is quite soft even stopped down to f/2.8, 3.2 or even f/4.0. The color rendition and white balance are also off, with and without flash. I think the sample photos someone else posted are quite telling, they are soft and dull though actually quite a bit better than what I was able to achieve indoors. Outdoors it is probably fine, but for me, I want a fast prime for shooting indoors without a flash. There aren't a lot of great options in this focal range (the Sigma 30 mm has serious focusing problems--I tried it out; and the Canon L series primes are heavy and very expensive, though certainly intriguing). I have the 50 mm f/1.4 and, man, is that an awesome lens. I'm not sure why this one is more expensive, but I would avoid it. I'd even suggest trying the Sigma before this one, but be prepared to send it back a few times to get a "good copy". If you have your heart set on this one, you can have mine--I'm sending it back to Amazon tomorrow for a refund.
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