-----Original Message----- > On 11 Aug 2004 [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote > about the 28-135 IS Lens: > > <snip> > > IMO it's a slow consumer lens with average > > image quality > <snip> > > Build quality is poor(ish), when zoomed out > > the front of the lens os very wobbly but > > otherwise it feels pretty sturdy. > > Hi Marc, > > On every example I've seen the front element > has been quite wobbly at 28mm and firms up and > becomes less so as it's zoomed to 135mm. I've > also found the image quality to be reasonably > good. I don't own a 24/28-70L to compare it > to, but I do own two L Zooms (16-35, 70-200IS) > and two L primes (135 & 200). > > Maybe I just got a good copy?? >
I've certainly seen mention of sample variation on various forums, not convinced though. I've also never been 100% convinved that the IS is doing anything either! I heard mention of it taking up to a second to start working on this lens, I've also never noticed the image moving around in the viewfinder. I can however feel the slight vibration in the lens body which I assume is it doing it's stuff... > I must admit though, I'd like to see an update > with a bit wider short end (even at the expense > of the long end) and IS like the 70-300 DO has. > sounds about the same as I'd like too :-) Marc (webmail) -------------------------- http://aurora.homedns.org * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
