Different Types Of Canon Camera Lenses For Professional And Beginner Photographers
Not all Canon camera lenses are designed and manufactured the same way. There are different lenses produced by the Canon Company.
1) Canon camera lenses 28 – 105mm 3.5-4.5 USM, Flower icon
This Canon lenses were the first version of the popular lenses, they were released in the early 1990s. This Canon lenses are a midrange consumer zoom with decent optics and a fast and silent ring USM motor with FTM. The mark I version Canon lenses with a flower icon on its lens barrel had a 5 blade aperture diaphragm. This Canon camera lenses were marked with a striped gold line because they are USM lenses, and they also have metal lens mounts – please note that they have been discontinued, but if you are really interested in getting this lens, simply go to eBay.
2) 28 – 105mm 3.5 – 4.5 USM “MACRO” icon Canon camera lenses
This the second version of the Canon camera lenses (but it was never officially acknowledged as the second version). These lenses were very identical to the first version but what actually makes them different is the word “MACRO” printed on the lens barrel in lieu of the flower icon. This lens has a 7-blade aperture diaphragm, in theory, this lens is thought to offer a slightly better bokeh or out of focus blurring. These lenses have also been discontinued.
3) 28 – 105mm 3.5 – 4.5 USM II
This Canon camera lenses are the official second version (this is indicated by the II symbol). According to the Canon Company, the original 28 – 105 and the mark II have very identical optics, but the difference is that the mark II has a slightly different external styling, this includes a slightly tougher design. According to the Canon Malaysia Company, there has been… Continue reading
