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I do not agree. The lens I have bought (used, very good shape,clean and everything working well) works good. Covers full frame sensor, sharpness is acceptable, photos are little bit on low contrast which is advantage for me. Auto focus is not the fastest one. Any full frame zoom in this range is ten times more expensive. Knowing all weak sides of this lens using several options in your camera and Photoshop you can get perfect results in the end. I would recommend this lens for every day use avoiding extreme lighting situation. Jack
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I'd recommend this lens only if you: - Want to replace your kit - bought "body only" and need a zoom lens; Otherwise, I don't see why you need one. It's relatively dark, lens rotates when focuses so not all hoods will work; when you zoom - you move the lens forward, you don't rotate a ring .. like good ol' day binoculars. The lens I bought I had to return cause it had a focusing issue, it would go back and force trying to figure what object I point at (I played around with af points, didn't help) but that's the lens I bought (seller issue, not the product) hope you'll get a "tested" lens.
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This is a versatile lens which lessens the need to change lenses. It also has the manual option to override the auto-focus, which helps if the lens is focusing on an object closer or farther away than the object or person that I wish to photograph. The only down-side to the lens is that it is markedly heavier than I expected, which adds to the carrying weight of the camera. The review on ebay of this particular lens was very helpful in navigating through the two or three variations of this Canon lens that are on the market. This aided me in making sure that I was getting the higher-rated lens for my money and not a less desirable version. I would buy it again.
I bought a Canon A2 body by mistake thinking I could use it with an M42 adapter and some old MF lenses but when I found out that would not work, I decided to try to salvage something from the A2 by buying an EF lens. I figured I would only use one lens with this body and went looking for a good mid range zoom, read some reviews, and settled on the EF 35-105 as a good all purpose walk around lens of better than average quality. So far so good. It fits the full size A2 body well and I like the idea this should work fairly well on a Canon 30D which I hope to pick up eventually.
Obviously, there is not about a Canon EF 35-105mm lens (eBay's infinite wisdom is showing here). The review is for the Canon EF 28-105,, f/3.5-4.5 USM. This is definitely one of the very best and most versatile “affordable” lenses ever produced for the Canon EOS camera line. Unless you have unlimited financial resources (in which case, buy the superior Canon EF 24-105mm IS USM "L" professional model for about $1,200.00!) Otherwise, please keep on reading. I have owned several examples of this model. This glass is mounted on my EOS 10D camera nearly all of the time, because it is usable in almost any situation. I can always change it if I need to, but when I am in a hurry to catch a fleeting shot, I know that I will at least have a chance with this baby. My camera is always in the bag beside me, with the EF 28-105mm 1:3.5-4.5 USM "MACRO" mounted and ready for action. THERE HAVE BEEN THREE DIFFERENT VERSIONS OF THIS MODEL. A new fourth variation has been released as a replacement model, but it is no where near the same class as the other three. It has a slow f/4-5.6 aperture. The superior f/3.5-4.5 model was updated a few years ago. The newest one is called the Mark II, and has had a Roman numeral II added to its model number. The previous version, which is the actual subject of this review, is commonly referred to as "THE MACRO". These two most recent versions are basically the same in optical and mechanical performance. The "Mark II" had a minor facelift to allow it to match the "look" of the current mid-grade USM "Ultrasonic" lens lineup, but the "innards" are essentially the same. The very first version of this model was not quite equal in performance to the two newer variations. All three “Made In Japan” versions are now out of production and have become very desirable. I owned the original version on my old EOS 10S in the mid 90's, but I didn't like it very much. It was the one with the yellow "flower" icon on the side and in the distance window. It had a simple five-blade aperture that noticeably distorted the points of light in blurred backgrounds. It created geometric shapes (pentagons) instead of nice smooth circles when I took close-ups of flowers and insects. It also had a mild case of "zoom creep". When I pointed my camera downward, the lens would tend to slide out a bit. The "MACRO", on the other hand, is a fantastic zoom lens. I truly believe that the "MACRO" version or the RARE "MADE IN JAPAN" Mark II should be in every Canon EOS camera bag. It covers about 85% of the common focal lengths that most people need, and it has been completely reliable. Photos that were shot with this model are very sharp and they have great color with better than average contrast. Anyone who is still using the cheap "kit" lens that came with their EOS should consider the "MACRO" as the very first upgrade lens for their camera. It has the super heavy-duty stainless steel lens mount and the very best "Ring" type USM auto-focus motor that you can get. (This is the same motor design as the one in the professional "L" lenses!) It focuses unbelievably fast and it is almost completely silent. If you have a lot of extra money lying around, go get the "L" lens, if not, this may be the perfect glass for you.Read full review