Great Lens
By Mr. Flower shooter on
June 25, 2013
Review submitted for
Canon
EF-S 17-85mm F/4-5.6 IS USM Lens, With Canon 1-Year USA Warranty
(CN1785IS)
Pros: Focuses very close, Very close focusing, Fast / accurate auto-focus
Cons: Poor in Low Light
Other Comments: I just bought this lens and tried it over a 2 day period, shooting scenery and macro shots at the Botanic Garden. The greatest thing about this lens is you don't need to change lenses for different shots. I took wide angle shots, flower shots, macro shots of bees. Whatever situation you encounter you are prepared to deal with. It focuses closer than the specifications which is good for macro shots. I have a Canon 60 mm macro lens and the pictures come close to it. It focuses fast and quietly. For macro shots I prefer to focus manually, but I found it hard to focus manually because the focusing ring is too close to the camera body and sometimes I confused it with the zooming ring. Also since the lens is not fast, sometimes it is difficult to focus properly. Also the lens is not as compact as you see it in the picture. It is also a little heavy. Picture quality is great, but I noticed some color fringing on wide angle shots that did not have great depth of field (Color fringing on far away foliage). As to durability I still don't know, I will know when I use it constantly. In general this is a very good lens and so far I like it and feel comfortable with it.
Yes, I recommend this product
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