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PrintCanon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens
Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens
- Wide angle zoom for EF-S mount bodies
- f/2.8 aperture throughout zoom range
- 3-stop Image Stabilizer
- Fast, quiet auto focus
- Super Spectra coating
- Circular aperture for pleasing background blur
- Passes distance information to E-TTL II
High performance wide angle zoom
With an effective focal length range of approximately 27-88mm (35 mm equivalent), the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM is a powerful lens that delivers remarkable image quality. The wide angle zoom allows you to capture more of every scene and add a new sense of space and perspective to your photography.
Fixed aperture
The large f/2.8 aperture provides excellent results in low light conditions. The aperture remains constant through the full focal length range, allowing you to zoom from approximately 27-88mm (35 mm equivalent) without slowing shutter speed.
Pleasing background blur
A circular aperture provides a pleasing background blur when shooting with a wide aperture; ideal for creating a sense of depth and isolating your subject from the background.
Image Stabilizer
The EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM features Canon's 3-stop Image Stabilizer (IS). Ideal for handheld work, IS allows use of shutter speeds up to 3 stops slower with no perceptible increase in image blur. IS helps with low light conditions, fast paced scenes and shooting from moving vehicles.
Fast, quiet auto focus
A ring USM (Ultrasonic motor) uses ultrasonic frequency vibrations to drive responsive, near-silent high speed auto focus. Good holding torque stops the focusing lens group with precision without overshoot. Full time manual focus override is available without having to switch out of AF.
Super Spectra coatings
Optimised Super Spectra lens coatings and lens element shaping suppress flare and ghosting - more prone to occur with digital cameras due to reflection off the image sensor. Coatings also help achieve true colour balance and increase contrast for vivid hi-fidelity images.
Passes distance information to E-TTL II
The lens passes distance information back to the camera's E-TTL II flash system to ensure optimal flash metering in any shooting situation.
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Independent, impartial customer reviews powered by
thomas
9
- Good Points
- Great Quality Product giving excellent quality images.
- Bad Points
- Could be cheaper and could be lighter and thought it would come with a hood included in the price
Confirmed purchase: 02 Jul 2011
Richard
Aberdeen
9
- Good Points
- Excellent quality pictures using this lens
- Bad Points
- High price for non L series lens
Confirmed purchase: 26 May 2011
Chris
Birmingham
10
- Good Points
- This is an amazing lens. The quality of the images I have taken are stunning. I spent months deciding what lens to choose from before deciding to go for this one. It covers landscapes to portraits and is brilliant for indoor shots, low light situations, group shots and portrait shots. Its IS worked really well and the auto focus is always spot on. It's not an L lens, but don't let that put you off. I have used L lenses in the past and though this lens doesn't have a metal body it is robust and solid.
- Bad Points
- No bad points, if anything, I just would have liked it to have had a lens with a bit more zoom (a 17mm - 70mm would have been perfect for everything).
Confirmed purchase: 11 Jan 2011
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