Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens Reviews

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I made a side-by-side comparison with the Canon 24-105L, which is over three times the price, and found this lens performed virtually as well on a variety of subjects. On a Canon 5d full-frame DSLR its edge sharpness was slightly inferior, but center frame was equivalent, even wide open. from Adorama.com This is a great middle of the road lens that I got for outdoor usage when I don't need really wide angle and my 17-50 is just too short. The image quality wide open was better than I expected, but still not fantastic, though once you get to F5.6, IQ is excellent, though still not quite as sharp as the Tamron 17-50 F2.8. from Adorama.com Great all-round lens on my Canon 10D, very fast & quite auto-focussing. Its light weight and very good optical quality makes it a carry anywhere lens, seriously understimated I suspect, if using non-full-frame. from Adorama.com Great all-round lens on my Canon 10D, very fast & quite auto-focussing. Its light weight and very good optical quality makes it a carry anywhere lens, seriously understimated I suspect, if using non-full-frame. from Adorama.com This is a good-value lens that was designed back in the days of 35mm film cameras, although Canon still sells it as of 2008, and it works fine on Canon's digital models. It is a standard EF lens that will fit all of Canon's digital cameras. from Amazon.com Personally, I like really sharp images. This means, I can photograph something that has a lot of detail and examine the corners of the image at 100 - 200% and "read" what's there. If this sounds like you, then this isn't what you're looking for (unfortunately, neither is the 24-70 L but its much closer). If you just enjoy taking pictures and want a good, "walk around" lens that's not ridiculously heavy, you'll love this lens--and believe me, I envy you. from Amazon.com I had been using the 24-85 for years on a series of Canon DSLRs starting with the original d30 and culminating with the 5d. Finally decided to spring for the 24-105L. from Amazon.com Okay, so you are like me and think that standard 18-55, 17-55, or 17-50 zooms are too short for some outdoor events, but telephoto lenses are too long. SO you want a good in between. from Amazon.com The Canon 24-85 lens is a fantastic lens...as long as you shoot pictures knowing its limitations. The first thing to remember is that unless you want to shell out the money for an "L" series lens, you are not going to get perfectly sharp pictures with the lens wide open (meaning at f/3.5 in this lenses case). from Amazon.com I bought my first SLR camera about two and a half years ago ( a Rebel K2 film camera with kit lens ) before the birth of my daughter. As I became more familiar with photography and hungrier for better picture quality I bought the very cheap 50mm f/1.8 lens and was impressed by how much better the picture quality was. from Amazon.com

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Canon EF Mount, Zoom Lens, for 35 mm SLR, Focus: Autofocus, Max Aperture: f/3.5-f/4.5, 15 Elements in 12 Groups, Filter size: 67 m...

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Released	over 3 years ago
Lens Type	Zoom Lens
Focus Type	Autofocus
Focal Length	24mm - 85mm
Camera Format	35 mm SLR
Attachment / Filter Size	67 mm
Closest Focusing Distance	19.2 in
Diameter	2.9 in
Groups / Elements	15 Elements in 12 Groups
Length	2.7 in
Lens Magnification	Wide Angle (21 - 35mm), Normal / Straight (35 - 65mm), Telephoto (65 to 600mm)
Lens Max Aperture	f/3.5-f/4.5
MPN	CN2485USM
Macro Lens	Without Macro Lens
Min Aperture	f/32
Mount	Canon EF
Picture Angle	28.5 - 84 degrees
UPC	082966213342
Weight	13.4 oz

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Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens Reviews

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