Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 lll lens

[RichardLarson]

I am thinking about buying a Canon EF 28-90mm f/4-5.6 lll lens. How compatible is it to the EOS Rebel T3i? Thank you for your time.

[cicopo · Accepted solution]

It's compatible but I don't know how good it is. The camera accepts EF & EF-S lenses & it's an EF mount. 

[RichardLarson · Accepted solution]

cicopo Thank you for the answer!

[ebiggs1 · Accepted solution]

Is this a used lens?  It has been discontinued by Canon.  If, yes, check it out carefully.

[cicopo · Accepted solution]

It's compatible but I don't know how good it is. The camera accepts EF & EF-S lenses & it's an EF mount. 

[RichardLarson · Accepted solution]

cicopo Thank you for the answer!

[cicopo]

My pleasure.

[ebiggs1 · Accepted solution]

Is this a used lens?  It has been discontinued by Canon.  If, yes, check it out carefully.

[RichardLarson · Accepted solution]

Thank you for the advice.

There were some issues with it so I sent it back.

[RobertTheFat]

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@ebiggs1 wrote:

Is this a used lens?  It has been discontinued by Canon.  If, yes, check it out carefully.

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It must be a pretty old lens indeed, given that it went through three revs, yet this is the first I've ever heard of it. I presume it's an immediate predecessor of the 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5, which I didn't think was particularly recent when I bought one in 2006.

[ebiggs1]

I don't remember it's exact lineage but neither the 28-90mm or the 28-105mm are spectacular performers.

The 28-135mm is whole different story.