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Canon EF-S 15-85 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

Canon EF-S 15-85 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USMCanon EF-S 15-85 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USMCanon EF-S 15-85 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
 

Specifications:

Manufacturer Canon
Model EF-S 15-85 mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
Lens style Universal zoom
Focal length 15 - 85 mm
Maximum aperture f/3.5 - 5.6
Angle of view 84.5 - 18.4 o
Closest focusing distance 0.35 m
Maximum magnification 1:4.8
Minimum aperture 36
Number of diaphragm blades 7
Auto focus type USM
Lens Construction 17 elements / 12 groups
Filter diameter 72 mm
Macro No
Available mounts Canon EF-S
Dimensions 81.6 x 87.5 mm
Weight 575 g
Additional information

Average rating (21 owners reviews).

Build quality 4.48
Optical quality 4.43
Value for money 3.95
Overall 4.29
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User: edupiola
IP 190.190.x.x
Date: 2012-09-07 04:51:54
Owner since:
Price:
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Precio?

Pros: Definición

Summary: No creo en la Evaluación de este lente. Es superior al Canon 70-200 2.8L IS II USM y me parece IMPOSIBLE Saludos edupìola

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User: Nice Jay
IP 180.246.x.x
Date: 2012-04-21 06:15:42
Owner since:
Price:
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Expensive lens, no zoom lock

Pros: Sharp result, and you can have 15mm for the narrow room. Very best picture at aperture f/7.1 or f/8

Summary: Excellent pair with my 550D

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User: Pito82
IP 93.146.x.x
Date: 2012-02-12 18:09:31
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 550 €
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: no zoom lock. when walking with this lens, the zoom comes out by itself. build quality not good.

Pros: good resolution and good zoom range.

Summary: Good lens but too expensive for the quality of construction

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User: martin
IP 217.229.x.x
Date: 2012-02-11 13:55:23
Owner since: 1 year
Price: 600 euro
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: nix

Pros: sehr scharf,schnell,super IS,sehr guter Brennweitenbereich

Summary: Das beste "immerdrauf" vor meine Canon 550D

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User: wmaldito
IP 79.147.x.x
Date: 2012-02-10 18:59:20
Owner since: 2 years
Price: 525
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Parasol not included. No available brake or locking zoom to transport it.

Pros: Very good optics, distortion measured for the focal range. Fast, accurate and quiet AF. IS very effective (rather than the 17-85)

Summary: Perfect focal range as off-road.

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User: Steve D
IP 75.9.x.x
Date: 2011-09-23 00:39:21
Owner since: 1 month
Price: 650 USD (u
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Variable aperture, doesn't include a lens hood.

Pros: Build quality, very sharp, excellent AF, tremendous range, IS works very well.

Summary: For a walkaround lens you have to make a trade... reach or speed. If you want a very fast lens, this isn't it. If you want a wide zoom range with excellent IQ, nothing could be better on an APS-C camera. This is both wider and longer than any alternative that can come close to the IQ... assuming you have enough light.

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User: Joe
IP 115.87.x.x
Date: 2011-08-06 12:56:40
Owner since: 6 months
Price: 600USD
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Variable aperture.

Pros: Very sharp. Versatile.

Summary: A must have for apsc user.

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User: Ian
IP 81.23.x.x
Date: 2011-08-04 23:49:38
Owner since: 2 years
Price:
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Variable Aperture, Expensive

Pros: Excellent sharpness, excellent focal length to be used as walkaround lens

Summary: excellent lens

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User: Oberon
IP 202.156.x.x
Date: 2011-05-02 10:34:29
Owner since: 3 months
Price: Part of 7D
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: Variable aperture.

Pros: Sharp wide open does not need stopping down of aperture. Focal length of 15-85mm allows for FF equivalent of 24-136mm. Best range for a walkabout. Fast focus.

Summary: Good lens.

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User: Kazaam
IP 58.64.x.x
Date: 2011-03-09 16:26:02
Owner since: 1 month
Price: 600 USD
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Expensive, variable aperture.

Pros: Excellent sharpness, very good and fast focusing, good range.

Summary: This lens could replace my 24-105 and 10-22 and give almost the same picture quality but more versatile.

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User: Woos
IP 24.22.x.x
Date: 2011-03-08 06:21:30
Owner since: 3 months
Price: $750.00
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: Expensive. My copy also had really bad asymmetrical vignetting. It was sharp, but the vignette made it unusable. I exchanged it for another copy which also had the problem. After this I gave up and moved on

Pros: Extremely sharp. Fast focusing. Amazing IS.

Summary: Sharp lens with a very useful range and great IS. Just make sure you get a good copy and check for decentering and asymmetrical vignette problems, quality control issues.

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User: Manu
IP 132.165.x.x
Date: 2011-01-10 16:25:12
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 600€
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Quite expensive ! 72mm filters, i would prefer 67mm as the 70-200 f4 ... but i like its 15mm possibility.

Pros: Range : 15-85mm *1.6 on my 7D. Sharpnesss is very good. The construction and in particular the zoom ring is nice. The AF is quick and silent. IS is efficient and helpful.

Summary: A very nice lens with a huge potential !

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User: bogus reviewer
IP 93.96.x.x
Date: 2010-11-18 23:09:29
Owner since: 3 months
Price: 500
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: A bit expensive for a variable aperture zoom.

Pros: Very sharp, great IS, excellent range.

Summary: The best walkaround zoom for 1.6 crop.

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User: ich
IP 84.59.x.x
Date: 2010-10-25 17:47:44
Owner since: 6 months
Price: 600 euro
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: sehr gute schärfe,15-85 ist sehr gut für "immerdauf",sehr guter bildstabilisator,sehr gutes händling,beste bildqualität

Pros: Eingebautes blitzlicht wirft schatten,wegen der objektivgrösse

Summary: Bestes immerdrauf für meine 550D

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User: j4th
IP 218.242.x.x
Date: 2010-09-03 15:18:51
Owner since: 6 months
Price:
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: - I only took it out for 2 short trips, and found there are some dust get in... - The silver ring around the lens is just a paper sticker, can u believe it? - I think the lens I purchased should not pass the QC, because the right side of the image is obvious softer than the left side. Same problem like fotofan_1's. - Obvious CA that often cannot be removed by DPP or ALR - No lens hood included, like always - Expensive as a silver ring lens

Pros: - IS works very well. - very sharp in the center of the image

Summary: Need great luck to get a good lens of this model.

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User: apn
IP 94.246.x.x
Date: 2010-09-03 04:57:14
Owner since: 1 year
Price:
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: 1

Pros: Very good!

Summary: excellent mach for my 7D

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User: fotofan_1
IP 83.78.x.x
Date: 2010-07-22 22:12:43
Owner since: 1 month
Price: 670 Euros
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Significant decentering issues. Visibly and measurably (by filesize) less sharpness and contrast in right half of picture than cheap and good value kit lens EF-S 18-55 IS.

Pros: Great zoom range

Summary: Theoretically a great lens, but apparently pretty variable optical quality (given the high praise earned in many professional tests).

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User: technic
IP 62.238.x.x
Date: 2010-06-17 22:04:45
Owner since: 3 months
Price: EUR 559
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: decentering issues (tried two copies), weak corners/border at wideangle, very slow (5.6 at tele).

Pros: great zoom range

Summary: nice lens, but price seems high for the optical quality. no real alternatives available though ...

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User: burning legion
IP 78.180.x.x
Date: 2010-06-15 13:01:56
Owner since: 1 month
Price:
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: 1

Pros: 1

Summary: 1

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User: PB
IP 212.45.x.x
Date: 2010-06-12 21:27:04
Owner since: 1 month
Price: € 56
User profile: Amateur
 

Cons: Quite expensive!

Pros: Very good!

Summary: excellent mach for my 50D

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User: Blixter
IP 84.0.x.x
Date: 2010-04-13 23:06:56
Owner since: 1 month
Price: $750
User profile: Semipro
 

Cons: Quite expensive!

Pros: ..As above!

Summary: ..excellent mach for my 550D


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