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If you value small size and weight, this is a great standard zoom for full frame

Started May 8, 2021 | User reviews thread
Rock and Rollei Senior Member • Posts: 2,916
Re: If you value small size and weight, this is a great standard zoom for full frame
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Yes, this is one of a family of USM lenses designed as kit lenses for mid-range and semi-pro bodies that were respectable and relatively cheap. First one in the series I used was the 28-80 USM Mk I (later models were less good) with thr EOS 100/Elan. Made a great pairing, both lens and camera incredibly quiet in use, radically more so than anything else on the market at the time. The 28-105 first came out with the EOS 5/A2E, and the 24-85 with the APS EOS IX. It culminated in the 28-135 IS, launched with the EOS 3 - optically slightly the best of the series, and with 2 stop IS as a bonus. All had similar construction and performance. Their direct descendent was the 24-105 f4 L - upgraded in many ways, but clearly of similar design and construction.

Also in this range was the 35-135, launched with the EOS 10/10S, but I've never owned or used this one.

As you say, this range are all very capable stopped down a bit. They all have some distortion, particularly at the wide end, the 24-85 having the most, but modern cameras can largely correct that in-camera. The 28-105 and 24-85 are particularly compact for their range, and are decent options even now for travelling light.

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