Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras

price: $1,179.00

SKU: 1242B002

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Product Description

To meet user demands for a fast EF-S zoom lens, Canon has specially designed a new lens with a large aperture of f/2.8 for select Canon Digital SLR cameras. The large circular aperture produces a shallow depth-of-field, creating background blur that draws attention to the photographic subject. The lens construction includes UD and aspherical elements, which deliver impressive image quality throughout the entire zoom range. Image Stabilizer lens groups shift to compensate for camera movement so that the image appears steady on the image plane, ensuring clear, crisp images, even in dim light. With a Ring-type USM, inner focusing and new AF algorithms, this lens achieves autofocus quickly and quietly, and with full-time mechanical manual focusing, manually adjusting the focus is possible even in AF mode.

Product Specification

Binding:: Electronics
Brand:: Canon
EAN:: 0013803064445
Feature:: f2.8 maximum aperture
Image stabilized UltraSonic motor (USM)
EF mount; standard zoom lens
Autofocus with full-time manual
17-55mm focal length
Label:: Canon
Manufacturer:: Canon
MaximumFocalLength:: 55 millimeters
MinimumFocalLength:: 17 millimeters
Model:: 1242B002
OpticalZoom:: 3.2 unknown-units
ProductGroup:: Photography
Publisher:: Canon
ReleaseDate:: 2006-03-31
Studio:: Canon
Title:: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras
UPC:: 013803064445
MPN:: 1242B002

Customer Reviews

Too much $$$ for non L lens

This lens is very sharp, and easily the best EF-S lens I have used. However, I regret to say that I tried two copies of this lens and there are some serious problems. The first copy caused my 30D to have an "er99" error when at 55mm. The second copy backfocused sigificantly. On top of that BOTH copies got a substantial amount of dust on the front element after just a couple shoots. There seems to be a quality control issue on this lens, which is very unforunate because optically it performs very...

10/3/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Great quality and speed

Let me start by saying this lens focuses quickly and accurately and the image stabilization works extremely well. Pictures are sharp and contrast is beautiful.To answer the criticisms of this lens that I have seen,1. Do you actually own it?2. It's not an "L" series lens and has never been advertised as such. Thus, it is not weather sealed. Then again, none of the EF-S cameras are weather sealed either.3. This is the fastest, sharpest, and most hand holdable of the f2.8 lenses in canon's lineup right...

9/8/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Great lens but not for long term value

Got this lens just before I traveled thru China for two months. I had been using 24-105mm f/4L, and 17-50mm f/4L previously. This is a great lens producing images at least as good as my other L lenses. The construction of this lens while not giving a robust feel as the L series, it does feel like a good sturdy lens.The biggest problem with this lens is the lack of weather/dust sealing, which I'm really disappointed that Cannon didn't build into this lens. Within first month of use, I noticed dust...

9/6/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Think CAREFULLY before buying this lens!

Okay. Everything I have heard about this lens says that it is a GREAT lens. Resolution figures are among the best measured on photozone.de. Chromatic aberations are low. The zoom range is GREAT for a walk around lens. And distortions are not too bad. Vignetting is somewhat of a problem at 17mm and f/2.8, but not really a deal killer. So what is there not to like? Two things: the price and the fact that it is an EF-S lens. Now as some people have said, this lens should be made better for its cost...

8/9/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews

Too expensive

That's a crazy price Canon's attached to this non-L lens.My Sigma 18-50/2.8 cost 1/3 the price and it's SHARP, SHARP.IS just isn't needed if you have a 2.8 aperture unless you're taking hand held pictures in almost complete darkness....

7/23/2006 12:00 AM | All Customer Reviews