Buy Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR CamerasCanon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Wide Angle Lens for Canon SLR Cameras Product Description:
- 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
Product Description
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. FEATURES:
- EF mount; wide-angle lens
- Aspherical lens; floating system; inner focusing; full-time manual focus
- 28mm focal length
- f/1.8 maximum aperture
- Micro UltraSonic Motor (USM)
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171 of 176 people found the following review helpful.
The No-Flash Answer To Everything
By J. Malinsky
I've owned this lens for just over a year now, and it's on my camera almost all the time - despite the fact that I've bought two other lenses.I'm a fan of shooting candid shots, mostly indoors, and flash is just NOT an option if you really want great pics that don't interfere with (or annoy) your subjects. I came to this lens because the EF50mm f/1.8 was just a bit *too* tight/long for candid pics without stepping back all the time, or settling for face shots only. This 28mm approaches the 'standard' 50mm lens length that shoots pretty much what you see with your eye.I thought the lens was a bit soft at first, but over time, I've gotten to know it inside and out, and my photos are close to tack-sharp most of the time - even though I rarely shoot above f/2.5 with this. I'll take shooting with this at f/1.8 or f/2.0 over a lens with image stabilization any time. And of course, being a prime (non-zoom) lens means that your pictures are going to be sharper than a zoom lens with IS anyways.This is a lens that will spoil you forever. You'll be able to capture photos in virtually any lighting conditions. I love shooting with it, and ISO 1600 shots at f/2.0 are just spectacular - exactly what I need for shooting in *extremely* low light. With a bit of post-processing, I'm making incredible photos that were simply not possible in the days before digital.Build quality is excellent, and the USM auto-focus does a great job in bright-light and low-light situations with ease, silently.If you want sharp low-light photos in a compact and lightweight lens, this is your saviour.
129 of 136 people found the following review helpful.great all-purpose lens for APS-C
By Satch
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 range2. USM for fast, quiet, and accurate autofocus, espcially helpful targets are moving3. 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.
118 of 126 people found the following review helpful.The best non-L-series lens for this focal length.
By Richard B. Williams
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.
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