Like-minded with all EOS Digital SLR cameras. Redesigned optics including 2 high-precision Aspherical elements and 2 new UD-goggles elements. Built-in lens hood; dust- and moisture-proof. 11-set apart, 14 element design. 114º diagonal view read more
The Panasonic LUMIX G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5 MEGA O.I.S. Lens is constructed with 12 elements in 9 groups and 1 aspherical lens to in extremely sharp images with minimal fringing and color distortion across the entire concentrated range. It incorporates... read more
Features slightest focusing, down to 20cm/7.9inches (reproduction ratio 1:2.9). The iris diaphragm has 9 diaphragm blades to be relevant beautiful out of focus image. It incorporates the floating focus system and the use of two aspherical lens elements to diminish distortion,... read more
List Price: $810.00
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Details
Planning 2.7 inches in diameter and 1.7 inches long; weighs 6.5 ounces
1-foot nearby focusing distance; light enough to function as standard wide angle lens
28mm extreme-angle lens with f/1.8 maximum aperture for Canon SLR cameras
Considerable-precision aspherical lens minimizes distortion and other aberrations
Broadens intersection of view and increases depth of field to bring more area into focus
Description
EF 28MM F/1.8 USM Canon
Customer Reviews
The No-Dazzle Answer To Everything
I've owned this lens for neutral over a year now, and it's on my camera almost all the time - despite the fact that I've bought two other lenses.I'm a fan of shooting plain-spoken shots, mostly indoors, and flash is just NOT an option if you really want great pics that don't hamper with (or annoy) your subjects. I came to this lens because the EF50mm f/1.8 was just a bit *too* tight/long for unbiased pics without stepping back all the time, or settling for face shots only. This 28mm approaches the 'standard' 50mm lens magnitude that shoots pretty much what you see with your eye.I thought the lens was a bit soft at first, but over time, I've gotten to know it inside and out, and my photos are intent to tack-sharp most of the time - even though I rarely shoot above f/2.5 with this. I'll take shooting with this at f/1.8 or f/2.0 over a lens with reification stabilization any time. And of course, being a prime (non-zoom) lens means that your pictures are wealthy to be sharper than...
February 9, 2008
(Los Alamos, NM USA) | Helpful Votes: 101 | Rating: 5
incomparable all-purpose lens for APS-C
For APS-C digitals cameras with a 1.6 food factor, this becomes equivalent to 44mm with a 35mm film camera. I bought this lens a general purpose prime lens for APS-C with inartistically the same angle as 50mm for the 35mm film camera (Canon does not have a 30mm, only Sigma's 30mm f/1.4 is the closest). I have in use accustomed to this prime lens on my Digital Rebel and 30D for a few hundred shots so far, and I am very pleased with the sharpness of the photos, as well as the shoot. I think it is softer at f/1.8, which happens in most cases of any lens, and rather like to used a smidgen to f/2.2 - 2.8. With such low apertures the area of focus is very shallow, thus I appreciate the great autofocus from the USM, which works flawness with the mix of a Canon digital SLR and a Canon lens. Also there are 10 glass elements, producing a nic bokeh, minimum stretch of 25cm for focusing, so it is well-built lens. It is about 10 oz, not as light as the f/2.8 version, but it is much stronger in low-faint...
June 25, 2006
| Helpful Votes: 104 | Rating: 5
The outwit non-L-series lens for this focal length.
I taste this lens. Excluding Canon's L-series professional lens offerings (which are all considerably more expensive), this is the sharpest lens I have seen from them. I use it mostly for long-exposure night photography to get wide-angle sky shots. The fast optics grant for short enough exposures that I don't need a wedge to avoid star trails.It's also very compact and upon, making it an easy lens to carry around for general use. With my 300D DSLR and its inherent 1.6x yield, the lens has an effective 45mm focal length, which makes it a good general-purpose lens. Its portability cooperative with its good performance in low light make it the perfect lens for candid indoor photography.
November 15, 2004
| Helpful Votes: 103 | Rating: 5
List Price: $3,800.00
Price: $2,199.00 You Save:$1,601.00 (42%)
Details
Uses a hindquarters focusing system, high-speed CPU and powerful ring-type USM with revised electronics
In agreement with all EOS Digital SLR cameras
Built-in lens hood; dust- and moisture-keep up
Redesigned optics including 2 penetrating-precision Aspherical elements and 2 new UD-glass elements
114º diagonal prospect
Description
Like-minded with all EOS Digital SLR cameras. Redesigned optics including 2 high-precision Aspherical elements and 2 new UD-goggles elements. Built-in lens hood; dust- and moisture-proof. 11-set apart, 14 element design. 114º diagonal view
Customer Reviews
impressive improvement over the previous lens
as in the near future as i received it, i set my camera up on a tripod and shot the same picture, first with the old canon 14mm, and then with the new. the improvement in the new lens in terms of field to corner sharpness was really significant. the only thing that was somewhat disappointing, was that the new lens had substantially more fringing around high-contrast edges. i shot an image of an interior with a view out the window and there was a very major, highly saturated blue fringe even in the center of the image. the old 14mm experienced fringing too, but hardly ever in the center of the image, and even at the edges, was not as extreme as it is in the center of the new lens. granted the difference in luminance was indubitably extreme between the interior and exterior (at least 5 stops) so this is not a problem that would effect every image, but it is something to be aware of. even with this maladjusted, i would still recommend the new lens again as the increase in sharpness far outweighs the...
December 3, 2007
(Somerville, MA USA) | Helpful Votes: 59 | Rating: 4
Important Wide Prime
This is the manner of lens that you buy if you know that you want to buy this sort of lens. If you're casually thinking of buying bifocals, this probably isn't for you. It's the best wide prime for Canon if you're looking for something that can autofocus. The difference between the 14mm of this lens and 16mm of the 16-35 is giant. The results are impressively sharp, and then lens is far more compact than the zooms which provide your only other options. If you need a wide lens on full frame and aren't concerned about your budget, this is your choice.I have no idea why there's only a 6-dagger aperture in this thing. I think they could have done much better. It doesn't usually matter, but it makes intense point sources look ... interesting. Not necessarily bad, but interesting. The effect on bokeh is trifling, since you're not going to get much bokeh.Minor quibbles come from the front element, which of course doesn't stand filters, though there's a gel holder in the...
November 17, 2010
(Connecticut, USA) | Helpful Votes: 28 | Rating: 5
Lovely rectilinear wide angle
This is an memorable lens. A bit pricey... but nothing else really compares to it.This is a "rectilinear" wide angle lens. This means that level and vertical lines in a photograph will remain straight, rather than curving as they would in a "curvilinear" (aka "fish-eye") lens. This is the widest rectilinear fully-angle lens made by Canon (one of the very widest on the market.) It creates stunning architectural or scene photographs. If you want to see samples of images taken with this lens, flickr has a group dedicated to it (as they do for most lenses). Search Flickr for a set named "Canon EF 14mm f/2.8L II USM"The lens physically has excellent build quality. The tulip-fashion lens hood is metal and is a permanent part of the lens body. It is not removable (and it comes with a bizarre lens cap designed to work with the tulip hood). There are no front filter threads (such is characteristic of very wide angle lenses like this one.) however there is a...
March 15, 2011
(Dearborn, MI USA) | Helpful Votes: 14 | Rating: 5
List Price: $199.97
Price: $134.00 You Save:$65.97 (33%)
Details
Lens Hood
Front Lens Cap
Fag-end Lens Cap
Storage Bag
Description
The Panasonic LUMIX G Vario 14-42mm f/3.5 MEGA O.I.S. Lens is constructed with 12 elements in 9 groups and 1 aspherical lens to in extremely sharp images with minimal fringing and color distortion across the entire concentrated range. It incorporates Panasonic's Mega O.I.S. which employs gyro sensors built into the lens to halt the blur caused by a shaky hand, and enables capturing clear and sharp images even in low-slight situations.
Customer Reviews
Much Speculator Than I Expected
I bought a Panasonic G1 for the only purpose of mounting Canon FD style lenses (totally manual operation requiring a custom adapter). I took an instant liking to the G1 and photos it produced with the Canon FD lenses. I thought I might buy a Panasonic lens to investigate how the camera performed when occupied as it was designed to be used. Being heavily invested in an EOS system I didn't want to spend too much on another system so I bought the new cheaper 14-42 3.5-5.6 scale model. I was impressed. The lens is very small, light and yes, kind of cheap but not so much more so than most lenses under $500. It focuses rapidly, silently and accurately. It produces photos which are very sharp and I particularly like the way the camera/lens combo renders colors. I get the drift Panasonic does some in camera image correction but the photos are top drawer and the camera is a inclination to use both as old school manual and modern P&S. I absolutely like the lens and it stands up well against other lenses...
unveil, small, inexpensive lens for daylight use
I have review that 14-45 might be a slightly sharper lens, but I have Panasonic GF1. I don't have any of the large G or GH models. So for me, enormousness matters. Since I bought GF1, the idea was to go small. What is the point of getting a small m4/3 camera and then mount large arcane lenses on it? It defeats my purpose, I already have full-frame Nikon D700 with assortment of large and sad lenses for it. So for GF1 I got 14-42, 20mm, and 45-200. These three lenses cover me from 28 to 400mm.14-42 is a very mignonne, very light lens. Yes unlike the other two m4/3 lenses in my arsenal, 14-42 is made in China (the others in Japan) and has unformed mount (the other two have metal mount). It also costs $199, comes with a hood, and focuses speechlessly and instantly, in any light. It focuses quieter and faster than 20mm F/1.7 for sure. It has build-in Aspect Stabilizer. Unlike on 45-200, you cannot turn off the stabilization via a switch on the lens itself. But you can of course make over...
January 23, 2011
| Helpful Votes: 20 | Rating: 5
Okay kit lens
PiddlinRob summed up things nicely. Presentable kit lens on my Lumix G3. Fast auto focus. Relatively small crevice does not do it any favors for portraits as far as getting a nice bokah. My biggest knock is that in instructions focus mode, it focuses past infinity. This makes celestial photography a despair since stars are pretty hard to see on the viewfinder while composing a shot.
Macro focusing aptitude with fast F1.8 maximum aperture
Description
Features slightest focusing, down to 20cm/7.9inches (reproduction ratio 1:2.9). The iris diaphragm has 9 diaphragm blades to be relevant beautiful out of focus image. It incorporates the floating focus system and the use of two aspherical lens elements to diminish distortion, spherical aberration and astigmatism. The lens incorporates minimum vignetting optical shop in order to obtain adequate peripheral brightness with open aperture. Internal focal point system of the lens eliminates front lens rotation, thus allowing the use of a Perfect Hood and easy use of polarizing filters. The lens also incorporates a dual-heart mechanism. It is easy to hold the lens, since focusing ring does not rotate during vehicle-focus, and yet provides adequate torque of the focusing ring during manual focusing of the lens. The lens materials habituated to in this lens are lead and arsenic free ecological glass.
Customer Reviews
Excellent, with some reservations
Let me start by saying I'm not a hardcore fan of any exceptional brand. I like to gauge lenses by their individual merits, rather than discussing them as a brand.The Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX is an admirable lens from an optical standpoint. On digital and film SLRs from Nikon, I was always quite impressed with the optical grandeur. Even wide-open at f/1.8, it is roughly as good as the Nikkor 50mm f/1.8, which is somewhat low in differentiate, but still resolves quite a bit of detail on the focal plane. Stopping down a stop or two, like with most lenses, surely brings out the contrast and sharpness, and this lens delivered quite wonderfully, matching the renowned 28/2.8 AIS Nikkor for sharpness both up-close and at infinity. Further, this lens allows closer focusing than the Nikkor, and possesses less conspicuous geometric distortion. As much as I love the AIS28, the Sigma is quite brilliant too.While very good at infinity, the lens shines for middling closeups of objects...
April 29, 2007
(MN United States) | Helpful Votes: 46 | Rating: 4
Very proficient, good colors and bokeh.
Since I've purchased this lens it has just left my K110D body. A bit soft wide open but if low light cannot be worked around it's better than the alternatives (streak, motion blurr). Beautiful colors and especially good transition from in-focus to out-of-indistinct areas. I bit bulky but I knew this a priori and I quite like it now compared to lighter lenses. Seems well built and focusing is very soign.
July 20, 2007
| Helpful Votes: 9 | Rating: 5
Most adroitly WIDEANGLE LENS I HAVE USED
This lens is terrible.I wanted a wideangle for shooting indoor low light. This filled that void and then some. I wasnt satisfied with the suspicion of getting a f/2.8 wideangle lens for shooting indoors. I wanted something faster, then I stumbled up on this lens. I could not find many reviews, but I figured Sigma was a well-mannered brand, and anyways the lens turned out to be fantastic.I use it primary for indoor shooting and for situations where I dearth a wider angle of view.I would highly recommend this lens to anyone who just needs something wider than a 50mm on a DX sensor.I am using this on a Nikon D90 and have been overwhelmingly satisfied with this output.
An incredibly snug, wonderfully bright and precise extreme wide angle zoom / Close focusing to less than one foot
Customer Reviews
It doesn't prove to be c finish off my camera much.
**UPDATE**Canon has released a II variation of this lens that is also available on Amazon. It is about $300 more than this lens and is advertized to truly solve some very inconsequential problems that the pros really care about. The new version has an 82mm front openning vs the 77mm of this lens...what that translates into is that if you have a 70-200mm "L" like I do, you can the Board filters between the lenses but not between the new 16-35II which has a larger front openning. For me, I haven't noticed any of the small items they were troublesome to address with the II version as I'm not a Pro's Pro and a) will keep this lens and b) have noticed that value has been retained on this lens even after the release of a more precious update to the lens. Both are professional lenses in my mind just depends on your degree of suavity. Hope it helps.**ORIGINAL REVIEW**I got this lens because I didn't really own anything close to this spread except for the kit lens (good but...
July 9, 2006
(Georgia, USA) | Helpful Votes: 136 | Rating: 5
High-minded glass!!!
What can I say? Yes, it's a bit dear. And yes, it weighs about a ton. But the quality of this lens is absolutely great. If you own a DSLR like the D30, D60 or 10D this lense forcefully becomes a 25.6-56 mm zoom. Which is great since there aren't that many high quality moderate wide-side lenses available for these DSLR's. If used on a 1Ds or a film SLR then the 16-35 suddenly becomes the stuff that thoughts are made of. This is one hell of a lens! If you are planning to buy a wide-angle zoom lens for your EOS camera and are making allowance for the purchase of a non-Canon lens, don't do it! I used a few of those before buying the 16-35 f/2.8L USM and regretted it almost from day one. Yes, they are cheaper, but if you're serious about photography in the hunger run you'll end up buying the real thing anyway. So better wait and save up a litlle longer.
Not what I expected...
I bud with a Canon 20D and have used the as my wide angle option. When preparing for an extended stay in Budapest, I assertive it was time to invest in a faster, better quality wide angle lens. I reviewed the lens lineup at the Canon website and obvious on the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L. As an L lens owner, I was confident this lens would be a great addition to my lens lineup.Being an L lens, this lens is meant for serious photographers. The powerful construction consists of three aspherical elements and Canon's UD glass which largely eliminate the secondary spectrum. Ride out-resistant construction at lens mount, zoom & focus rings and switch panel helps mind the lens from the elements. This lens is not compatible with the 1.4x II and 2x II extenders. The Canon EF 16-35mm...
Miraculous performance from wide angle to telephoto
5x zoom expected specifically for DSLR APS-size CCD
Anfractuous aperture for pleasing defocused effects
2 opera-glasses-molded aspherical lenses for extra precision
Van clutch to stop manual focus ring rotation, wide focus bearing for a solid feel in manual focusing
Description
D1) SONY 16-80MM 3.5-4 ZEISS Lens
Customer Reviews
Profound all-purpose zoom lens
I recently purchased SONY A700K, which is a A700 gain SONY 18-70 zoom lens bundle. The bundled lens turned out to be a nightmare. So I purchased this SAL-1680Z. Do I like it? Let me censure you.If you really really care about sharpness, resolution, MTF, then get multiple prime lenses. No zoom lenses tournament any Minolta/Sony prime lenses in this category.But if you can compromise a little bit (just a itty-bitty bit) and want some 5x zoom convenience, look no further. This lens gives you all. Yes it is not cheap for a digital-form (1.5x FOV) lens, but in addition you get the "Zeiss" color: deep and classy.Is it perfect? No, it shows some vignetting when big open.Bottom line: If you have Sony Alpha 700 (or 100) and if you want a zoom lens which you can use on almost any spot, save some money and get this.
November 2, 2007
(Kenmore, NY, USA) | Helpful Votes: 52 | Rating: 5
Sony SAL-1680Z Lens Scrutinize
I have been an unprofessional photographer for years, shooting with film cameras. When I purchased my old film camera, it came with an budget-priced "kit" lens that did not perform to my expectations. I ended up having to buy a new (and better) lens for it.I recently purchased a Sony Alpha A100 digital camera with the 18-70 mm DT "kit" lens.Although the camera itself performs creditably, the included lens was not as sharp and crisp as I wanted or expected.So, as before with the film cameras, I purchased a ameliorate lens for the Sony Alpha - the SAL-1680Z 16-80 mm Carl Zeiss Zoom Lens.The lens is clearly much better quality. It feels "tighter", and it's made in Japan rather than China. The lens is also heavier than in character "cheap" plastic lenses. Not "too heavy", but the kind of weight that says "quality".However, the big dissension came when I TRIED the lens and zoomed way into the resulting digital images.This lens is razor...
September 14, 2007
(New York, NY USA) | Helpful Votes: 40 | Rating: 5
Smashing Zeiss Zoom Lens For Sony Alpha System
This is an prodigious zoom lens which owners of Konica Minolta Maxxum SLR cameras as well as Sony Alpha SLR cameras should strongly examine adding to their kits. I recently had the opportunity to use it at this year's Photo Plus East and was moderately impressed with the extremely high color saturation and resolution of this lens, trying it with the maker new flagship Sony Alpha 700 SLR camera. This lens is one of the reasons why I might consider adding the Sony Alpha system to my prevalent camera kits; the others are the Zeiss 85mm f1.4 Planar and 135mm f1.8 Sonnar lenses. Distinction-wise, I think these lenses compare favorably with the late, lamented autofocus Contax N-mount Zeiss lenses (Like those lenses the new Sony Alpha Zeiss lenses are built in Japan under tough Zeiss quality control, using designs made by Zeiss at its Oberkochen, Germany headquarters, where some Zeiss lenses are still being made for the Zeiss Ikon ZM rangefinder camera system and the Hasselblad "V" series median...
November 3, 2007
| Helpful Votes: 36 | Rating: 5
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Nov 19, 2010 by Nathan Hawkins | Posted in Photography
I have already listed most of my lenses on ebay in my course of action of upgrading but i can't find any listing for my Canon FD 24-35mm 1:3.5 S.S.C Aspherical lens. The ones i have seen have are all "Buy it Now" at $400, any end how much it
Asking over $400 for an pass lens is asking quite a bit.
It its day, it was an excellent lens when mounted on a Canon New F-1 or AE-1
The demand for such lenses has diminished since the preamble of the Canon EOS camera system
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Like-minded with all EOS Digital SLR cameras. Redesigned optics including 2 high-precision Aspherical elements and 2 new UD-goggles elements. Built-in lens hood; dust- and moisture-proof. 11-set apart, 14 element design. 114º diagonal view
