i have a pic of a canon slr with a zoom attached to it. i dont know anything about the zoom lense.
the only piece of information i have is that slr is a canon T-50 and the Filter Size of that Zoom is
62 mm. Can some one please advise giving me a list of possible Zoom Lenses out of which one could be the one which is attached to this T-50 Pic. I could search and find that Sigma DG 28-300 is one of them, but the pic of Sigma DG 28-300 does not look like the one which is attached to the T-50. Thanks for your help and expertise! sincerely - Manav M

I have a Nikon D50 digital camera and just bought on line a digital accessory kit which includes a 52mm UV filter. This is useless for me, and I thought the filter was going to be a universal size, but it does not fit on the end of the lens. The lens is a 28-80mm, which is the one most commonly bundled with the D50 SLR, so i feel a bit foolish at having bought this.
I have read the answers posted so far and am still a bit confused--I am very new to this. The symbol on the lens for filter size has a 58 after it. The lens is a Nikon AF Nikkor 28-80mm 1:3.3-5.6 G, I had trouble finding this on the B&H site and felt a bit overhwelmed by the Nikonians boards.

I want to get into photography and have been planning to buy the canon rebel xti but im on a low budget for the lenses. i'd like to know which of the three following lenses are better

1. Tamron 28-80mm
Lens Construction 7/7
Angle of View 75°-30°
Type of Zooming Rotation
Diaphragm Blade Number 6
Minimum Aperture F/22
Minimum Focus 27.5 in. (0.7m)
Macro Mag. Ratio 1:8
Filter Diameter 58mm
Weight 237g (8.4oz)
Diameter x Length 2.8 x 2.8in. (72 x 70.4mm)

2. Cosina 28-80mm
Lens Type Zoom Lens
Focal Length 28mm - 80mm
Lens Max. Aperture f/3.5-f/5.6
Groups / Elements 8 Elements in 8 Groups
Type of Zooming Rotation
Min. Aperture f/16
Closest Focusing Distance 19.68 in
Filter Size 58mm
Dimensions (diameter x length) 2.7 in x 2.9 in

3. Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II Lens