Name: EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM
Brand: Canon
SKU: 201
Rating: 4.2 (41 reviews)

4.3

based on all reviews

Consumer ratings:

4.6 / 5

The focus ring operates smoothly
8 is plenty good for those subjects
stabilizer is good enough for about 4-stops

very noticeable light fall-off in the corners
It has no aperture ring
Admittedly the background blur wasn't quite in the same league

Construction: Fixed
Elements: 9
Focus method: Unit
Autofocus: yes
Max format size: Full-frame (35mm)
Focal length: , 28 mm
Image stabilisation: no
Lens type: Normal, Wide angle

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM - Pros & Cons

The focus ring operates smoothly
8 is plenty good for those subjects
stabilizer is good enough for about 4-stops
It is compact and lightweight
good and well priced lens
it performs very well
Canon progressing nicely
is very affordable on the used market and in fairly abundant supply
excellent sharpness wide open and lower distortion
8 the images look crisp and the colors are good
good and dependable lens for
Excellent Price/Performance ratio
Distortion is very well controlled
the build seems very good
Excellent lens - compact and tack-sharp
solid and well-built
make it easy to shoot compelling lifestyle images
solid
lightweight and affordable option
small compact camera feels better with a small lens
a very nice sample gallery
It is light
small and very sharp
the 28mm IS is very straightforward
All of these lenses are very good optically
Focusing is quiet and average in speed
Snappy
accurate
and smooth
Image stabilization has matured nicely since it was first introduced
framed image remains smoothly centered
fast and accurate AF
Servo performance is very good
lens hood is nicely made
looks nice and works well for flare protection
smooth and nicely damped
the 28 IS feels solidly built
good technique and a stable
Autofocus is quick
accurate and virtually silent
Great for photos at night or indoors
lightweight and compact lenses with a classic feel
image stabilization is nice for video
The focus ring feels nice and makes focusing manually easy
image stabilization is useful on any lens

very noticeable light fall-off in the corners
It has no aperture ring
Admittedly the background blur wasn't quite in the same league
Canon Lenses Lab tested Lens
Focusing speed is slow and noisy
The extreme edges are downright mushy at wider apertures
chromatic aberration on the 20D was higher than average
The AF is quite noisy
The previous version has a weaker construct
The choice is only for the focal length
The lens was clearly not designed for use with digital cameras
Poor quality lens hood
Not all lenses give corner-to-corner sharpness
35mm f2 IS cousin is a tad sharper
35mm F2 IS USM is too narrow for crop
it has a depth of field scale that is nearly useless
moderately high price tag
Max resolving power is in the weakest link in the chain
the lens lacks the rendering character you see on canons old lenses
The colours are rather flat and dull
% crops shared below are taken from near the lower left corner of the frame
USM Lens
Barrel distortion enlarges the center-of-the-chart details
Image stabilization does not stop subject motion blur
Accessing a CP filter inside this hood is also frustrating
image stabilization on a wide angle lens is totally unnecessary
Chromatic Aberration Geometric Distortion Chromatic Aberration
it shows up in the corners of the image
get tack-sharp results with this lens
absolute best image quality

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Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM - Full Specifications

Lens type	Normal Wide angle
Lens mount	Canon EF

Aperture max	2.8
Aperture min	22
Aperture ring	no
Number of diaphragm blades	7

Construction	Fixed
Elements	9
Groups	7

Weight	9.17 oz
Diameter	2.69 in
Length	2.03 in
Filter size	2.28 in

Max Format size	Full-frame
Focal length	< 28
Maximum magnification	0.2 x
4 stops	no

Focus method	Unit
Autofocus	yes
Autofocus motor type	Ring Type Ultrasonic
Full-time Manual focusing	yes
Closest focusing distance	0.23
Distance scale	yes
Depth of field (DoF) scale	yes

Colour of product	Black
Body materials	Plastic Metal
Tripod collar	no
Hood supplied	yes
Filter thread	yes
Sealing	no

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Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon - Editorial Reviews (9)

4.0

Based on 9 reviews

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 USM IS - APS-C Format Review / Lab Test

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Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 USM IS APS-C Format Review

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Review | Photography Blog

photographyblog.com

Published: 02.08.2012

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Review | Photography Blog

4.0

The Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM is a new wide-angle prime lens. Boasting built-in image stabilisation and fast and quite auto-focusing, the EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM is a more affordable but still very capable alternative to Canon's professional wide-angle primes. Read our in-depth Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM review complete with full-size sample images.

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 USM IS - Full Format Review / Test

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Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 USM IS - Full Format Review / Test

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 USM IS Review

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 Review

Imaging Resource

Published: 10.10.2005

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 Review

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Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon EF 28mm f2.8 IS USM review

DXOMARK

Published: 02.01.2013

Canon EF 28mm f2.8 IS USM review

Adding to its range of image stabilised lenses Canon has brought out this new EF 28mm f2.8. 28mm is a useful focal length and while f2.8 is not very wide, the IS makes this an attractive proposition. Taking into account that this is optically pretty good too and the result is quite promising. Photographers looking for a good all round wide angle for their kit bag could do much worse.

Canon EF 28mm f/2.8 IS USM Taking the Canon 28mm F2.8 IS USM to Big Sur, California

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Published: 07.10.2017

Taking the Canon 28mm F2.8 IS USM to Big Sur, California

It’s not Canon’s most affordable full-frame lens, but the 28mm F2.8 is a handy little stabilized prime that DPR staffer Carey Rose came to appreciate on a recent trip to California's gorgeous coast.