Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM
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Review Date: Jan 18, 2008
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Recommend? yes |
Price paid: $600.00
| Rating: 8
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Pros:
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Relatively sharp, IS works great.
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Cons:
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A bit slow
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In my opinion this lens is better than it's reputation. People tend to compare with L lenses. If this was a L quality the price would be at least double. What you pay is what you get.
I sold mine for a 17-40 and a 24-70. Still I sometimes miss the IS and having the range in one lens. The 10-22 compliments this lens well as this one shows some disortion at the wide end.
My copy was sharp, sharper than both copies of 10-22 I've had but not as sharp as the L lenses. Autofocus is fast and quiet and the IS can do wonders.
I have tried the 28-135 IS and the 17-85 beats it in every way.
Have a look at competing lenses from Sigma and Tamron but I prefer to stick with Canon.
I recommend this lens to the group it's marketed for.
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