📷 Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 USM Lens Review

I am an amateur. I bought about 5-6 years ago, instead of Kit on 400D. At that time, this was enough for me - for portraits of friends, for trips, for the studio. Now, of course, I want more. The last year or two at the far end began to refuse autofocus - you have to switch to manual focus. Served faithfully. For an amateur - go, convenient and versatile.

Friends, in the reviews everyone writes about HA, all this is treated, if you are not lazy and do the adjustment! My trunk has never left. Got pros: Good glass for a beginner. The presence of a stub, a motor, automatic focusing. It looks solid. Cons: Aperture. On the street, in principle, does not bother. But the room is dark, saves the flash. Overpriced, you can buy an analogue at an identical price. Tamron 17-55

I use it in the studio, it gives good sharpness from about 40mm, there are acomuple of examples on my website . But if it were not for the shortcomings, then it would be 17-40 4.0 of the L series, for 30 thousand). Pros: Unlike 18-55, there is already GLASS, there is a stabilizer. Universal, because this is a zoom lens, it can be both wide-angle and telephoto. Has cons: Overpriced for China, a bit dark, Not sharp at short focal lengths.

If there is no alternative, you can shoot and achieve good results. Good with additional lighting. Photo examples album "canon 17-85".

I bought a whale with a canon 50D, filmed a wedding (brother), before that there were only soap dishes, it was a pity there was no external flash. It turned out to be a good report.

Good option for daily shooting, tour. travel, reports. I use it as a landscape lens, while at 50% of the possibilities. Wide-angle distortion can be used as an artistic technique. I don't consider it a disadvantage.

On my copy, the stub works fine, does not play, it sits on the device like a cast one. Everything suits, except for sharpness. I tried with tripods and with different modes and settings, there is no sharpness. I came to the conclusion that it is not worth buying something better.

I got it bundled with the Canon EOS 20D, I used it for several months, until the camera, along with the lens, was stolen right out of the bag :( I filmed mainly animals at exhibitions, i. E. in low light. The lens worked perfectly, performed its tasks. I put four only because of the very noticeable HA.

For its range, the best price / quality ratio, compared to the whale one, the quality is many times higher, I consider it a good middle ground for switching from whale to L-ki.

In general, a good lens. The picture is very pleasing. I thought a lot about 24-105, but the quality is not so different as to spend money on it. Very light for this size and zoom. I took the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 to replace it. So far I’m satisfied. Using the editor (and this is necessary for fine-tuning with any lens) is quite satisfactory. Allows you to take photos with good quality, professional if desired. Definitely, the kit 18-55 is bad in comparison with it, if you take it as a kit, then…

This is a great lens. This is the only lens I use. The only problem is that it's so easy to use and takes such great photos that I'm considering spending more money and getting a faster lens. That doesn't detract from the versatility of this lens, I'm just more interested in photography and will take it to the next level.

This is a great lens, but it let me down at the worst possible moment. After 40 years of using Canon I can never fully trust this lens or Canon cameras. I received an error message saying the camera is not communicating with the lens and I need to clean the contacts on the lens, which I have done several times to no avail. I then swapped the battery, disabled autofocus and image stabilization, took the chip out and back in, etc. All I got was a black screen and an error message. Then I removed…

Canon EF-S 17-85 4.0-5.6 IS USM is the first generation EF-S model released in autumn 2004 with the EOS 20D. It was designed for APS-C cameras (EF-s mount) such as 60D, 70D, 80D and Digital Rebels. Full frame SLR cameras such as 5D MKIII and 6D are not compatible. The 5x zoom range from wide-angle to short-telephoto, equivalent to 28-135mm on a full-frame camera, makes it ideal for general use and travel. I've been using this lens for ten years now and it still works! Construction: It looks…