I haven't had any flare problem with the 28-135 (I use always hood, recomendable). Distorsion at 28mm it is certainly noticeable, but I do not own 28mm-105, so I cannot compare. I guess that to obtain less distorsion at this focal lenght you should go to the 28-70L. Avoid straight lines at 28mm, especially in the borders.
IS is great, and the extra 30mm can be usefull depending of the kind of photos you use to shoot. The lens is robust, focussing is fast enough (with EOS30), but it is heavier and bigger than the 28-105. IMO it's a great walk around lens. Didac Alex Zabrovsky wrote: > > Any opinions about this lens ? > How would you rate it against 28-105/3.5-4.5 USM ? > > Photodo has quite rave rating of one giving 3.5 mark (very high - almost > approaching pro glass rank performance), however the distortions seem to be > at high level. > What about flare control ? > Generally, would you be given the choice of 28-105/3.5-4.5 and > 28-135/3.5-5.6 IS what would you take (given similar price range of both, > used in good shape). > > Photozone isn't very optimistic giving very conservative rating to this lens > outlining heavy flare and heavy distortions inherent to this glass. > > Your comments ? * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
