What is the cheapest used Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM in the UK?

The cheapest used Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM currently listed is £254.00 at MPB, based on 13 listings compared across 4 UK retailers.

How many used Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM are for sale in the UK?

There are currently 13 used Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM listings available across 4 UK retailers on UsedLens, updated daily.

What sensor format does the Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM use?

The Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM features a Full Frame sensor.

Used Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM for Sale — From £254

£254.00 Low price

£450.00 High price

13 Listings

4 Retailers

9 Reduced

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Canon's original L-series professional zoom, the predecessor to the legendary 24-70mm f/2.8L.

The Canon EF 28-70mm f/2.8L USM was released in November 1993 as Canon's first professional constant f/2.8 standard zoom for the EF system — the direct predecessor to the 24-70mm f/2.8L series that followed. The 28-70mm range starts 4mm narrower than the later 24-70mm designs, meaning environmental and group coverage at the wide end is more limited. The ring-type USM motor provides fast, silent autofocus. At 880g it is heavier than the later RF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS USM but lighter than the EF 24-70mm f/2.8L IS II.

The optical design uses 16 elements in 11 groups. Eight aperture blades produce out-of-focus rendering. The 77mm filter thread is the Canon L-series professional standard, compatible with most established filter collections. At 880g the lens is substantial for a standard zoom. Minimum focus distance of 0.5m throughout the zoom range — longer than the 0.38m of the later 24-70mm f/2.8L. The ring-type USM motor is fast and silent with full-time manual focus override. L-series dust and moisture sealing is built in. There is no Image Stabiliser.

The 28-70mm f/2.8L USM delivers the constant f/2.8 aperture expected for professional event, portrait, and wedding photography across the standard zoom range. The 28mm starting point, while 4mm narrower than the later 24mm designs, is adequate for most portrait and event work where ultra-wide coverage is not the priority. The absence of IS is the practical limitation for handheld video and lower-light work. Optical performance at f/2.8 is consistent with L-series standards for its generation.

On the used market the 28-70mm f/2.8L USM is among the most affordable Canon constant-aperture f/2.8 L zooms — substantially less expensive than the 24-70mm f/2.8L and 24-70mm f/2.8L IS II. Condition checks: ring USM response, L-series sealing at the zoom barrel, and front element for coating marks from decades of filter use. The narrower 28mm starting point versus 24mm is the primary functional limitation. Compatible with all Canon EOS DSLRs and via EF-RF adapter on EOS R bodies where body IBIS partially compensates for absent optical IS.