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Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras
List Price: $899.99
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| 15-85mm lens with f3.5-f.5.6 aperture; for use with APS-C cameras |
| 35mm equivalent to 24-136mm focal length range |
| Dedicated image stabilization |
| Lens construction of 17 elements in 12 groups |
| Compatible with 72mm filters |
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Customers Reviews
2010-03-16
Made in Taiwan
I got this lens 10 minutes ago, and I noticed this lens made in Taiwan!!
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2010-02-07
Superb Walkaround Lens for APS-C Bodies
This lens will take a key place in the Canon line-up: it will be the first high quality wide angle to medium telephoto lens for APS-C (i.e. 1.6x) crop bodies. Thankfully, this lens is well qualified for this role. The build quality is solid and both the focus ring and zoom rings are firm yet move smoothly. The image quality provided by the lens is outstanding. The lens is very sharp across its zoom range, even wide open. Color fidelity is also a strong point of the lens, as it produces saturated yet natural colors. Distortions are also at a minimum considering the focal range of the lens. Although there is some barrel distortion at the wide end (particularly at 15mm), this is simply unavoidable for superzooms covering this range and it should be pointed out that even L lenses covering the same (35 mm equivalent) range cannot fare better in this respect. I confidently give this lens 5 stars!
The only alternative to this lens that I considered was the Canon EF-s 17-55mm f/2.8, which is another superb lens for APS-C cameras. I decided to choose the 15-85mm over the 17-55mm simply because it suited my needs better. Optically the lenses perform about the same (i.e. both offer superb image quality), therefore this did not factor into my decision. The two lenses simply have different strong suits. The 17-55mm with a constant aperture of 2.8 gives the lens versatility in low light situations and allows it to double as a portrait lens in certain situations. On the other hand, the 15-85 while having a variable aperture f/3.5-5.6 offers a greater focal range: 15-85 (i.e. 24-136 in 35mm eq.), allowing it to cover a greater range of subjects in daylight. Since I plan to later buy a dedicated portraiture lens and since I was mainly interested in a walkaround lens for reach and image quality, the 15-85mm seemed the more appropriate choice for me. Of course, the decision was only helped by the fact that the 15-85mm is also $300 cheaper than the 17-55mm. However, both the 15-85mm and the 17-55mm are great walkaround lenses offered for Canon crop bodies and which lens you choose can only be dictated by your particular circumstances.
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2010-02-07
Great all-around lens!
After one month of intensive use, I'm really happy with that lens. The focal range makes it a really good all around lens(15mm being wide enough in most situations and 85mm being long enough) and it's now my default lens on my camera.
The contrast and definition are far above the 18-55 kit sold with my camera.
The construction quality is good and the lens is quite heavy.
The only minor issues are a great amount of barrel distortion on the widest angle and a noticeable vignetting at the widest aperture (the latter is really easy to correct in post so not really an issue).
The lens is not cheap but worth it.
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2010-01-11
Most Excellent Lens
I recently upgraded from the EF-S 18-55 IS to this EF-S 15-85 IS. GREAT lens, the difference between 17 & 15 is quite noticeable when it is needed. I recommend the Canon to anyone. Image quality is excellent, there is a little bit of vignetting but when you shoot in RAW, it is EASILY correctable in Canon's DPP, as is the slight barrel distortion. I have not yet seen any chromatic aberration (CA).
The USM motor is superb, FAST, QUIET & ACCURATE.
The minimum aperture is f/22 at 15mm and f/36 at 85mm, which I love, a noticeable step up from the 18-55 IS
Using the 15-85 lens on any of the Rebel series cameras may feel a bit unbalanced, unless you have the battery grip on your camera. I shoot with the 50D, which is a bit larger & heavier camera body, so it is a good match and well balanced, comfortable feel. The lens is substantial with a 72 mm filter size, to be safe I am taking after Nikon and I bought a B+W 77mm Circ. Pol, and will use it on the lens with a 72-77 stepping ring. This will eliminate all possibility of filter vignetting!
It is not an "L" lens, but no EF-S lenses are.
* Evaluation (on a 5 point scale)
Image Quality - 5
price value - 3
build quality - 5
focal length range - 5
lens speed (f/stops) - 4
focus speed - 5
quiet focus - 5
Minimum focusing distance (macro) remains constant throughout the focal length range, being about 7 or 8 inches (18-20 cm).
I have some images in my gallery: [...]
goto my gallery titled "Gallery" the first 3 images: the Statue of Liberty & the two images titled "Deer Tracks in the snow" were taken with this lens.
Would I recommend this lens to a friend (or non-friend)?... Unquestionably YES
I would have loved to see this lens as a constant f/4, but I'm thinking the physical size of such a lens would be unbearable.
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2010-01-09
It did not live up to my expectations
The lens is nicely built, has excellent focal length range (24-136mm equivalent on a full size sensor camera), very sharp in the center but the left side of the images were out of focus. The lens also has asymmetrical vignetting at some focal length (like 24mm)and it it not correctable. I sent it back for replacement but the replacement also has the same type of vignetting at certain focal lengths.
All in all I am disappointed in this lens since all my other lenses are better and do not have this type of problems. I need to send it to Canon for warranty adjustment/repair, hoping that it is adjustable and not a design problem with this lens.
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