Quote:Most 28-80mm's are very, very bad. I think the very first one has the best reputation. It is very old.Are you speaking of the 28-80/2.8-4 L
That one, the shorter brother of the Magic Drain Pipe. 
But yes, most of the film kit zooms (28-80, 28-90, 28-105...) would make April 1st joke review fodder at best. Not the 24-85/3.5-4.5 though - I had one for over 4 years and quite liked it; I wasn't shooting it wide open a lot but in the middle range (circa 50mm) it was exquisitely sharp even at the maximum aperture.