Canon EF-S 17-85mm F4-5.6 IS USM

Ma lentille prefere

Bonne lentille et très pratique pour toute occasion

Great walking around lens for crop-sensor bodies

I've owned this lens for 10 years, having purchased it shortly after buying my 20D back in 2005. The lens has always performed perfectly for me - never a hiccup of any sort. To be fair, the lens does not produce "L-series" quality, but then, it's not an "L-series" lens.

Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

I bought this lens when I upgraded from 50D to a 7D mark ii. The ability of the 7D mark ii to store in camera lens correction profiles is a game changer for lenses like this. It may not be a perfect lens, no lens is, but now you have the ability to fix it in camera without having to play around in...

and in most cases those items work very good. But in this case

In my condition of amateur, i use to buy second hand items to try to save some money, and in most cases those items work very good. But in this case, this lens has a focus problem that doesn't permit to work fine. Nevertheless the lens is very good

Nice lens, poorly made

Used this lens for several years, replaced it with Tamron 18-270, not as sharp. During my time with the 17-85, I enjoyed its sharpness and light weight. However, midway through, it lost its autofocus and I had to have a repair by Canon, not cheap.

Good till it goes wrong!

I have used this lens which came with my camera for 10 years. It has had little use and was well looked after. Provided good results. The zoom was a bit of a problem when looking up or down as it would start to slide, so has to be held to avoid booking in or out. Until it goes wrong!.....