Canon EF-S 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM
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13 years ago
Recently unleashed, the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 USM IS is one of the more interesting consumer standard zoom lenses in the market. It is often considered as an upgrade path from the basic EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 kit zoom.
13 years ago
I do like this lens but when my camera started to show an error message with only this lens, I took it to a repair shop. They had to replace a part and said it was a common problem for this lens ...and it cost me approx $200 for the out of warrantee timeframe repair.
13 years ago
Not the best build quality
I encountered a problem which I later found was a very common one for this lens - the zoom gets stuck. This is due to a tiny screw that comes loose deep in the heart of it. There is an excellent YouTube video setting out how to take it apart (removing about 22 screws!) and fix it.
Pros:
- Lightweight
Cons:
- Lens Creep
13 years ago
Good for ametuers and semi pros
I would like to recommend this lens who are trying to upgrade from their kit lens. Other than a bit of chromatic aberration at the edges of leaves when zoomed. This lens rocks. I bought this lens when i bought my camera body. Till then this lens was my great companion.
13 years ago
Great walking-around lens. Fits a great range with great image quality.
This is an ideal gap lens for folks looking for fast glass and really good optical quality. I got this lens to replace my 18-55 and 18-200 lenses. The glas on this is better than both of those and I find this is more versatile for a walking around lens.
13 years ago
The first step up Canon's ladder of standard zoom lenses, at least from the kit lens supplied with the 550D and 600D, is the EF-S 17-85mm. It's better built, with a much sturdier feel than the Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS kit lens for those cameras.
13 years ago
I have spoons that are sharper...
Firstly, let me tell you that I'm a Canon nut. I can't get enough of the stuff and embarrassingly, I've even been known to trawl a popular online auction site to buy apparel that's adorned with the Canon insignia, in that oh so recognisable font. However, I'm not on their payroll.
13 years ago
A tank that can do almost everything
I have had this lens for almost 6 years and it is my best friend! It lived in Germany with me for 3.5 years as I traveled all over Europe and even into the sandy environment of Egypt. This lens is a great walkabout lens that can do almost everything, in my opinion.
Pros:
- Consistent Output
- Durable
- Rugged
- Strong Construction
13 years ago
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM review by makcv113
I put image quality for both Pro and Con just because it isn't that good but also isn't that bad. I use this as a street/walkaround lens. The only lens I would get to replace this is the Canon EF-S 15-85mm.
Pros:
- IS
- zoom range
- image quality
Cons:
- image quality
- poorly built
- F4 aperture
14 years ago
Canon EF-S: My Marmite Lens!
Great lens but there is better out there
Pros:
- Fast
- reasonably inexpensive
- Quiet
- good images
Cons:
- Better lenses avaialable to do the same job
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