I did not do this review:
"Canon EF 35-135 4.0-5.6 USM
In 1990, Canon introduced three consumer-level zooms with ring-type
USM: EF 35-135 4.0-5.6 USM, EF 70-210 3.5-4.5 USM and EF 100-300
4.5-5.6 USM. The EF 35-135 4.0-5.6 USM debuted as the kit lens for
the EOS 10S. I gave my wife an EF 35-135 4.0-5.6 USM and EOS Elan as
a gift in 1994. The small size and moderate wide angle to medium
telephoto range made an it ideal as part of her travel kit.
Polycarbonate construction, but with a metal lens mount, keep it to a
featherweight 425 g. The twist action zoom is smooth and does not
creep. Zooming is accomplished by expanding and contracting the
nested barrels. Like most AF lenses, the manual focus ring is small
and not as silky or fine turning as the manual lenses of yesteryear.
The EF 35-135 4.0-5.6 USM is the first Canon zoom lens to use a rear
element focusing group. The ring-type USM dives the small rear
elements easily, resulting in extremely fast AF. The ring-type USM
also allows full-time manual focusing. A molded glass (GMo)
aspherical lens element (12th) is used to correct astigmatism,
achieve sharp definition and to make the lens compact. Canon manages
to pack 14 elements into a 72 x 86.4 mm barrel!
The front element does not rotate and the barrel does not expand or
contract during focusing. If you prefocus manually, the distance
window in meters and feet is very useful. The closest focusing
distance is .75 m and is available at all focal lengths. A modest 58
mm filter thread makes filters affordable and easy to share with
common Canon lenses.
For a consumer zoom, the EF 35-135 4.0-5.6 USM is sharp and
contrasty, on a par with the EF 28-105 3.5-4.5 USM. At normal
distances there is little distortion. Like most zooms, the short end
has noticeable barrel distortion at macro distances. Flare and
ghosting will occur if you shoot bright sunsets or other strong light
sources. However, this lens is reasonably flare resistant under most
conditions. Of course, you should use the lens shade (EW-62) to help
keep flare in check. The hood is a standard wide angle design and is
too shallow for use at 135mm. A petal design would have insured
maximum coverage at the long end of the range.
This lens is out of production (replaced by the EF 28-135 3.5-5.6 IS
USM in 1997) but used stock appear on EBay and KEH.com often. One in
excellent condition goes for $125-150."
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