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The EF 28–80mm f/3.5–5.6 is a zoom lens produced by Canon Inc. for their series of EOS single-lens reflex cameras. Canon produced eight iterations of the lens from 1989 to 1999.

The other 28–80mm lens is the EF 28–80mm f/2.8–4L USM, which was an EF mount wide-to-normal zoom lens introduced by Canon in April 1989. Being of the "L" class, it is of completely different design and structure than the aforementioned 28–80mm f/3.5–5.6 lens. This lens was replaced by the EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM.

Description

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The 'L' lens is identified by a red stripe around the lens barrel. It is a totally separate classification of lens, much larger and up to three times heavier, sharing very little if any features with the non-L versions. The L version is considerably faster, with an aperture range of f/2.8–4.0 (as opposed to f/3.5–5.6). Unlike newer L-series lenses, it is not a constant aperture lens; the maximum aperture of this lens varied with the zoom (f/2.8 @ 28 mm, f/4.0 @ 80 mm). It uses a ring USM, and as several early professional USM lenses, manual focus is performed with a "focus by wire" arrangement. The manual focus ring is a digital input that directs the lens computer to adjust focus using the autofocus motor. This was done to allow full-time manual focus with the relatively new ultrasonic motors. This lens predates the lower cost, non-L versions and production of this version ended in approximately 1996.

The first iteration of the f/3.5–5.6 ("USM" in the chart below) non-L lens is identified by the metal mount and distance scale. The initial USM version, while much smaller and lighter in weight than the L version, is considerably larger and heavier than later versions due to the internal optics and the use of larger but quieter and faster ring motor USM. Production of the first version ended in (approximately) 1995. This lens is unique in the 28–80mm f/3.5–5.6 series.

USM versions II through V deleted the DoF window and are considerably lighter in weight and smaller in diameter. They retain the USM feature albeit with a lower-cost, slower but more compact micro-motor version. They share more in appearance with their non-USM siblings, as the body shape and weight are more like the non-USM than the first USM version. The USM II through V versions also incorporate a plastic lens mount.

Only the L and original USM lenses support full-time manual focusing (FTM), which allows the user to override autofocus simply by turning the focus ring. The USM versions II through V do not.

Even lower cost non-USM versions ("Original" and "II" in the chart below) were produced as well. Like the USM II-V versions, these non-USM versions have a plastic mount and no distance or depth of field scales.

Table

Canon EF 28–80mm lens
Attribute	L	(original)	USM	II	II USM	III USM	IV USM	V USM
Key features
Image stabilizer	No
Environmental Sealing	No
USM	Yes	No	Yes	No	Yes
L-series	Yes	No
Diffractive Optics	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	84 mm	66.4 mm	72 mm	66.4 mm	63.5 mm	65 mm	66.4 mm
Max. Length	119.5 mm	71.2 mm	72.5 mm	71.2 mm	68.5 mm	63.5 mm	61.4 mm
Groups/elements	11/15	10/10	9/10	10/10	9/9		10/10
# of diaphragm blades	8	5
Closest focusing distance	0.5 m / 1.64 ft	0.38 m / 1.25 ft	0.5 m / 1.64 ft	0.38 m / 1.25 ft
Retail information
Release date	April 1989	September 1996	October 1991	April 1999	October 1993	August 1995	September 1996	April 1999
MSRP (yen)	160,700 yen	(overseas)	42,000 yen	(overseas)	30,000 yen

External links

At the Canon Camera Museum website:

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EF-S zoom	EF-S 10–18mm EF-S 10–22mm EF-S 15–85mm EF-S 17–55mm EF-S 17–85mm EF-S 18–55mm EF-S 18–135mm EF-S 18–200mm EF-S 55–250mm
Ultra-wide zoom	EF 11–24mm EF 16–35mm EF 17–40mm
Standard zoom	EF 24–70mm EF 24–105mm EF 28–135mm EF 28–300mm
Telephoto zoom	EF 70–200mm EF 70–300mm EF 75–300mm EF 100–400mm EF 200–400mm
Wide-angle prime	EF 14mm EF 20mm EF 24mm EF-S 24mm EF 28mm EF 35mm
Standard prime	EF 50mm
Telephoto prime	EF 85mm EF 100mm EF 135mm EF 200mm
Super telephoto prime	EF 300mm EF 400mm EF 500mm EF 600mm EF 800mm
Distorting lens	EF 8–15mm Fisheye
Tilt-shift	TS-E 17mm TS-E 24mm TS-E 45mm TS-E 50mm TS-E 90mm TS-E 135mm
Macro	EF-M 28mm Macro EF-S 35mm Macro EF 50mm Compact Macro TS-E 50mm MACRO EF-S 60mm Macro MP-E 65mm 1–5x Macro TS-E 90mm Macro EF 100mm Macro TS-E 135mm Macro EF 180mm Macro
EF-M zoom	EF-M 11–22mm EF-M 15–45mm EF-M 18–55mm EF-M 18–150mm EF-M 55–200mm
EF-M prime	EF-M 22mm EF-M 28mm Macro EF-M 32mm
Lens accessories	Extender EF
Discontinued zoom	EF 17–35mm EF 20–35mm EF 22–55mm EF 24–85mm EF 28–70mm EF 28–80mm EF 28–90mm EF 28–105mm EF 28–200mm EF 35–70mm EF 35–80mm EF 35–105mm EF 35–135mm EF 35–350mm EF 38–76mm EF 50–200mm EF 55–200mm EF 70–210mm EF 80–200mm EF 90–300mm EF 100–200mm EF 100–300mm
Discontinued prime	EF 15mm Fisheye EF 40mm EF 135mm with Softfocus EF 1200mm TS-E 45mm

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