Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS lens review

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If you are into ...

If you are into video, checkout the lower costing primes with large apertures.

off the top of my ...

off the top of my head, 17-55 has 2.8, as well as a constant aperture, better glass little better build quality etc etc

All EF and EF-S ...

All EF and EF-S lenses can be used on any APS-C body camera from Canon. Currently the 7D and lower. EF lenses can be used on *ANY* current canon SLR

The 17-85 gets a ...

The 17-85 gets a mixed press but having used one for over 12 months I think its great. Images are colourful, quite sharp and the zoom range is really useful. Of course the TEST KNOBS out there are never happy with zooms such as the 17-85 - but I wonder do they ever take pictures of more than test charts??? Good video- thanks for posting.

Hi Gordon, I am ...

Hi Gordon, I am buying the Canon 7D. I have already got the Canon EFS 17-85mm. I would like to know if it Is (the Canon EFS 17-85mm) compatable with Canon 7D especially when in video mode as thats the reason I am buying the 7D? Regards foundationgood

Hi Gordon I find ...

Hi Gordon I find your reviews useful, will this lens be suitable for canon 60d ?

both rules! but i ...

both rules! but i preffer 15-85

Thanks for the ...

Thanks for the answer Over that time did not have money to buy this lens. I saw a canon 18 135 lens, this lens is also good to make music video? It has good qualities to make video? Please answer me

Definitely it is. ...

Definitely it is. For the price- decent image quality far superior to the 18-55 is a must have.

Oh, I get your ...

Oh, I get your message. You can get this lens, but beware of the images not so being sharp. You can get the 15-85. From my experience it really is quite sharp (but vignettes a lot w/o peripheral illumination correction).

If you want a lens ...

If you want a lens for low light, the 17-55 2.8 is your only option (aside from the 24-70 USM 1 and the 24-70 USM 2 [both non IS])

15-85 or 17-55

15-85 or 17-55

No, it's an EF-S ...

No, it's an EF-S lens designed only for cameras designed to take EF-S lenses. The 5D Mark 2 does not take EF-S lenses.

The 15-85 or 17-55 ...

The 15-85 or 17-55 all the way. I have no experience w/ the 17-55, but I tell you: 600D+15-85 IS USM combo is a BEAST

I agree with Gordon ...

I agree with Gordon. I have the 15-85 and the 55-250 IS II myself and they complement each other pretty well. The 15-85 is really sharp at nearly all apertures and the 55-250 zooms really, really far. The 55-250 IS II has a max aperture of f/4 at 55mm, and is fairly sharp wide open at 250mm (from my experience). Get one or the other, you'll be pleased. If you need big-time reach, go for these lenses: 18-200 18-135 Or if you want a lens (not so) similar to the 15-85, get this one.

Alo I bought a ...

Alo I bought a canon 600d camera. Now I need to buy a lens, I need a good quality I want to start making music video, must have a lot of image quality. What lens should I buy? Help me please

Use the same ...

Use the same technique you would for stills, see my portrait tutorial at dslrtips . com

@cameralabs Hi Mr. ...

@cameralabs Hi Mr. Gordon ! Sorry to disturb you but i want to ask you something : What are the best manual settings for shooting a video on a Canon 550D with a 18-55mm lens ? I forgot to mention that i want the artist from the video to be in the front and i want the background to be blurish...Thanks in advance Master Gordon ! Daniel from Romania (And sorry for my bad english)

Hi Mr. Gordon ! ...

Hi Mr. Gordon ! Sorry to disturb you but i want to ask you something : What are the best manual settings for shooting a video on a Canon 550D with a 18-55mm lens ? I forgot to mention that i want the artist from the video to be in the front and i want the background to be blurish...Thanks in advance Master Gordon ! Daniel from Romania (And sorry for my bad english)

Thanks! You Sir ...

Thanks! You Sir helped me :)

will this fit on ...

will this fit on 5d mkii

Great videos and ...

Great videos and great reviews. Any chance of posting one for the Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM? Would greatly appreciate it!

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in my opinion ...

in my opinion cameralabs provide the most informative reviews.I really thank you,you have helped me a lot.Is true that this lens has a flex cable problem?does it happen with all the models?thanks in advance..