canon 28-135 one more time

I have made the usual pilgrimage from Canon SLR to DSLR with stops at

an Olympus 3020, then a Sony 717 and finally with the 10D. I

fortunately kept many of my Canon lens as I traversed this path.

Unfortunately, my usual walk around lens a Canon 28-105 f3.5-4.5

became defective. I was looking at the Canon 28-135 f3.5-5.6 lens

again as a replacement. Previously, I had own a 28-135 used lens and

I found that on my Elan II and A2E that the lens would hunt alot in

not so dim light and was actually not as sharp at 135 as my 28-105

was at 105 both at f5.6. At that time I wanted a wide angle zoom and

traded the 28-135 for a canon 20-35 f3.5-4.5 and kept the 28-105. Now

I am wondering about the 28-135 again and wondering if the autofocus

on the 10D is improved enough so that I won't be troubled with the

hunting. (I enjoy taking candids at parties (with flash) but where

the lighting is somewhat dim.)

 

I also was wondering how much of a real problem that dust is

collecting inside the lens.

 

I would appreciate any responses, especially comments about 28-135 on

the Elan II, A2E and 10D.

What about a 24-85? They're sharp, and (on the 10D) they're more biased towards the

wide-angle end (tho' the 1.6 FOV means that it starts at about 38mm equivalent

which isn't that wide really. But 28mm is just about 45mm on the 10D, so it's wider

than that.

 

On the 10D the 28-135 will behave like a 45 - 210; the 24-85 will be like a 38 - 135.

 

Have a look at Bob Atkin's article on standard zooms.

Thomas,

 

I've yet to shoot alot of low light indoor shots with my EF 28-135 USM IS. Outdoor Av night shots don't have a problem at all with focus "hunt." Granted, I've only been using this setup for about 2 weeks now, but still no real complaints. Love the 10D.... it's a really nice unit. As for the dust, who knows. Only time will tell for me. Maybe someone else can shed more light on this subject....

 

Good luck,

Jim

Have used the same 28-135 IS for four-five years now, no problem with any dust showing up on shots, did get some condensation in it once, went away when it warmed up. Idea: in really dusty/wet conditions, use some scotch tape and saran wrap to make a little bellows type sleeve. Might even try this my own self!!

 

Mine is practically nailed to my 10D and I don't notice any real problems with hunting

Is the 17-40/4 out of the question ? I know it's much more expensive but the zoom range is similar and you get much better optics.

 

Happy shooting ,

Yakim.

I have a 28-135IS since 1999. I had the IS servos replaced once. Luckily, they cleaned all the dust inside when they repaired the IS.

 

I still don't have a DSLR (waiting for the 3D) but I have always said that I would not use a zoom lens with the rear element that is not sealed around it. Those zooms (24-85, 28-135, etc) can suck dust from outside and push it in the mirror box.

 

For that reason, I kept my old 28-70 3.5-4.5 II, which has a sealed rear element.

 

Also, the 28-135 has never been hunting focus when I use it with my ElanII. It would shake like crazy (before it got fixed) but not hunt.

 

Good luck

<i>17-40/4 out of the question...the zoom range is similar</i>...(as a 28-135).<P>Yakim, what are you saying?

Go with a 17~40F4L and a 50F1.4, your biggest gap will be 20mm 50 to 70. The 24~70 F2.8 is a great lens but it's heavy and costs a fortune. You also should read Bob's article on the consumer zooms!

 

GS