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Summary: great lens.
Review: These are great multi-purpose lens for the Canon Digital Rebel. The lens are fast and quiet, and the image stabilizer works like a charm. They just suere cost a lot.I ordered this from J&R and they are indeed US ones with full canon warranty and warranty card.
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Summary: great lens.
Review: These are great multi-purpose lens for the Canon Digital Rebel. The lens are fast and quiet, and the image stabilizer works like a charm. They just suere cost a lot. I ordered this from J&R and they are indeed US ones with full canon warranty and warranty card.
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Summary: excellent general purpose lens
Review: this is a good starter lens. not a great telephoto or wide angle lens. i use it with a canon 1ds. very good.
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Summary: Excellent Walkabout Lens
Review: While I considered purchasing a Canon 10D, I also started looking for a good first lens. Most of the reviewers and Canonites on the various forums suggested this lens as a good starting point. The 28-135mm IS USM Zoom is the one I use all the time now on the Canon 10D, and that will be the case until I get over the sticker shock of the 10D/28--135mm combo and start adding other lenses to my kit. In the meantime, this lens gets the job done very well. It gives you good range for a variety of of shots, from portraits to telephotos. There is even a macro mode, which gives you the opportunity to do close-ups--not really a true macro, but okay for shots of flowers, your kitty cat's face, etc. It is the flexibility of this lens that makes it so appealing if all you have is just one lens. And remember that if you mount this lens on a digital camera, like the 10D, the range is actually extended by a factor of 1.6. The USM focuses fast, and the Image Stabilization (IS) really works. In fact, I've been spoiled by it, and IS is now a must for any of the longer lenses I might purchase in the future. The IS system "locks" on target so that camera shake is eliminated or at least seriously minimized. This means fewer shots ruined by camera shake, and the IS system allows the user to shoot handheld at slower shutter speeds. This isn't just advertising hype. It works. The image quality is quite good. I get good color saturation, contrast, and sharpness. After tweaking some shots in Photoshop, I was able to turn out some excellent 13x19 inch prints. As others have pointed out, if you are just starting out with a Canon DSLR or SLR and want one good general purpose lens, this is it.
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Summary: Excellent Walkabout Lens
Review: While I considered purchasing a Canon 10D, I also started looking for a good first lens. Most of the reviewers and Canonites on the various forums suggested this lens as a good starting point. The 28-135mm IS USM Zoom is the one I use all the time now on the Canon 10D, and that will be the case until I get over the sticker shock of the 10D/28--135mm combo and start adding other lenses to my kit. In the meantime, this lens gets the job done very well. It gives you good range for a variety of of shots, from portraits to telephotos. There is even a macro mode, which gives you the opportunity to do close-ups--not really a true macro, but okay for shots of flowers, your kitty cat's face, etc. It is the flexibility of this lens that makes it so appealing if all you have is just one lens. And remember that if you mount this lens on a digital camera, like the 10D, the range is actually extended by a factor of 1.6. The USM focuses fast, and the Image Stabilization (IS) really works. In fact, I've been spoiled by it, and IS is now a must for any of the longer lenses I might purchase in the future. The IS system "locks" on target so that camera shake is eliminated or at least seriously minimized. This means fewer shots ruined by camera shake, and the IS system allows the user to shoot handheld at slower shutter speeds. This isn't just advertising hype. It works. The image quality is quite good. I get good color saturation, contrast, and sharpness. After tweaking some shots in Photoshop, I was able to turn out some excellent 13x19 inch prints. As others have pointed out, if you are just starting out with a Canon DSLR or SLR and want one good general purpose lens, this is it.
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Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: Yes, this is a great lens. But this seller is not stating whether this is a Canon USA or an import lens. At this price, I have to believe it is an import--no warranty in the USA. Hopefully this post will motivate the seller to indicate if it is gray market of Canon USA.
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Summary: Buyer Beware
Review: Yes, this is a great lens. But this seller is not stating whether this is a Canon USA or an import lens. At this price, I have to believe it is an import--no warranty in the USA. Hopefully this post will motivate the seller to indicate if it is gray market of Canon USA.
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