Cosina Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto 28-210mm IF f/4.2-6.5 Autofocus Lens for Canon EOS Film & Digital SLR Cameras (Black) | 
| Brand: Cosina
List Price: $230.00
Buy New: $79.95
You Save: $150.05 (65%)
Rating:  7 reviews
Media: Electronics
Maximum Focal Length: 210
Minimum Focal Length: 28
Shipping Weight (lbs): 0.9
Dimensions (in): 3.6 x 2.8 x 2.8
Color: Black
MPN: COS-28210-C-B
Model: COS-28210-C-B
UPC: 049936863280
EAN: 0049936863280
ASIN: B000Y0S2OC
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | Wide angle to telephoto zoom lens ideal for landscapes, group shots, portraits, candids, sports, travel, wildlife, and nature photography | | • | Features "internal focusing", a helpful feature when using a polarizer filter - very unique | | • | Macro capability for close-ups of smaller objects | | • | Mounts directly onto Canon EOS Film or Digital SLR Cameras | | • | Lens is threaded to accept 67mm filters for additional creative options |
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Product Description
The Cosina 28-210mm IF f/4.2-6.5 Autofocus Wide Angle Telephoto Zoom Lens covers the most popular focal length ranges from 28mm wide angle to 210mm telephoto. This wide angle to telephoto zoom lens is ideal for landscapes, group shots, portraits, candids, sports, travel, wildlife, and nature photography. This versatile zoom also has macro capability for close-ups of smaller objects such as flowers. Offers superior Aspherical optics that improve image resolution from edge-to-edge throughout the zoom range. This 28-210mm lens also features Internal Focusing (IF) which greatly simplifies using circular polarizer filters for even more vivid outdoor pictures. In addition, the lens is multi-coated for reduced flare, enhanced contrast and sharper images. This 28-210 lens has a premium optical design of 13 elements in 15 groups that provides images of outstanding quality. Great for the photographer on the go who doesn't want to compromise on lens versatility or optical quality. This versatile zoom lens will mount onto Canon Film or Digital SLR Cameras.
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| Customer Reviews: Read 2 more reviews...
Under $100 it's a good deal !!! January 1, 2008
Thiru
12 out of 12 found this review helpful
I am not a professional photographer so my review is based on novice use... Having said that most of the pictures I took using this lens came out good. In a clear sun light pictures from 210 zoom are very clear. However when I enlarge the picture more than actual picture size starts getting blurred otherwise they are good. It came in a very nice package and the finish outside looks same as Canon's. I like it so far... It is a great lens for Digital-SLR beginners like me!!! BTW: I have a Rebel XT.
 Amateur lens in Pro clothing January 30, 2008
P. Hills
10 out of 12 found this review helpful
This lens, cosmetically, looks great. Very good feel to it - very quick focus response - but that's where the credits stops. I tested this lens in a variety of different settings - portrait - landscape - studio and outside and the picture quality was exceptionally poor. You do NOT get clear images using either the auto or manual focus settings. The manufacturers hype does not live up to expectations. I was very wary before ordering this lens but Cosina has been, in the past, a name I could trust and after reading the maker's description I decided to give it a go. The price was the red flag. They've reduced the price of this lens to clear, obviously and I'm stuck with a lens that will not see the outside of the box ever again. As the old saying goes, you get what you pay for. If you buy on price, as I did, you'll waste your money.
Good value March 29, 2008
Kenneth K. Barlow (Marietta, GA)
9 out of 10 found this review helpful
This lens is a viable option to Canon lenses costing twice as much. An aspherical lens from a "brand" company would yeild similar results. Though not as exact as Canon optics geared for the EOS system, a person without the high-end budget would do well to consider this alternative.
 Very pleased with the price and quality June 3, 2008
Harry (FL)
7 out of 7 found this review helpful
Been using for family bbq's and for everyday odds and ends. I find this to be a great lens for us "normal" people. For the other reviewer, it is a $100 lens, wake up. If you want "pro" buy one that costs a few hundred more.
This is a handy lens November 30, 2008
Desheng Yin (LA, USA)
2 out of 2 found this review helpful
I have a canon 70-200 very expensive good lens which is heavy and feel very proud, however I don't use it a lot because it's heavy and can't take short range photos. I only use it for my son and daughter's concert, etc, especially at dark music hall where not allowing to use flash light. My 18-55m kit model with rebel xti 400d is very good, but it can not take far away photos. At beginning, I always took the 70-200 and 18-55 with me. Later on, I give up because I'm tired of changing lens. I take pictures for fun and sometimes post them to a free forum, and I don't want to waste time on my hiking, exercising, which doesn't have any commercial values. I take pictures only for memory and an exercising excuse to ask for budget from my wife. I want to take a see-and-shot. So I bough a 28-90 canon lens when it's on sale. The 28-90 lens is much more convenient than the previous two and it takes very good photos as I expected. But one day I found this lens is too short when I saw a strange bird I want to picture. I planned to buy a really wide angle and telephoto lens. Look round, all of them are very expensive. I have spent a lot on my camera plus those lenses; I don't want to spend a lot more to make my dream true. Look around, I selected this 28-210 lens. Before I bought it, I searched all reviews about it, not many, only 5 reviews from the Amazon. I know it's not as good as my 70-200 professional lens, but it's only 1/10 price which is worth trying. At that time, it was a little more expensive from amazon.com than from 47th street directly. Later on, they changed to same price, so I bought it. Comparing it with my previous lens, here is the summary. 1) Its' value equals to its' price. If you are not a professional photographer, and only take some pictures for parties, kids and some nature views, it's a worth buying. Very handy and very good looking. It's smooth and looks like more expensive than its' price especially when you using its' crown hood. I use it almost every the other weekend when I hiking, other times I use my canon 50mm prime. 2) The drawback of this lens is it doesn't take as sharp picture as my 70-200 lens or 18-55/28-90 lens. It's a little bit fuzzy (not blur as someone said), I think not sharp will be a proper word for it, especially when enlarging the pictures. I think this is because of its glass quality and compromising of the long range zooming. 3) This lens has auto and manual focus selections. I use auto focus a lot. Not like canon lens, you are absolutely not allowed to use focus ring when it's set to the auto-focus, otherwise, you will break it. For canon lens, even it's set to auto-focus, you still can rotate focus ring. If you do msame for this cosina lens, you will hear a squeezing noise. I think this is because its focus motor gear doesn't allow to be forced move. So if you lend it to your friend, they may break it. 4) When I took a picture with it for a bright full moon, it always gets a shadow (reflection), my 70-200 canon doesn't have this issue. 5) The real problem is that its' auto focus motor is slow or doesn't have a good match with Rebel because when you set the rebel camera to the sports mode to take a moving objects, its auto focus doesn't follow the object to move. The canon lens doesn't have this issue. For example, when you want to take a set of photos for a swinging kid, it doesn't work at all. Many people said canon 50mm prime lens takes very good portrait picture, I bought one when it's on sale. This 50mm is really a good one, but it's really inconvenient when going out, who wants to move back and forth when taking a picture for fun. Summaring my entire lens, here is a list:
1. Picture quality: 1) Canon 50mm 2) canon 70-200mm 3) canon 18-55mm 4) 28-90mm 5)Cosina 28-210mm
2. Convenience: 1) Cosina 28-210mm 2)canon 28-90mm 3)canon 18-55mm 4)Canon 50mm 5)canon 70-200mm
So it's very depending your use model and budget if you thinking buying this cosina lens. The Cosina 28-210mm might be used much more often than all other good lens. If you really have money, buy a canon or their good brand to have a 18-300mm for a daily use, providing you are not a professional photographer like me.
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