Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM AutoFocus Wide Angle Lens - Refurbished

2012-05-15T21:00:00

I originally got this lens to have a 'standard' low-light/indoor lens on my crop sensor Canon 550d. I was very happy with the field of view on the crop camera for indoor shooting including portraits and gatherings. Bokeh is very pleasing and focusing is fast and reliable. After moving to a full frame camera, I am still very happy with this lens' fairly wide distortion-free field of view. The image is quite sharp across the frame and vignetting is very manageable. The build quality is as expected from Canon's 'middle of the road' range (plastic barrel and not weather sealed) but I have been very happy with the quality of construction and the feel/function of it overall. I would definitely recommend this fast prime for anyone's crop or full frame gear bag.

MICHAEL T.

2011-03-08T19:00:00

I got this lens to be able to shoot indoor events without flash. My 50mm 1.4 was too long on my 1.6x crop body... this lens is perfect!! Image quality is superb, nice bokeh, consistent focus. The quality of the refurbished lens was perfect!!

MICHAEL T.

2009-11-02T19:00:00

I'm not sure if refurbished lenses are any different from new. But this lens is soft wide open. doesn't really sharpen up until 2.8 to 3.5. So what's the point of having a speed of 1.8? Maybe a new lens would be sharper. I'm puzzled why Canon doesn't make a better 28 mm lens. This would be the perfect prime for crop sensor SLRs. it's small, focuses fast, looks great on the camera. Instead, I am sticking with the 17-55mm f 2.8 EF-S zoom. It's much sharper and image stabilized. Canon needs to make better prime lenses that can take advantage of the great crop sensor cameras they are putting out.

PVL

2009-09-30T21:00:00

I went against my better judgment and ordered this lens despite having read reviews that noted its problems with color fringing and edge softness. It turns out the reviews were right. Heavy cyan and magenta fringes abound wherever there are strong contrasts. Even at f/8, even on a crop-frame sensor, edges are quite blurry (and on full-frame it's even worse). It's a real pity because this lens could have been great. It focuses quickly (ring USM) and it's very sharp in the center.

Craig

2008-12-28T19:00:00

Can be irregularly soft wide open, but sharpens nicely by f/2ish... Focus as fast and accurate. I use it when I need a faster lens and it works for me.

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