Canon EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III USM

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One of Canon's ubiquitous 28-80 zooms from the film era. Light weight and fairly basic build quality. See the chart below for telling different versions apart. As you'd expect, features such as 5 blade apertures don't contribute greatly to overall image quality.

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Lens specifications

Focal Length & Maximum Aperture	28-80mm 1:3.5-5.6
Lens Construction	9 elements in 9 groups
Minimum Aperture	38
Closest Focusing Distance	0.38m 0.26 x magnification
Filter Size	58mm
Max. Diameter x Length, Weight	65 x 63.5mm, 205g

Canon EF 28–80mm lens
Version	L	(original)	USM	II	II USM	III USM	IV USM	V USM
Key features
Image stabiliser	No
Environmental Sealing	No
USM	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
L-series	Yes	No
Technical data
Maximum aperture	f/2.8–4	f/3.5–5.6
Minimum aperture	f/22	f/22–38	f/38	f/22–38	f/38			f/22–38
Filter diameter	72 mm	58 mm
Horizontal viewing angle	75°–30°
Vertical viewing angle	46°–17°
Diagonal viewing angle;	65°–25°
Physical data
Weight	945 g	200 g	330 g	200 g		205 g	200 g
Max. Diameter	84mm	66.4mm	72mm	66.4mm	63.5mm	65mm	66.4
Max. Length	119.5mm	71.2mm	72.5mm	71.2mm	68.5mm	63.5mm	61.4
Groups/elements	11/15	10/10	9/10	10/10	9/9		10/10
Aperture blades	8	5
Closest focusing distance	0.5	0.38	0.5	0.38
Retail information
Release date	April 1989	September 1996	October 1991	April 1999	October 1993	August 1995	September 1996	April 1999

EF28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 III USM reviews and articles

• Canon UK / US Information Page
• Amazon
• Northlight Images
• Canon CPN article
• Fred Miranda
• Lens Tip
• Digital Picture
• PhotoZone
• SLR Gear
• Lens Review
• ePhotozine

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Sample images

None available.

Product launch

No information available on the 1995 launch of this lens.