Canon EF-S 17-55mm F2.8 IS USM
$995.99
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17 years ago
Lens Test: Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 EF-S IS USM
This digital-only, 27-88mm equivalent ($1,000, street) is a pro-caliber upgrade of Canon's popular 17-85mm amateur Image Stabilizer lens ($515, street). It has the hallmarks of Canon's professional, full-frame L-series (solid construction, aspheric elements, UD glass).
17 years ago
Love this lens!
I purchased this lens to use with my 40D. It is the only lens I have right now. I did a lot of research before purchasing it as the price tag was rather steep. I can honestly say I have no regrets. This lens, due its wide angle and zoom, is a great all purpose lens.
Pros:
- I/S
- durable
- excellent for low light shots
Cons:
- heavy
- pricy
- lens hood not included
17 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-55 f2.8 IS USM
Canon makes two distinct lens ranges. The EF lenses will fit any of the EOS bodies, but the EF-S lenses will only fit Canons with the smaller APS-C sized sensor. That includes the EOS 1000D, 400D, 450D, 40D and new 50D.
19 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM and Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lenses
CanonEF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Strengths: You get what you pay for with respect to image quality with this lens. The EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS had 50% MTF and resolution scores closest to L-lenses or primes across the focal lengths tested.
19 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM
Despite lacking the L branding this lens is a good quality item of kit, as indicated by its price. The build quality feels right with all the switches and rings having that positive smoothness of operation to them.
Pros:
- Good build quality with smooth operations
- Excellent Image Stabilisation
- Good image quality
- Popular Filter size
Cons:
- Expensive with no-upgrade path
- Distortion at the longer focal length
- Slightly bulky for focal range
19 years ago
All zoom lenses have drawbacks. However, according to many reviews this is a fantastic lens especially when you consider what is available for the EF-S lenses---those lenses for Canon cameras that have a 1.6 crop factor such as the Rebel, 20D and 30D.
19 years ago
I have used this lens for about five months now and shot several hundred pictures with it. It's used only on a 30D body. Some people have noticed barrel distortion and some pincushion issues with their lenses.
Pros:
- Build quality
- Fast maximum aperture
- which takes advantage of the finer 30D autofocus capabilities associated with f2.8 and faster lenses
- Superior picture quality
Cons:
- Wish the short focal length was 15mm
- Not dust sealed like the L lenses
- Fits only digital Rebel
- Rebel XT
- Rebel XTi
- 20D
- 30D
- and probably the upcoming 40D (or whatever they call it)
- Attracts a lot of attention
- especially with the hood attached
- Lens hood doesn't come with lens
- is expensive (I...
19 years ago
A great walk-around lens
I have been debating for a long time whether I should go for EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS or EF 24-70 f2.8L. The EF-S 17-85 is a big no-no because of its poor optical performance. My major concern on 17-55 is that it only fits EF-S mount cameras, which means it will have to go when I upgrade to a full-frame...
Pros:
- Great optical performance (comparable to L series)
- wide open at f2.8 for background blur
- IS is a huge plus
Cons:
- Price is too high
- no lens hood included
- zoom barrel not smooth enough
- construction not as good as L series
- fit only EF-S mount cameras
20 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens Review
The Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens, with a fast, fixed f/2.8 aperture, very high image quality , 3-stop Image Stabilization and a very popular focal length range, is one of the best general purpose lenses available .
20 years ago
This is the one many Canon dSLR owners have been waiting for... a versatile wide to mid-range zoom with great low light capability due to the wide aperature of 2.8. Add to this IS and USM, and this is a winning package.
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