Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM Review
Announced Aug 19, 2004
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Zoom lens | Canon EF-S | 9517A002
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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM review
By: Jon Tarrant, What Digital Camera
(Oct 16, 2008)
Overall, the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens doesn’t really live up to its promises. The zoom range is excellent but in all other respects there are better alternatives in the Canon stable. |
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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM review
By: Cameralabs
On paper, the Canon EF-S 17-85mm promises to be the perfect general-purpose lens for owners of Canon DSLRs with compatible mounts. The longer 5x optical range is far more useful than the 3x range of the popularly bundled EF-S 18-55mm kit lens, especially at the telephoto end, and the Image Stabilisation features are genuinely useful. As such the 17-85mm seems ideal for anyone who wants... |
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