Canon EF 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5

Some people call this lens a "junk" I do not agree. The lens I have bought (used, very good shape,clean and everything working well) works good. Covers full frame sensor, sharpness is acceptable, photos are little bit on low contrast which is advantage for me. Auto focus is not the fastest one. Any full frame zoom in this range is ten times more expensive. Knowing all weak sides of this lens using several options in your camera and Photoshop you can get perfect results in the end. I would recommend this lens for every day use avoiding extreme lighting situation. Jack

If you want to replace your kit lens I'd recommend this lens only if you: - Want to replace your kit - bought "body only" and need a zoom lens; Otherwise, I don't see why you need one. It's relatively dark, lens rotates when focuses so not all hoods will work; when you zoom - you move the lens forward, you don't rotate a ring .. like good ol' day binoculars. The lens I bought I had to return cause it had a focusing issue, it would go back and force trying to figure what object I point at (I played around with af points, didn't help) but that's the lens I bought (seller issue, not the product) hope you'll get a "tested" lens.

I really like the lens but is heavier than I expected This is a versatile lens which lessens the need to change lenses. It also has the manual option to override the auto-focus, which helps if the lens is focusing on an object closer or farther away than the object or person that I wish to photograph. The only down-side to the lens is that it is markedly heavier than I expected, which adds to the carrying weight of the camera. The review on ebay of this particular lens was very helpful in navigating through the two or three variations of this Canon lens that are on the market. This aided me in making sure that I was getting the higher-rated lens for my money and not a less desirable version. I would buy it again.