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Great range, cheap build

Started May 2, 2019 | User reviews thread
ed rader Veteran Member • Posts: 9,068
Re: Great range, cheap build
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jp4 wrote:

ed rader wrote:

when the 17-55 was released it produced IQ better than any medium range zoom made by or for Canon FF

Mine was a dog, sold it.

could have been a bad copy or a number of other things.  I know mine was very sharp even wide open, sharper in fact than the 24-70L I (brick) wide open.

"Prior to receiving my 17-55 IS, I stated that I expected its image quality to match or nearly match that of Canon's L Series Lenses as it shares the L-Series UD lens elements. As it turns out, my 17-55 matches or exceeds the optical performance of my L-Series zooms in this similar focal length range ...

This lens is sharp! Wide open and from edge to edge. Unless the distance is close that is - I'm finding that close subjects do not produce the same image sharpness as normal distance subjects. The ISO 12233 chart test results indicate this as well. The 17-55 IS shows slight sharpness improvement at f/4, but performance at f/2.8 is very good."

https://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-17-55mm-f-2.8-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

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