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- Image stabilised ultrasonic motor (USM) makes for silent and reliable operation
- Lets you focus right down to 45 cm / 1.5 ft
- Switch between autofocus and manual operation
- Comes with 1 year manufacturer's warranty
- Filter Size: 67 mm
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Product Description
Manufacturer's Description
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.
Product Description
Canon EFS 1785mm f4056 IS USM Lens 9517A008BA Cameras Camera Accessories
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77 of 77 people found the following review helpful
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.
93 of 96 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.
16 of 16 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.
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Most Recent Customer Reviews
This lens was great until...
I have had this lens for just over 5 years now and generally I have been happy with the image quality of the photographs that I have taken with it. Read more
Published 1 month ago by Munki481
Very happy that I tried it.
So I bought this second hand from the Amazon Marketplace which is why I am being "middling" with the star rating and not giving it a flat out 3 or 5.
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Published 3 months ago by JWS
Good Lens, Poor Reliability.
I bought this lens about 3 years ago, and have used it since then as the main lens on my camera. Optically it is of excellent quality, and with the wide zoom range and image... Read more
Published 5 months ago by Zorkman
One of Canon's high quality but affordably-priced ultra wide lens
The beauty of wide-angle zoom lenses is their flexibility, allowing real control over shooting perspectives. Read more
Published 5 months ago by RR Waller
Awful
I hardly used this lens at all (probably taken about 50-100 shots with it) and it is in pristine condition. Read more
Published 5 months ago by Rosalinda
Unreliable
Bought as an upgrade to the standard 18-55mm the 17-85mm has a much more useful zoom range for folks like me who take pictures in the hills and don't want to change lenses. Read more
Published 10 months ago by AV maestro
Worthy upgrade
If your getting one of the canon dslr cameras with the kit lens, this lens is a good upgrade and should be on your buy list. Read more
Published 18 months ago by Richard
Hard to justify now kit lens is so much improved
I have a 550d with the latest version of the 18-55 IS kit lens. As other reviews have said, that kit lens is probably optically superior to this 17-85 lens, it's much cheaper, it... Read more
Published 19 months ago by Mr. N. White
Barrel Distortion
Not a bad lens but very poor for architecture photography due to extreme barrel distortion at the wide end, as has been reported by another reviewer. Read more
Published 22 months ago by J. Street
Shabby optics at widest settings
This is a decent enough all round lens, and certainly an improvement over the kit lens, but I bought it to use primarily in the widest end of its zoom range and at 17mm, the image... Read more
Published 23 months ago by F41
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