Review on 📷 Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens: A Versatile and Sharp Choice for Professional Photography by Micha Puzio ᠌

Name: 📷 Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens: A Versatile and Sharp Choice for Professional Photography
Item: 📷 Canon EF 28mm f/1.8 USM Lens: A Versatile and Sharp Choice for Professional Photography
Rating: 5

July 04, 2023

The perfect product for any user!

I use it on a full frame sensor. I really like the lens. He showed himself beautifully on completely different subjects - he shot a wedding, various reports and portraits. Don't believe those who say that it's not comme il faut to shoot portraits at a wide angle - the whole question is how to do it :) They are especially excellent for a wide-angle lens (not head ones, of course :)). Rostovye are generally beyond praise, fashion. Beautiful in subject matter, I think lovers of still lifes will like it. In general, wherever it is necessary for the "background" to work. (More details about why it is suitable for these plots - I wrote in the "merits". ) Everything that can be attributed to the landscape (spaces, architectural objects) seems to convey well too, but it's hard for me to evaluate here - this is not my genre, I judge only indirectly. The resolution for landscapes, I think, will still not be up to par, unless you are an impressionist))
A hood is not provided in the kit . Although so far I haven’t experienced any particular need for it: the lens holds backlight and illumination from the side of small-area sources, in principle, not bad, with uniform frontal illumination (for example, a figure against the background of a wide window), the contrast, of course, drops a lot (but even a lens hood will not help here), but the colors are not distorted and the picture as a whole does not deteriorate, it remains plastic - you can use it to create the appropriate artistic effect.
The only thing is that sometimes you want more sharpness (although this does not apply to portraits, it is just enough here), especially since Canon simply does not have other such wonderful lenses with a focal length of 28mm, it is not included in the L-series 28mm. 35mm L in terms of the plasticity of the picture is completely uncomplicated - corny sharp, and nothing more. 24mm L, despite the remarkable sharpness and pattern, is no longer so universal in terms of focal length (although it would seem that there is a difference of 4 mm . ). In my opinion, the most versatile wide-angle is just 28mm: the proportions are not yet strongly distorted, as at 24mm, and the expressive wide-angle effect is already starting to work (unlike 35mm).

Pros

In general, the lens is a "must have" in the line of optics, even though it is not L. And here's why: 1) Blur! It's bokeh :) Very smooth, I would even say gentle, plastic, with a soft transition to the sharpness zone; 2) it is very pronounced on the most open bokeh, some don’t even believe that it was shot with a wide-angle :)) Very voluminous (although at aperture 2 and 2.8 it is less sharp, but at 4 and 5.6 for most scenes the sharpness is good, while the plasticity of the pattern is preserved). When shooting dynamic reports, the effect is generally amazing. The main thing is to get into the zone of depth of field)) Here are acomuple of examples thatcomnfirm these advantages: . Flickr.Com/6236/6327288858_bbb55f6cb6_b. Jpg jpg . Flickr.Com/6234/6327263142_e7c18fe5a7_b. Jpg 3) Excellentcomntrast. 4) The minimum focusing distance allows you to shoot from a very close distance (for such a focal length it's almost macro :)) 5) Good design, high-quality assembly, usm motor, internal focusing. In general, it justifies its price even by 120% :) The artistic potential is very high.

Cons

1) Resolution - I would like more sharpness, however, as always :) Although for most scenes the sharpness is quite sufficient (i. E. normal, not too low - even the best of non-L lenses is possible, just not "ringing"). . "soap" - still not about this lens :) On the other hand, it draws all sorts of chrome-plated little things and glare very beautifully - a certain softness is just needed here (by the way, yes - it’s also very cool to shoot concerts with them! ). For the same reason, it’s also good for shooting people (especially if you still correctly use sharpening in a RAW converter - the lens has a good potential for sharpening, especially on a 21 MP matrix in 5D mark2 - primarily because of the good clarity of 28 / 1.8 ). 2) The front lens, despite its relatively small diameter, noticeably collects dust (apparently, electrostatically), fingerprints and easily gets smudged by everyone, especially with frequent lens changes, even with quite careful handling - sometimes you wonder how it got there at all -something to arise. As far as this "flaw" - decide for yourself. I personally always wear a rag with me for wiping :) 3) Vignetting and HA - the disadvantage of 28 / 1.8 is very slight. Vignetting occurs at an open aperture, but it is not some kind of prohibitive, standard for wide-angles, it is easily corrected in the converter or by the camera when turned on, respectively. options. I did not notice any critical chromatic aberrations (especially compared to some L-series lenses)) - there are very few on open apertures - it is also easily eliminated in the RAW converter. 4) The diaphragm is not 9-bladed, it draws nuts, although not very pronounced. On the other hand, the number of aperture blades is one of the factors that shape the nature of bokeh: one can only wonder why it is not 9-blade - marketing or "as intended"; ) 5) No lens hood included.