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Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM : Specifications and Opinions

Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM

The Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8 L USM is a standard lens for FF and APS-C, manufactured from 1993 to 2002 (discontinued). The focus is done by Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM), it does not have image stabilization. The average price was 1100 €;

33 users have given it an average vote of 9.3 out of 10.

MOUNT

This lens is available with the following mounts:

Canon EF: this lens is compatible with reflex fullframe and APS-C Canon EF.

Specifications
Focal lenght	28-70 mm
Angle of view	75.4 - 34.4°
Format	FF, APS-C
Max. aperture	f/2.8
Aperture blades	8
Lenses/Groups	16 elements in 11 groups
Min. focus distance	0.50 meters
Reproduction ratio	0.18x
Features
Zoom type	Ring, external
Stabilization	No
Focus	Ultrasonic AF Motor (Ring-USM)
Internal Focus	Yes
Built and notes
Tripod ring	No
Extenders	No
Filters	77 mm
Lens hood	Yes, supplied
Weather sealing	No
Weight	880 g
Dimensions	117 x 83 mm
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The following opinions have been automatically translated with Google Translate.

PaoloMcmlx

sent on December 03, 2023

Pros: High sharpness, excellent backlight resistance, very fast and very precise AF, very low distortion, blur simply beautiful... I can say unique given the focal lengths involved, excellent construction, absolutely functional lens hood so much so that from this point of view only its natural heir EF 24-70/2.8 L is on a par with it, the diaphragm is not circular but it is still excellent for the constancy to the various apertures, it must also be said that although not tropicalized this lens showed, At least in the case of my specimen, a really good resistance to atmospheric agents.

Cons: Practically none, maybe the sharpness could have been a little higher but it must also be said that, for his time, what he can show today was a very, very high standard.

Opinion: I didn't use it much because it covered a range of focal lengths that you need to have anyway but that I, for what is my way of photographing, use very little. It is a lens that in field use, always handheld of course, is appreciated for its extreme maneuverability and for the excellent balance that it showed when I grafted it on my EOS 1n and 3 with which, among other things, it allowed me to easily use shutter speeds up to roughly 1/4 of a second. The blur it generates is definitely beautiful and I must say that this is still, in my humble opinion, its greatest quality; the huge lens hood also, which in the basic idea is absolutely identical to that of the later EF 24-70/2.8 L, in addition to performing its function excellently at all focal lengths (therefore not only at the minimum focal length like those of all competitors who show a shape and configuration that in the field test allows them to be fully effective only at the shortest focal length) being bound to the lens body, and not to its extendable part, it also ensures excellent protection from both accidental impacts and atmospheric agents. Ultimately, it is a lens that, despite the undoubted age of the project, and an honestly excellent but certainly not extraordinary sharpness, for all other characteristics is at least on par, often even superior (see for example the lens hood, the blurred and the construction), to its current counterparts.

Jonny70

sent on May 18, 2023

Pros: Construction

Cons: Coarse and bulky hood

Opinion: I bought this lens 12 years ago, used it for a period of time then abandoned it for 11 years in mobile. Lately I dusted it off and reused, I was amazed by the yield to TA for its sharpness, closing it a couple of stops remains very sharp, this my opinion is due to the fact that in 11 years I have changed several lenses including the fixed Sigma of the art series. Probably this my very positive opinion about it is due to the fact that I tried it on a camera body not recent as the Canon 5D MarkII, possible that mounted on modern SLRs behaves differently. In the used is a few hundred euros, I recommend it for those who want to spend little and have a lot of yield.

DiegoD

sent on March 20, 2020

Pros: construction - focal excursion - solidity

Cons: weight and light

Opinion: Optics I had for a couple of years in my kit, slightly cooler in yield than the various 24-70. What to say, a professional lens and on the full frame sensor from the maximum. I found it extremely correct and sharp at all focal points and diaphragms, especially from 4 and up. It is worth the expense and for the costs it has in the used market almost I buy it back. Obviously it has the defect of a doublet that on some specimens dulls, not on mine fortunately, and the fact that spare parts are impossible.

AlessioDraghi

sent on November 01, 2019

Pros: Robustness, brightness, sharpness!

Cons: Considering the modern competition... NO one, it's always ahead of so many lenses today!

Opinion: Inherited from my dad, former photographer, once you attached it to the machine body you wouldn't take it off anymore... and not because of hereditary nostalgia, but because of its f.2.8! On photostreet is one of the best. With my 80D, he doesn't miss a beat... I'd like to one day try it on an FF... however, there is still a lens that makes a difference... especially when we have little light! If you find it used, you won't let it get away!

Vittorio Barretta

sent on June 20, 2019

Pros: GREAT GOAL ETC. ALL OK

Cons: GOES BEAUTIFULLY ON THE PROFESSIONAL

Opinion: It's an IMPORTANT to the AdmiralTy CANON EOS 1 D MARK 2 ETC... LASCIA WITHOUT THE TIME FOR THE IMAGE QUALITY , IN Fact, HOW TO VERY OTTICHE OF HIGH QUALITy NOT TO BE GOOD TO CAMERAS NOT PROF. THE USE WITH A 5D THE MESSE IN VERY CASI RESULT INDECISA, BUT NOT DIPENDEN OF THE OPTICAL BUT THE ECONOMIC SYSTEM ADOPTED OF THE CANON FOR THESE CAMERAS, IF INSTEAD the US FOR SUNA 1D MARK 2 O 1DS MARK2 O 1DS MARK 3 ETCE... is A SCHEGGIA AND OF ABSOLUTE

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