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Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 Image Stabilized USM SLR Lens for EOS Digital SLR's | 
 enlarge | Brand: Canon
Category: Photography
List Price: $599.99
Buy New: $399.00
You Save: $200.99 (33%)
New (50) Used (8) Refurbished (2) from $349.00
Rating:  121 reviews
Media: Electronics
Autographed: No
Memorabilia: No
Batteries Included: No
Optical Zoom: 5
Maximum Focal Length: 85
Minimum Focal Length: 17
Shipping Weight (lbs): 1.1
Dimensions (in): 6.2 x 4.5 x 4.3
Legal Disclaimer: Warranty does not cover misuse of product.
MPN: 9517A002
Model: 9517A002
UPC: 013803043082
EAN: 0013803043082
ASIN: B0002Y5WXO
Availability: Usually ships in 1-2 business days
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| Features:
| • | 17-85mm standard zoom lens with f/4-5.6 maximum aperture for EOS digital SLR cameras | | • | Image Stabilization system reduces camera shake to extend use in low-light levels | | • | Aspheric element and 2 aspherical surfaces deliver excellent optical quality | | • | Ring-type ultra-sonic monitor (USM) for superior autofocusing; 1.15-feet close focusing | | • | Measures 3.1 inches in diameter and 3.6 inches long; weighs 16.8 ounces; 1-year warranty |
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Product Description
f/4-5.6 EF-S wide-angle to telephoto zoom lens with 35mm equivalent of 28-135mm * Image Stabilization allows in-focus shots with longer exposure times (up to three stops slower shutter speed) * Micro Ultrasonic Motor * compatible with Canon EOS 30D and all Digital Rebel SLR cameras * minimum focus distance: 14 inches * lens is 3-5/8" long, 3-1/8" in diameter *
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| Customer Reviews: Read 116 more reviews...
Great images, great versatility September 15, 2008
A. Broughton (Moss Beach, CA USA)
The Canon EF-S 17-85mm zoom lens is a great alternative to the 18-55mm kit lens. I use it on a Canon EOS Rebel XTi. It produces higher quality images and the greater zoom range is very handy. The auto-focus is very accurate and it's easy to manual focus as well. The image stabilization circuitry is great: I've shot pix from a moving cable car in San Francisco, panned, caught birds in flight, and captured moving surfers -- all without shake or blur. The 17-85mm zoom range (27-135mm on a camera with an APS-C sensor like the Rebel I use) gives you everything from wide-angle to medium telephoto in one lens. There are a lot of great photos to be captured within that zoom range. And you can capture them without carrying multiple lenses. In the high-priced world of camera lenses, it's a relative bargain, too.
 Not cheap but the only lens you'll need September 8, 2008
Michael Everett (Santa Monica)
In my film days I shot only with prime lenses and never owned a zoom, the reason being zooms normally have smaller maximum apertures,often incorporate optical compromises, and shoot through more glass than a prime lens. That was then, this is now. Canon has overcome the small maximum aperture with the Image Stabilizer (IS). This means that if the camera tells you you can only shoot a particular scene at f/4 at 1/15th of a second which is very hard to shoot without blur, the IS compensates for the motion resulting from being handheld by actually moving the elements within the lens. The result is you can shoot at a much lower shutter speed and get away with it -- a tremendous advantage for a lens that only goes down to f/4. The 17-85mm zoom range is equivalent to 28-135mm in 35mm. Seldom have I felt the need for either a wider or longer focal length and constantly switching lenses only adds to the dust problem inside the camera. And the image quality is superb as always. Canon optics have been ahead of Nikon optics for many years which accounts for why so many have made the switch from Nikon to Canon. And please don't forget to order a UV filter with it. Put the filter on and never take it off.
Gran lente. August 28, 2008
Ricardo Fuentealba Fabio (Santiago de Chile)
0 out of 5 found this review helpful
Lamentablemente no pude comprar la version que es mas luminoso. La foto del lente no corresponde a la escala real. Se ve mas pequeno de lo que realmente es.
Estoy satisfecho por la calidad, pero como les dije con la version de mayor apertura este lente hubiese sido ideal.
Canon 17-85 EF-S; Nice lens...canon quality? July 6, 2008
mathewshooter (midwest; USA)
Well I was excited about this lens because of it's range so I purchased it from Amazon. I had it shipped overnight because I was going on a trip and need it right away. When I received the lens right out of the box the mount ring was not seated in place all the way. I pushed the one side back in place because I did not have time to return the lens. The lens worked well for a while and seemed to have good images but then my zoom ring started to "stick" around 70mm and at one point it completely froze and would not move at all. I took it off and it started to work but now there is something that rattles inside the lens. I have contacted Canon and was told to send it in for "possible" warranty repair. We will see what happens. I would suggest that you save your money and buy the 24-105L lens and that is what I am also going to do.
 Only virtue is zoom range. June 19, 2008
Robert C. (Southeastern MA)
3 out of 4 found this review helpful
The only virtue of this lens is the zoom range.
Chromatic abberation, highly abnormal distortion, and slow aperture above 17mm make this a bad value.
The new Canon 18-55 IS is much better optically. Even better, go for the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 or the Canon 17-40L for a bit more. This is the worst lens I have ever used without a doubt.
Check photozone.de for detailed comparisons of the lenses and save yourself some money and get quality instead!
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