Title: Good for the price, but a little soft
Review: I bought my first dSLR (Canon 20d) body only, so I had to find a good, inexpensive walk-around lens to go with it. I decided on the 28-70 mostly because of the 2.8 aperture at the wide end that seemed worth the extra $10 over the kit lens. While I do not have much to compare it with, the lens feels solid, the auto-focus is fast enough for me (it is a little loud, but I don't mind that) the range is good, and the lens does fairly well in low-light situations. I try to keep it at at least f/3.5 at the wide end, though, because the f/2.8 is pretty soft. I love the bokeh produced at f/4, 70mm also. Overall, I am happy with the lens, for $130 it's pretty great. ; )
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