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p.10 #1 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Looks excellent, too bad it's not constant f/2.8 aperture. If it was and without the bad vignetting, I would buy it without hesitation.

Oct 15, 2009 at 12:42 PM

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p.10 #2 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

n0b0 wrote:
too bad it's not constant f/2.8 aperture.

Not IMHO. Given the size, weight and price of the 17-55/2.8 IS a 15-85 with a constant f/2.8 aperture seems to me as a bit far fetched. Roughly speaking I'd guess double the weight, size and price. And how many EF-S owners would buy such a beast? Personally, I'd happily settle for a constant f/4 aperture. That would also give it a competitive edge over the 16-85.

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Oct 15, 2009 at 01:10 PM

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p.10 #3 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Yakim Peled wrote:
n0b0 wrote:
too bad it's not constant f/2.8 aperture.

Not IMHO. Given the size, weight and price of the 17-55/2.8 IS a 15-85 with a constant f/2.8 aperture seems to me as a bit far fetched. Roughly speaking I'd guess double the weight, size and price. And how many EF-S owners would buy such a beast? Personally, I'd happily settle for a constant f/4 aperture. That would also give it a competitive edge over the 16-85.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

+1

I would like to see Canon make a good constant f/4 zoom with IS that works well on a crop camera. Only the 24-105 IS comes close at the moment, but it's not that wide when used on a crop sensored camera. I would like to see either a 17-50 f/4 IS L or 17-70 f/4 IS L added to the lineup.

Oct 15, 2009 at 01:15 PM

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p.10 #4 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Hmm... How did you arrive at that weight, size and price estimation Yakim?

I have the Tammy 17-50/2.8 and while I don't use the max aperture all the time, I find it VERY useful at times. I don't think I'll ever buy any walkaround zoom with less than f/2.8 aperture. It's more useful to me than IS.

Actually, Canon can forget the IS and just give me 15-55 or 15-85 f/2.8.

Oct 15, 2009 at 01:18 PM

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p.10 #5 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

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Hmm... How did you arrive at that weight, size and price estimation Yakim?

Well, by estimation.

It's both wider and longer. Keeping the same high IQ of the 17-55/2.8 (3.2X) in a 5.6X zoom is going to be very complicated. The longest constant aperture zoom is the 24-105, a 4.4X zoom, and it is only f/4.

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Oct 15, 2009 at 01:28 PM

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p.10 #6 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

I wouldn't mind 15-55mm f/2.8 with or without IS.

Oct 15, 2009 at 01:31 PM

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p.10 #7 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

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I wouldn't mind 15-55mm f/2.8 with or without IS.

Me neither. I'm sure we'll see it in 3-4 year's time as an upgrade to the current 17-55/2.8 IS.

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Oct 15, 2009 at 01:36 PM

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p.10 #8 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Depends on how popular this 15-85 is I think. I hope it'll be within a year or so.

Oct 15, 2009 at 01:43 PM

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p.10 #9 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Though skeptic, I'm with you mate.

Happy shooting,
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Oct 15, 2009 at 01:50 PM

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p.10 #10 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

I love the 15, it is so much wider than 17, makes a big difference, IMO.

Shot on 40D. Yes, this lens certainly will be going with me to NYC this weekend!

Anyways, some random shots before work this morning, lots of these were taken at slow shutter speeds, its pretty gloomy downtown this morning.

Full size versions are on flickr for pixel peeping, hopefully later today will get out and try this lens some more. http://www.flickr.com/photos/15675481@N00/sets/72157622466368363/

All should be WIDE OPEN shots, RAW processed in ACR, default settings (except +1 exposure on the downtown skyscrapers), the color is real nice, that is also helped by the overcast skies:

focus point inside the flower, but gives you an idea of bokeh at the 85 end

vignetting at 15/3.5

an interior shot

fooling around with trying to track people at slow shutter speed:

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Oct 15, 2009 at 03:04 PM

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p.10 #11 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Lonesome Shadow at Red Rock Canyon...

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Redone in ACR 5.5

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Oct 15, 2009 at 03:08 PM

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p.10 #12 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

That's a cool pano but the colour is a bit weird...

Oct 15, 2009 at 03:09 PM

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p.10 #13 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Nice images... the lens is a winner (early vote but I think the trend will continue)

Oct 15, 2009 at 03:10 PM

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p.10 #14 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

Yeah... has kind of a turqoise look doesn't it. Using a variety of RAW converters... this is RAW Photo Process, a MAC shareware effort. May be my monitor profile also?

That is a cropped pano... 31mm on the 15-85

See redo above...

Oct 15, 2009 at 03:13 PM

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p.10 #15 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

redo is much better

Oct 15, 2009 at 03:51 PM

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p.10 #16 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

On my way to do some grocery shopping went past the library and ballet center.

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Oct 15, 2009 at 05:58 PM

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p.10 #17 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

One more

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Oct 15, 2009 at 05:59 PM

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p.10 #18 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

man, I'm envy you all that sun and blue sky!

Oct 15, 2009 at 08:17 PM

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p.10 #19 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

forestmage wrote:
man, I'm envy you all that sun and blue sky!

Come to Israel and you'll soon start to hate it.

Happy shooting,
Yakim.

Oct 15, 2009 at 09:09 PM

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p.10 #20 · EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread

chrome test, a few from our parking lot at work under the sun, don't really see any PF

Oct 15, 2009 at 10:09 PM

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