Canon EF-S 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM
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21 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens Review
The Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Lens combines a very useful zoom range with image stabilization in a light and well-performing package . Keep in mind that the 17-85 IS is an "EF-S" lens and only works on EF-S compatible Canon EOS bodies such as the **D and Digital Rebel / ***D Series.
20 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4~5.6 IS USM lens review
The Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4~5.6 IS USM was announced in August 2004 as general purpose zoom for Canon digital SLRs with EF-S lens mounts; compatible bodies include the EOS 300D / Rebel, EOS 350D / Rebel XT, EOS 400D / Rebel XTi, EOS 20D and EOS 30D.
Pros:
- Useful 5x optical zoom ratio
- Effective Image Stabilisation
- Fast USM focussing motor
- Polariser-friendly internal focusing
Cons:
- Visible light fall-off at wide and tele
- Relatively expensive for specification
- Lens hood not included
- Only compatible with EF-S bodies
20 years ago
I found this lens to be a great walk around lens. With the IS it provides lower light hand holdable shots otherwise not possible. Great overall lens for the 20d. Cons: A little vignetting at extreme f4 @ 17mm.
19 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Another addition to Canon's slowly growing collection of EF-S lenses designed exclusively for the 300D, 350D 20D and now 30D cameras, this 17-85mm model is aimed at advanced amateur photographers as an extended standard zoom lens. We take a look at how it performs.
Pros:
- Excellent resolution holds up throughout the focal range
- IS system helps a lot in low light
- The lens makes a good replacement for kit lenses
- The focal range ideal for a walkabout lens
Cons:
- Distortion is bad at the widest settings and a little CA creeps in
- Front lip is prone to damage
- Hood is an optional extra
18 years ago
REVIEW: Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
Another addition to Canon's slowly growing collection of EF-S lenses designed exclusively for the 300D, 350D 20D and now 30D cameras, this 17-85mm model is aimed at advanced amateur photographers as an extended standard zoom lens. We take a look at how it performs.
Pros:
- Excellent resolution holds up throughout the focal range
- IS system helps a lot in low light
- The lens makes a good replacement for kit lenses
- The focal range ideal for a walkabout lens
Cons:
- Distortion is bad at the widest settings and a little CA creeps in
- Front lip is prone to damage
- Hood is an optional extra
18 years ago
not bad for the money
I got one of these as my first step up from the kit lens on my Rebel XTi, the 17-55 kit lens. It gave me about half of what I wanted but overall I was disappointed. It did not help that I came into this owning an S2 and an FZ5.
Pros:
- it's a nice range
- plus with IS it's much more useful than the kit lens
- and not too much more expensive
Cons:
- it's even slower than the kit lens focus isn't that great in low light
18 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-85MM f4-5.6 IS USM
The Canon EF-S 17-85MM f4-5.6 IS USM is the lens that I bought to replace the Sigma 18-125mm F3.5-5.6 DC. It was Canon's first EF-S zoom lens with IS (image stabilizer). It was significantly more expensive than the Sigma it replaced.
18 years ago
Some love it, some hate it, I think it's a great lens.......
I've been staring at this lens for quite some time. I've read a LOT of reviews of this lens, some lo
Pros:
- IS
- stationery front element
- good range for walk around lens
Cons:
- Many have bad things to say about it
- slow max aperature
- C sized sensors only
18 years ago
I purchased my first DSLR Canon 30D with this lens. I have been very happy with it. It is quite sharp and shows very good colors. There is noticeable vignetting; however, I have been able to cure that with cropping. The best feature of this lens is it has image stabilization.
Pros:
- Very sharp
- Good colors
- IS
- Affordable
- Very good everyday lens
Cons:
- Noticeable vignetting
- Somewhat soft corners (not bad
- though)
18 years ago
The pictures below illustrate the focal length range from wide to telephoto:
Pros:
- Decent build quality - much better than any of Canon's 18-55mm kit lenses
- Very useful focal length range
- almost ideal for a walkaround lens
- Highly effective image stabilization
- Excellent autofocus and manual override
- Consistently high image quality across almost all of the range
Cons:
- Poor performance at wideangle
- with marked barrel distortion
- high levels of light falloff
- and intense green/magenta chromatic aberration
- Slow maximum aperture
- Very average close-up performance
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