Canon EF 28-105 3.5 Macro Japan

Does anyone know where (if you even still can) you can get a new EF28-105 3.5 Macro Made in Japan with the seven blades, or even a good used one would be nice. And does anyone know how this lense compares with the 3.5 with the 5 blades.

aren't they still made in Japan? Only the newer 4.5-5.6 version is the one to be avoided.

uhh the macro is discontinued. But im sure you can find some on ebay.

There seems to be some confusion about the origins of this lens - put about, I suspect, by Ebay pillocks trying to sound knowledgeable, and saying things like ' this is the made in Japan lens with the metal mount and is higher quality than other lenses on ebay..' etc - I'm sure we've all seen them

The EF 28-105 USM f/3.5-4.5 II is a 7 bladed diaphragm lens, metal mount, full-time manual focus USM lens. I have no idea if it's made in Japan or not - it really doesn't matter. this is a good lens. The Mark I version and the Mark II version both have a closest focus distance of 0.5m and both magnify the image by 0.19 x lifesize - so having a macro icon on one of them was purely decorative. they both function the same. I think the Mark I version had a 5 blade aperture though, and this would affect bokeh.

steved110 wrote in post #2093900
There seems to be some confusion about the origins of this lens - put about, I suspect, by Ebay pillocks trying to sound knowledgeable, and saying things like ' this is the made in Japan lens with the metal mount and is higher quality than other lenses on ebay..' etc - I'm sure we've all seen them

The EF 28-105 USM f/3.5-4.5 II is a 7 bladed diaphragm lens, metal mount, full-time manual focus USM lens. I have no idea if it's made in Japan or not - it really doesn't matter. this is a good lens. The Mark I version and the Mark II version both have a closest focus distance of 0.5m and both magnify the image by 0.19 x lifesize - so having a macro icon on one of them was purely decorative. they both function the same. I think the Mark I version had a 5 blade aperture though, and this would affect bokeh.

So, are you saying that there is no difference between the lens with the Macro icon flower, and the one with the word Macro on it? and what about the difference between the 5, and 7 blade diaphram lens. And, sorry if this is a stupid question, im still new at photography, but what is bokeh?? Thanks for the reply.

ben4633 wrote in post #2093984
So, are you saying that there is no difference between the lens with the Macro icon flower, and the one with the word Macro on it? and what about the difference between the 5, and 7 blade diaphram lens. And, sorry if this is a stupid question, im still new at photography, but what is bokeh?? Thanks for the reply.

Lenses with the Flower are "so-called" Macro lenses for markets other than the USA. Those that say "MACRO" are those destined for the USA.
Generally speaking, lenses with diaphragms that have more blades provide a more pleasant bokeh.
BOKEH= background blur.

http://www.photography​-on-the.net/forum/showthre​ad.php?t=224258
go there to see some very nice examples of "bokeh".

ben4633 wrote in post #2093059
Does anyone know where (if you even still can) you can get a new EF28-105 3.5 Macro Made in Japan with the seven blades, or even a good used one would be nice. And does anyone know how this lense compares with the 3.5 with the 5 blades.

A few helpful link.

http://reviews.ebay.co​m …0QQugidZ1000000​0000771280

According to the people at my local camera store, the 28-105 3.5-4.5 is discontinued. It's a good lens, but I've stopped using it now that I have a 17-40 and 70-200. It served me well for a year and a half on film and digital.

Pastafarian wrote in post #2094603
A few helpful link.

http://reviews.ebay.co​m …0QQugidZ1000000​0000771280

Thanks for the link, very helpful. I wonder why this lens was discontinued since the new version the F4.0 is such an inferior lens. Strange.

discontinued? but why?! So they are selling the inferior 4.5-5.6 version instead? yuck!

Your local shop person is most likely wrong. Canon USA, Japan, UK, Germany, and Europe list the lens as a current model. It may, however, be the case that the lens is no longer marketed in your region (I don't know where you're located). For example the EF 90-300mm f/4.5-5.6 USM is not sold in the US, while the EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III is not sold in Japan.