A full-frame Image Stabilizer, the Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS ($410, street) is sold both separately and as part of high-end Canon EOS 30D and 40D kits (adding only $200). We tested it years ago as a full-framer, but we wanted to see how it performs on the 40D's APS-sized sensor.

The Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS is a wonderfully versatile lens. It's my favorite Canon all-purpose zoom for full-frame digital and 35mm film. The 28-135 EF IS USM is easy to handle, works great, goes long and wide, has instant manual-focus override and focuses super-close. What more could you want? Image Stabilization? It has that, too!

When someone is looking for a decent quality but very affordable walk-around lens, the Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM Lens is one of the lenses I will often recommend to them. The 28-135 IS is an upper-mid-grade consumer lens with image stabilization, a longer but still great focal length range and a low price.

Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS - Review / Test Report Lens Reviews - Canon EOS (APS-C). Released in early 1998 the Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 USM IS was the first standard SLR zoom lens featuring an image stabilization (IS) mechanism.