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Works IRL
Reviewed in the United States on February 20, 2025
Canon RF lenses on my Canon R8 make fabulous photos. This 28mm is so discreet on the R8 and captures great shots.
Bravo
Reviewed in the United States on July 17, 2024
Nothing to dislike about this lens so far. Auto focus and MF work beautifully, images are incredibly clear and capture enough detail to allow for cropping down to about 30% without loss of quality. See photos attached for reference. Super versatile lens and outstanding quality. Hard to beat for $275
CK
Reviewed in the United States on February 27, 2024
It is a good lens. I wanted to use it for street photography and without image stabilization, it made it too difficult. I also have lenses that cover this focal lengthMaybe at later time I'll reconsider getting it.
齊藤賢治
Reviewed in Japan on December 9, 2024
カメラ本体は重い、いい写真や動画が撮れるが、総重量が重くなるのは問題だ。その点、軽量で画質も良いのでお勧めの逸品だ。
Joanna H.
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on December 15, 2024
Very good and affordable lens. Image quality is superb. I am happy.
Julie
Reviewed in the United States on November 12, 2024
Love this new lens. Total banger for only $350. Great for family session but love it for weddings at end of the day. perfect lens for dance floor shots & to whip around and bust out a group portrait when someone taps u on the shoulder w/ a group of 6-8 on dance floor. Fast focus in low light. Saves my wrist. Highly recommend.
Kalani Ekanayake
Reviewed in the United States on October 25, 2024
Don't even feel like it's there. Pretty good for wide angles, portraits or any day to day picture taking. Amazing quality. Great aperture size.
Buyer
Reviewed in Canada on October 19, 2024
If you like 24mm pancake. Then you'll love the 28mm "pancake".
Tanya
Reviewed in Canada on April 1, 2024
FloridaPhoto
Reviewed in the United States on August 30, 2023
I am a professional event photographer. I have to make images in low light at times and this little guy performs extremely well. Considering it does not have stabilization, I rarely have shake or blurred images. (I shoot fast speeds at higher ISO) It's small, lightweight and works perfectly. Very little vignetting or distortion. So little it's hard to tell sometimes depending on how close you re to the subject. Thanks Canon for a great little inexpensive lens.
phongsta
Reviewed in the United States on July 25, 2023
This is actually a great prime lens for the money you get (excellent deal) for it. 28 mm is part of the wide angle look close to the 16mm - 24mm ultrawides so it's fair balance without the wide angle distortions. And with the dimensions allows for cropping without losing quality (especially if you're shooting with a full frame camera versus cropped APS-C; where as the crop has a 1.6x that turns this 28mm into 44.8mm focal length; I haven't tried this on a cropped sensor so disregard if you have a cropped / APS-C sensor). Not bad for low light shooting. albeit at f2.8.The build quality is pretty much plastic but it's light. the 7-blade aperture is not really too bad and gives a nice buttery bokeh that's pretty on par with the EF L version of the 24mm. It's nice to see Canon aiming this at the prosumer - enthusiast market with this decent cost of $250 for an amazing, color-saturated Canon color science that we're all used to. The corners get a bit soft but not as bad as the RF 16mm and 24mm, so this 28mm wins out on the corner tests versus the other RF lens in the same camp.Now for the cons. No IS, so either use a tripod or bring up the ISO and shutter speed.Other than my quibble about no built in IS (how can you with a pancake architecture?) but overall the photo quality, ease of use, and extreme portability when paired with Canon's RP or R8 mirrorless wins out and makes the no IS a minor flaw that can be easily forgiven given its versatility in the field. Highly recommended.
Brandon Luckain
Reviewed in the United States on December 16, 2023
Pros;Size - this lens is tiny! Barely adds size or weight to my R8.IQ - Photos come out sharp, colors clean and great.Sound - silent focusing, even from MFD to infinity.Cons;Sensitive - When camera is on, any pressure on front mount will cause AF motor to freak out and pulsate. Doesn’t feel right. My RF 16MM doesn’t do this.Tiny front element - makes it hard to clean.
Mac
Reviewed in the United Kingdom on October 30, 2023
The lens I received was GREY market lens, so it is not supported by Canon UK.Apart of that, the lens was making strange noises plus was ticking when on standby. Not recommended.
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