EF 35-350L 3.5-5.6 - Any good? (1 Viewer)

Maybe I am half blind, but I can't find any tread that gives me an idea of this EF 35-350L 3.5-5.6 CANON lens.
It is old, but if it is compared to the 28-300, is it then any good?
Is it realy an L lens?(yeah, it's white, i know, but reading reviews on internet, i do get confused, because the on says: good, the other says: no, would not buy it, buy the 28-300)
I know it has not got the IS, but the price is much better than the 28-300. I would like to buy one, but wil i cut myself in my fingers by buying one?


Is it worth buying the lens? What is good on this lens and what is bad?
Is the push-pull zoom ok?

Would like to use it as an overall lens, i had the 300/f4L is and 35-135 is, but would like to have one lens that does all......
But if it is no good, please let me know.

Hope to get some response.
thanks
Sarel

Hi,

The lens has been reviewed on Photozone:
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_35350_3556/index.htm

It seems to hold it's own pretty well against the 28-300L IS, except for higher CA's and pretty poor preformance wide open at 350mm.
For a review of the 28-300, see here:
http://www.photozone.de/8Reviews/lenses/canon_28300_3556/index.htm

Thomas