Comments on: Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM UD Wide Angle Zoom Lens for Canon Digital SLR Cameras http://www.grapelinephotos.com/camera/digital-slr/canon-ef-s-15-85mm-f3-5-5-6-is-usm-ud-wide-angle-zoom-lens-for-canon-digital-slr-cameras Sat, 26 Jun 2010 12:58:31 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0.1 By: Edge http://www.grapelinephotos.com/camera/digital-slr/canon-ef-s-15-85mm-f3-5-5-6-is-usm-ud-wide-angle-zoom-lens-for-canon-digital-slr-cameras/comment-page-1#comment-482 Edge Sat, 05 Dec 2009 16:25:58 +0000 http://www.grapelinephotos.com/camera/digital-slr/canon-ef-s-15-85mm-f3-5-5-6-is-usm-ud-wide-angle-zoom-lens-for-canon-digital-slr-cameras#comment-482 </div> <div class="tiny" style="margin-bottom:0.5em;"> <span class="crVerifiedStripe"><b class="h3Color tiny" style="margin-right: 0.5em;">Amazon Verified Purchase</b><span class="tiny verifyWhatsThis">(<a href="/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase" target="AmazonHelp" onclick="amz_js_PopWin('/gp/community-help/amazon-verified-purchase', 'AmazonHelp', 'width=400,height=500,resizable=1,scrollbars=1,toolbar=0,status=1');return false; ">What's this?</a>)</span></span> </div> If you have to pick one high-quality walk-around lens for your Canon APS-C (1.6x) dSLR, this is it. I debated between this one and the Canon 17-55m f/2.8 IS; the additional range won over (the extra 2mm on the wide end helps noticeably, and longer telephoto reach is nice too), and being 25% cheaper didn't hurt. The big advantage of the other lens' f2.8 max aperture could be important to some. I shoot a decent bit of video and don't mind the smaller aperture for a little more latitude in focusing errors; even my stills are rarely shot below f5.6, though I do have other lenses to cover other needs (50mm f/1.4 USM and 70-200 f/2.8L IS). <br/><br/>Coupled with the EOS 7D, this lens is perfect as a fairly compact and very capable kit. Images are sharp and colorful, focusing is quick. Build quality feels solid. No issues at all! <br/><br/>Why 4 stars only then? Dunno, found it hard to give 5 stars when I compare it with my faster L lenses, even though those are much more expensive. Guess it's an absolute rating scale for me :) Amazon Verified Purchase(What’s this?)

If you have to pick one high-quality walk-around lens for your Canon APS-C (1.6x) dSLR, this is it. I debated between this one and the Canon 17-55m f/2.8 IS; the additional range won over (the extra 2mm on the wide end helps noticeably, and longer telephoto reach is nice too), and being 25% cheaper didn’t hurt. The big advantage of the other lens’ f2.8 max aperture could be important to some. I shoot a decent bit of video and don’t mind the smaller aperture for a little more latitude in focusing errors; even my stills are rarely shot below f5.6, though I do have other lenses to cover other needs (50mm f/1.4 USM and 70-200 f/2.8L IS).

Coupled with the EOS 7D, this lens is perfect as a fairly compact and very capable kit. Images are sharp and colorful, focusing is quick. Build quality feels solid. No issues at all!

Why 4 stars only then? Dunno, found it hard to give 5 stars when I compare it with my faster L lenses, even though those are much more expensive. Guess it’s an absolute rating scale for me :)

]]> By: Fancy http://www.grapelinephotos.com/camera/digital-slr/canon-ef-s-15-85mm-f3-5-5-6-is-usm-ud-wide-angle-zoom-lens-for-canon-digital-slr-cameras/comment-page-1#comment-481 Fancy Sat, 05 Dec 2009 15:48:13 +0000 http://www.grapelinephotos.com/camera/digital-slr/canon-ef-s-15-85mm-f3-5-5-6-is-usm-ud-wide-angle-zoom-lens-for-canon-digital-slr-cameras#comment-481 </div> So I picked up this lens because I wanted something that would give me more range. Overall this is a decent lens. Only issue I had with this lens is that it is slower being a variable f3.5-5, so because of this the indoor shots didn't come out as sharp. You will have to use a higher ISO for low light conditions. If you intend to take a lot of pictures indoors or in low light situations, I would probably recommend the 17-55 f2.8. However for outdoor daylight shooting, I do like the flexibility of this lens. It gives you a very wide angle when you need it and gives you enough reach for most situations. If you are casual outdoor photographer I would recommend this lens. This lens is a step up from the kit lens that comes with the T1i. However the price tag is a bit high for what you get. So I picked up this lens because I wanted something that would give me more range. Overall this is a decent lens. Only issue I had with this lens is that it is slower being a variable f3.5-5, so because of this the indoor shots didn’t come out as sharp. You will have to use a higher ISO for low light conditions. If you intend to take a lot of pictures indoors or in low light situations, I would probably recommend the 17-55 f2.8. However for outdoor daylight shooting, I do like the flexibility of this lens. It gives you a very wide angle when you need it and gives you enough reach for most situations. If you are casual outdoor photographer I would recommend this lens. This lens is a step up from the kit lens that comes with the T1i. However the price tag is a bit high for what you get.

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