In August 2004, I was planning a trip to Northern Italy and it was going to be a great opportunity to take some wonderful photos. Rather than taking my Minolta XTsi with me on the trip, I decided to buy a Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM lens for my dad’s Canon Elan IIE. I was going to take the Canon with me since it’s a much nicer (and more expensive) camera than mine, though it needed a new lens since the one it came with was terrible. I happened to be in the Yonge and Eglinton area of downtown Toronto a few days before my trip, so I decided to walk around and shoot a roll of film so I could see how the new lens performed.
While the Canon and its new lens turned out to be absolutely wonderful, my trip was unfortunately cancelled so I ended up returning the lens for a full refund. I was extremely impressed with the lens though, and I would recommend to anyone who has a Canon 35mm SLR camera that they should consider this lens as their everyday lens. The photos on this page won’t be a good reflection of its performance, since the negative film I used had been sitting around for several years and also because I didn’t put that much effort into removing dust and grain while scanning the negatives.
CN Tower in the Distance 506 x 780 | 
Shops at Yonge & Eglinton 780 x 514 | 
Yonge & Eglinton Offices 780 x 513 |
At the Northwest Corner 780 x 506 | 
Welcome to the Center 506 x 780 | 
Flowers Beneath the Sign 780 x 506 |
More Pigeons than People 780 x 506 | 
Where to Go Next? 780 x 506 | 
Pyjamas are Back in Style 780 x 510 |
Lunch Hour in Toronto 780 x 503 | 
Heading South on Yonge 780 x 506 | 
Fountains at Canada Square 780 x 506 |
The Upscale Art Shoppe 780 x 509 | 
Pathways at Canada Square 780 x 506 | 
Exiting the Subway 780 x 506 |