Review on Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens - Compatible with Canon DSLR Cameras (Lens Only) by Pornthip Pornthip ᠌

Name: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens - Compatible with Canon DSLR Cameras (Lens Only)
Item: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens - Compatible with Canon DSLR Cameras (Lens Only)
Rating: 5

September 13, 2022

A wonderful product, it's nice to use.

I believe that the lens is not designated as L for marketing reasons and belonging to the EF-S line of lenses. Everything else here is at the highest level: both optical quality, and quality, and ease of use.
In general, the combination of a good crop camera and this lens looks quite good compared to a full-frame camera and a Canon EF 24-70 / 2.8L II USM:
1. Significantly lower price of the kit. Slightly less weight.
2. Excellent optical quality. Both sharpness and color reproduction.
3. FR - for the hero of the review EGF 27-88 - slightly worse in the wide-angle position, but much better in the tele-position. The bokeh will be weaker, but the transfer of space is much closer to the classic portrait focal lengths of 85-100mm.
4. There is a stabilizer here!
In a word, an excellent combination for fast and efficient shooting of reports and celebrations, for example, especially if there are no lens changes.
For crop cameras, I find it much more attractive than the Canon EF 17-40 / 4.0L USM.

Pros

1. Excellent sharpness over the entire range of focal lengths, even for the latest cameras with a high resolution matrix. 2. High aperture throughout the entire range of focal lengths. Allows you to use bokeh at 55mm. Bokeh, of course, not amazing level, but working. 3. High light transmission, excellent color reproduction. It's palpable. 4. Acceptable level of geometric distortions, they are easy to correct. Reasonable level of vignetting (visibly manifests itself primarily at an open aperture in the wide-angle zoom position). 5. Fast and silent focusing due to a full-fledged ring USM. Focusing is internal - nothing extends, does not spin. Suitable for polarizing filters. 6. Constant possibility of fine-tuning focus due to FTM. 7. Excellent stabilizer. 8. For such delicious characteristics - a nice price. 9. Durable plastic housing for L-level lenses. There is no less metal. :) 10. Significantly better than third-party counterparts.

Cons

1. Dimensions rather big. Almost the same as the Canon EF 24-70 / 2.8L II USM. And the mass is only 150 g less and is 650 g. Noticeably more than most crop lenses. Looks disproportionate on xxxD and xxxxD cameras. Well balanced with xxD and xD cameras. But this is a matter of habit. Similar full-frame lenses even more 2. When zooming, it changes dimensions - the front group of lenses extends. Potential place for loosening and suction of dust. But I have seen rentals with obvious signs of noticeable use, and all were without problems with dust and without looseness. 3. The lens hood is stupid and only works for wide angle. I don't see the point in it. However, this is determined by the zoom design of the lens. There's nothing to be done here, Canon EF 24-70 / 2.8L USM (first version) was unique in its kind.