Canon EF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 A, An AF Only Lens

Digital Moments: Image making with an autofocus-only Canon EF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 A, the second iteration of the standard EF zoom.

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The Canon EF 35-70mm F/3.5-4.5 A, launched in 1988, is a lightweight (230 grams) plastic-bodied full-frame standard zoom lens. The lens, constructed with 9 elements in 8 groups, is the second version of Canon's original EF 35-70mm 1:3.5-4.5 (1987) lens and came without the manual focus ring.

The 'A' (not commonly used among Canon lenses) designation signifies the lens as an autofocus-only model. The EF 35-70mm F/3.5-4.5 A has a minimum focusing distance of 0.39 meters.

On the EOS 300D's APS-C sensor (crop factor 1.6x), the lens will have a focal range equivalent to a 56-112mm zoom on 35mm full-frame cameras, typically designated as a short telephoto lens, one of the most versatile and useful lenses any photographer should have.

Used mainly for portraits and close-ups, the lens isolates the subject for potentially pleasing bokeh with its shallow depth of field effect. The lens is equally adaptable for candids, street photography, and landscapes.

Canon EOS 300D, Canon EF 35-70mm f/3.5-4.5 A

The Canon EOS 300D (EOS Digital Rebel in North America, EOS Digital Kiss in Japan), announced in 2003, is a 6.3MP CMOS sensor APS-C digital SLR camera, is a very well-built polycarbonated body with an EF-S lens mount, a focal-plane shutter with a speed range from 30 - 1/4000 second (0.3 EV steps), a 1.8-inch 118,000 pixels backlit LCD screen, and a pentamirror viewfinder with 7 AF-points. The EF-S lens mount is EF-compatible.

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