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Ben F
 

Canon EF-S 17 - 85mm IS


Hi,

Im thinkin about buying this lens for my 30D. If you have this lens, how do you rate it?..
I've read as many good reviews as bad and can't make up my mind.

Is it any good for portrait photography?.. im wanting to take photo's of my kids (indoors and out) but i'd also like to use it for landscapes as well.

thoughts appreciated.


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March 30, 2008

 

Oliver Anderson
  Hey Ben, I just used this lens on a 40D at a friends house. It's a great lens to keep on the camera and with the IS you can get some really spot on shots of the kids outside. I totally recommend this lens...you really won't take the thing off.
Landscapes...I think with the 30D you'd LOVE the 10-22mm but its a lot of money...but on your camera its great.
you should also own the 50mm 1.4 its the best lens for the $$ in my opinion and its fast and Sharp for $280.


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March 30, 2008

 

Holly J. Jackson
  I have the 40D & 30D

I use the 17-85IS morethan any other lens I currently have. It's AWESOME!!

Of course there are a lot of lenses on my wish list... This one was a priority because of it's versatility.

ENJOY!! ; )


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April 01, 2008

 

John P. Sandstedt
  When I bought my 30D, I thought I would be OK with my Tamron 28-200 with respect to wide angle images. Obviously, at the time I'd forgotten about the 1.6 lens factor.

I purchased the 17-85 mm IS to allow me to get at least a 28 mm equivalent; I use the lens as my primary lens.

While it's great, for me its range is too small. I love the 28-200 mm range because it gives me wide angle AND telephoto. The 130 mm equivalent of the 17-85 mm is, for me, too short in many instances.

At this juncture, I wish I'd gone for something in the 10-24 mm range. Yes, had I done this I would have had to carry two lenses.

There's one other issue and, I have it with a lot of zoom lenses. Their variable aperture starts at about f/3.5. Generally, that's too slow to do selective focus in-camera. I wish I'd gone for the Tamron 17-50 mm f/2.8.

All this being said, the 17-85 mm is a terrific lens. I've not noticed the chromatic aberration that was one of its only critiques when it was introduced.


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April 01, 2008

 

Bill Catton
  I have the Canon 40D and my primary lens is the 17-85 Canon IS. You can't go wrong with this fantastic lens.


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April 04, 2008

 
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