Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens Reviews
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Heralded by many as the finest standard zoom lens for cropped sensor Canon digital SLRs, the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS puts L-like image quality into a lens offering a focal length range ideal for a wide variety of photography genres.
With an effective focal length range of approximately 27-88mm (35 mm equivalent), the lens is wide enough to capture landscape vistas, with an aperture fast enough for low-light situations especially when combined with the 3-stop IS, and a telephoto suitable for portraiture.
Features
- Constant f/2.8 maximum aperture throughout zoom range
- 3-stop image stabiliser
- USM autofocus
- Full time manual focussing
- 77mm filter thread
- Super Spectra coating to suppress flare and ghosting
- Weight: 645g
- 19 elements in 12 groups
- Optional lens hood EW 83J
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One Review
Will
16|Sep|2008 12:17 am 1This is one of my favourite and most used lenses – certainly my choice of lens to keep on my Canon EOS 40D as a general walk around lens.
It’s fast, with a constant f/2.8 and the IS makes it great for hand-held, no flash photography in low-light conditions. The image quality is superb too.
USM autofocus is fast and accurate and the IS works as expected.
The only gripes I would have with this lens is the build quality. There are many reports of dust getting inside the lens and the zoom ring isn’t as smooth as on a fully-fledge L lens.
It’s not the cheapest lens in this focal length range, but then you do get what you pay for.
Overall, an excellent all-rounder lens that delivers top-notch performance.
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