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Now you can have real freedom of framing in a lightweight, compact and fast-focusing lens. The EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM is an excellent all-purpose lens for EF-S mount EOS cameras.
Zoom lenses are very convenient. The equivalent of two or more fixed focal length lenses in one unit. The maximum aperture of some zoom lenses changes as you alter the focal length, but through-the-lens (TTL) metering takes this into account to give correct exposure.
Canon is recognized around the world for its innovations and advancements in the field of optical technology. Nothing is more of a testament to this than the EOS EF lenses. Canon EF lenses incorporate the latest in optical technology including Diffractive Optics and Image Stabilization.
Only Canon provides a variety as wide as this for all your photographic needs.
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Canon EFS 1785mm f4056 IS USM Lens 9517A008BA Cameras Camera Accessories
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102 of 102 people found the following review helpful
By Buddy
I have owned my copy of the Canon 17-85 mm EF-S lens for 18 months, using it first on a 300D and now on a 450D. Having read other reviews of this lens, mostly good but a few luke warm, and suspecting that there might be a better lens out there, I decided to rent a Canon 17-40 L lens from lensesforhire. I wanted to try out the more expensive lens before buying it, and took some photos under identical conditions (on a tripod) with both lenses. The results surprised me, I had expected a clear improvement in overall quality but the two lenses produced images that were very comparable, and in one case (at the 17mm length)the 17-85 seemed to capture more detail. The L series lens is very well built, but the 17-85 is quite sturdy too, and is about £200 less. Of course, the 17-85 has more telephoto range which is very useful, and Image Stabilisation. After this chance to compare I decided to stick with my 17-85 EF-S, it really is a very versatile lens. I hope this helps anyone thinking of buying a new lens.
98 of 101 people found the following review helpful
This is the first lens I've puchased to go with my Canon 350D. It took me some time to make a decision on which lens to go for. I wanted a significant improvement over the kit lens, but did not want to pay the earth for it.
I am please to say that my research has paid off. This lens is the perfect allrounder. I instantly noticed the difference with my pictures. I live near a nice big river with big green trees surrounding it......I've taken some amazing pictures using this lens and I'm very happy with them.
IS is also a very useful aid when indoors. Lens copes very well indoors also, and again I've taken some great portrait shots that I'm very please with.
Looking forward to using this lens for years to come.
You get what you pay for with this lens - no regrets. Go get one.
39 of 40 people found the following review helpful
In principal this is a great lens by Canon and it was supplied with the Canon EOS 40D I bought a little over 18 months ago. For general purpose photography the zoom range is perfect and I've taken some really good photos with it. By rights this lens should be getting five stars but in the last six months I've had two serious problems that, it turns out, are endemic and therefore must be viewed as fairly serious design flaws.
The first problem was a screw that worked loose inside the lens, jamming the zoom. I found numerous reports of this problem on the web as well as stripdown-rebuild guide to fixing it. Canon aren't using thread lock (or enough thread lock) and so internal screws can occasionally work loose.
The second problem is not constrained to this lens. Internally there are flexible, flat cables connecting various bits of electronics together (some are attached to moving parts). These cables can crack over time (presumably because of all the flexing caused by zooming in and out), causing the lens to fail over all or part of its zoom range, the classic symptoms being the lens having trouble focusing, and your camera reporting "Err 01" when you try to take a picture. The only solution here is to return the lens for servicing and pay for the repair. Ker-ching.
With a list price of over £500 these faults should (a) not occur in the first place and (b) be fixed for free when they do. Nobody spends this kind of money on a camera, let alone a lens, without an expectation of quality and reliability. It feels harsh giving only two stars, but needing two repairs to a lens that is less than two years old is inexcusable in a lens of this price.
The first problem was a screw that worked loose inside the lens, jamming the zoom. I found numerous reports of this problem on the web as well as stripdown-rebuild guide to fixing it. Canon aren't using thread lock (or enough thread lock) and so internal screws can occasionally work loose.
The second problem is not constrained to this lens. Internally there are flexible, flat cables connecting various bits of electronics together (some are attached to moving parts). These cables can crack over time (presumably because of all the flexing caused by zooming in and out), causing the lens to fail over all or part of its zoom range, the classic symptoms being the lens having trouble focusing, and your camera reporting "Err 01" when you try to take a picture. The only solution here is to return the lens for servicing and pay for the repair. Ker-ching.
With a list price of over £500 these faults should (a) not occur in the first place and (b) be fixed for free when they do. Nobody spends this kind of money on a camera, let alone a lens, without an expectation of quality and reliability. It feels harsh giving only two stars, but needing two repairs to a lens that is less than two years old is inexcusable in a lens of this price.
71 of 74 people found the following review helpful
I bought this lens as part of the kit, with a Canon EOS 30D last May, now almost a year later I feel I know both the camera and the lens well. The focal range of this lens is perfect for so much - from photography people to nature it is the perfect walk about lens. Added to the fact that it has Image Stabilisation, it seems to give the whole process of photography another dimension. I have recently taken a load of pics at a nephew's wedding, taken both inside and out, with and without flash (Canon 430EX - which incidently is amazing too) using RAW, and must say that even I, who is so critical of his own work, think they are far better than anything I ever took on my old SLR. The quality of the lens is great and cannot really be faulted.
Yes the lens is a little on the heavy side, but quality counts especially when you only get one chance of a photo, like weddings, kids, sunsets etc. I would love to be able to afford an 'L' lens, something I will save for, but until then, this lens will continue to be my trusty walk about.
My advice is simple, if you want a quality lens for every day use, with good zoom and IS, then look no further. If you are buying a new DSLR, like the canon EOS 350D, 400D or 30D, then don't even consider anything other than this lens, so long as you can stretch to it - believe me, you will not be disappointed. I love it.
Yes the lens is a little on the heavy side, but quality counts especially when you only get one chance of a photo, like weddings, kids, sunsets etc. I would love to be able to afford an 'L' lens, something I will save for, but until then, this lens will continue to be my trusty walk about.
My advice is simple, if you want a quality lens for every day use, with good zoom and IS, then look no further. If you are buying a new DSLR, like the canon EOS 350D, 400D or 30D, then don't even consider anything other than this lens, so long as you can stretch to it - believe me, you will not be disappointed. I love it.
204 of 215 people found the following review helpful
My favourite EF-mount lens was once the 28-105 f3.5-4.5 USM, having shunned the 28-135 IS USM because I felt it overly heavy and expensive. However, my trusty 28-105 becomes a 50-160 on a 350D (APS-C sensor camera), which although fine as a short tele-zoom, doesn't fit my needs for a standard zoom.
The 17-85 IS USM is effectively an EF-S version of the 28-135 IS USM, offering the same 35mm equivalent zoom range. Having decided against that lens on the EF-mount, I was a little reluctant to buy it for the EF-S as I felt it was still heavy, expensive and power-hungry. I was also unsure of the need for Image Stabilisation on a standard zoom. However, with no 28-105 USM equivalent, I opted for the 17-85 to replace the kit 18-55 (non-IS version).
At the time, I was glad that I made the purchase. The 17-85 offers a good zoom range, and the Image Stabilisation does help: I can take handheld shots at 1/10 sec without any shake - very impressive. The lens certainly is heavy, but I have not really noticed it drain power from the camera too quickly. It's advisable to have a spare battery anyway when you use Digital. I've never lost power when I needed it, and I don't recharge until the battery starts to run low.
As for technical reviews, there are lots of scientific and accurate reviews on the web, which you can easily look up. For me, this lens is very sharp, quick to focus, near-silent and pretty handy in low light conditions - although you should always remember that IS alone is not enough in very low light - even cranking the ISO way up does not get around the fact that moving subjects may still be blurred because the max aperture is pretty average through the zoom range.... Read more ›
The 17-85 IS USM is effectively an EF-S version of the 28-135 IS USM, offering the same 35mm equivalent zoom range. Having decided against that lens on the EF-mount, I was a little reluctant to buy it for the EF-S as I felt it was still heavy, expensive and power-hungry. I was also unsure of the need for Image Stabilisation on a standard zoom. However, with no 28-105 USM equivalent, I opted for the 17-85 to replace the kit 18-55 (non-IS version).
At the time, I was glad that I made the purchase. The 17-85 offers a good zoom range, and the Image Stabilisation does help: I can take handheld shots at 1/10 sec without any shake - very impressive. The lens certainly is heavy, but I have not really noticed it drain power from the camera too quickly. It's advisable to have a spare battery anyway when you use Digital. I've never lost power when I needed it, and I don't recharge until the battery starts to run low.
As for technical reviews, there are lots of scientific and accurate reviews on the web, which you can easily look up. For me, this lens is very sharp, quick to focus, near-silent and pretty handy in low light conditions - although you should always remember that IS alone is not enough in very low light - even cranking the ISO way up does not get around the fact that moving subjects may still be blurred because the max aperture is pretty average through the zoom range.... Read more ›
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4.0 out of 5 stars
very good utility lens.
This lens is very good for general photography and saves the trouble of keep changing if you just use fixed lenses. Read more
Published 17 days ago by Adam Pleasance
5.0 out of 5 stars
good lens
It does not look like a secong hand one. no spot it is in good quality and I enjoy it a lot.
Published 2 months ago by susie
1.0 out of 5 stars
Great Optics Terrible reliability
Until yesterday I would have given this lens 5 stars. Up to that point I had enjoyed using the lens which is optically very good. I have nothing but praise for the optics. Read more
Published 4 months ago by Robin
3.0 out of 5 stars
Good while it worked, do research first, it breaks after a while
Mine was great while it lasted, at least I got 4 years use out of it before I started receiving "Error 99" on my Camera. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Markie_SA
2.0 out of 5 stars
17- 85 ufs f4 Check reviews before you buy.
I got this lens as part of the 40D kit, it worked ok for about 18 months, then it showed up error code 1, Google Canon 17- 85 lens faults before you buy, Canon say there are no... Read more
Published 6 months ago by John Lindsay
4.0 out of 5 stars
very useful lens, but !!!!!!!!!
I have bought two of these lenses, why? you ask, well the first one in spite of being very well looked after for around 5 years has ceased to work due to an internal failure which... Read more
Published 7 months ago by Mr. J. A. Williams
2.0 out of 5 stars
Inherent fault in Cannon 17-85 mm lens
I bought a 40D with this lens about 4 years ago. Its been fine up to now but here's the caveat.
It started giving an error 01 on the camera complaining about losing contact... Read more
It started giving an error 01 on the camera complaining about losing contact... Read more
Published 8 months ago by Dave the husband
4.0 out of 5 stars
Great every day lens
This lens was supplied with a new 60D DSLR when upgrading from Olympus. I have been very pleased with the quality of images it has produced. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Puglia Birdman
1.0 out of 5 stars
One to avoid
A good lens spoilt by poor reliability and even worse Canon customer service. The aperture ribbon has a clear design fault and with extended use is prone to break. Read more
Published 8 months ago by Tim G
5.0 out of 5 stars
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM Lens
I'll keep this straight forward. I was so impressed with this lens as an upgrade to the kit one on my Canon, I bought another one for my daughter's 1000D.
Published 8 months ago by bobm
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