Canon 28-135 EF 3.5-5.6 IS USM

[Johanan Pandone]

Scored one of these for $60 yesterday!

sure, it's got some drawbacks:

 - Variable aperture (so what, just call it 5.6 and you've got an additional stop at the wide end for emergencies!)

- No hard focus stops (that's ok, I wouldn't be using this with a motor for handheld work) 

- Electronic aperture (i can count the number of times I've done a rolling aperture rack on one hand)

Pros:

This thing is damn sharp at every focal length, I would say It's biggest strength is the Image stabilization. It works really really well. I'm amazed that I can do a handheld shot @ 135mm and there is no camera shake!

I'm not a purist anymore. This is the furthest thing from a cinema lens, but I think a light zoom with image stabilization is a good piece of kit!

 

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