Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM
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Review Date: May 6, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: Not Indicated
| Rating: 7
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Pros:
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Price (Back then with the cash back), Range.
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Cons:
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Soft, Build, Lens extens when hanging on sholder.
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I bought this lens after reading many reviews, and wanted it as a replacement for the kit lens. In the beginning i found i promising lens, but is just started with a SLR, comming from a none SLR 8MP Sony camera.
I find the sharpness of a picture very important, and notice that the pictures from my 70-300 are sharper that my this lens. I specially look at faces and hair and am missing the detail in some of the pictures taken with the 17-85. If i look at other pictures i have taken, even with the 10-22, there is more detail.
I want to move to the L-series 24-105. Because it supose to be (and hopefully) sharper, good build quality and preparing me for a full frame camera in the future, when they get more affordable  .
On this site, ppl are definetly positive about that lens, scoring a 9 vs. 7,8 for this lens, but other reviews are as positive about the sharpness of 17-85 vs the 24-105. This makes me think that i won't gain from getting the 24-105 because i find sharpness very important.
Despite the negative things, this lens is recommended because .. hey ... it's NOT a L-series lens and the price is nice for the Range, IS and USM. Focus is fast, at least on my 400D.
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