Canon EF-S 15-85mm lens review

February 20th, 2010 | by admin |

Full review at http://www.cameralabs.com/reviews/Canon_EF-S_15-85mm_IS_USM/ – an 8 minute demonstration around Canon’s general-purpose EF-S 15-85mm zoom lens by Gordon Laing, Editor of Camera Labs. For my full review which includes full optical results against a number of other lenses, please visit cameralabs . com or click the link at the start of this text!

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  1. 25 Responses to “Canon EF-S 15-85mm lens review”

  2. By cameralabs on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Yeah, buy it …
    Yeah, buy it anywhere outside North America and it’ll say 550D

  3. By TheRealChina on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Thanks Gordon, i …
    Thanks Gordon, i accidentally found my answer here.
    got a q’s: Anyway to get the new T2i w/ 550 logo on it? instead of the RED Rebel logo on it?
    I would prefer the more subtle 550 logo !

  4. By cameralabs on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    That’s true, but …
    That’s true, but how would you label normal EF lenses which work on all bodies? How about the EF 24-105mm for instance… would you label it 24-105mm for the full-frame owners, or 38-168mm for the cropped-frame owners? I know the mutliplication aspect is annoying, but it’s a compromise which keeps them all consistent. If you own a cropped frame body, all you have to know is to multiply everything by 1.6x whether it’s an EF-S lens or not.

  5. By cameralabs on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    I use a camcorder – …
    I use a camcorder – the details are on my channel page…

  6. By thatgirlkelly1 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    What camera do you …
    What camera do you use to record your videos? A DSLR or an actual video camera? If you’re using a DSLR, which one? Thank you.

    -Kelly

  7. By nakedrunner7 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Gordon, for the …
    Gordon, for the EF-S lenses, why do we have to multiply the focal by 1.6? All EF-S lenses only fit on crop frame body. They should have just say 24-136mm instead of 15-85mm. Saves everyone the trouble of multiplying in their head.

  8. By dark13art on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Like always perfect …
    Like always perfect review!!THX Gordon!

  9. By blaaaaaaah2 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    @Chowdder IS …
    @Chowdder IS doesn’t necessarily add a lot of weight. The 70-200 f/4L IS adds a mere 55 grams over the non-IS lens, including both weathersealing and image stabilization.

  10. By shonen84 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Cheers Gordon, …
    Cheers Gordon, thanks for the review. Great overview, as always!

  11. By xXxmidgexXx on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    I like that lens xD
    I like that lens xD

  12. By latin2c on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    I have a 7d and …
    I have a 7d and have been using the 17-85mm canon lens, Seems like i’ll be selling that lens and upgrading to this one ( 15-85mm )
    Thanks for the review….

  13. By spaznrq on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    I have a new copy …
    I have a new copy of the 15-85 lens, and it does indeed have zoom creep pointed upwards starting at 50mm, but it doesn’t fall as much as shown in the video. It falls to right around 28mm, even with a UV filter and hood. No creep pointed downward.

  14. By skeddyo on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    @cameralabs true …
    @cameralabs true that doesn’t sound very fare

  15. By galileo021728 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Great review!
    Great review!

  16. By wevenhuis on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Good Video Review. …
    Good Video Review. Thank you! Keep up the good work.

  17. By N6600 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    yep… i’ve also …
    yep… i’ve also realized that with the 50d with grip, and the flashgun combined with the 24-70, we could work out our elbows by shooting all day long… imagine that with added IS…

  18. By Chowdder on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Agree, that’s is my …
    Agree, that’s is my major grip with my 24-70, indoor shots are little cumbersome since I had to tweak exposure and iso to get a good shot if the room has only one light source. IS would be a great addition, but I’m concerned about how heavy it would make the lens. Right now it’s a little bit heavy for an all day walk around lens, and I would imagine with IS elements, it would make the lens that much heavier.

  19. By N6600 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    great review sir… …
    great review sir… i’ve noticed that your audio has improved considerably… looking forward to your review oth the 550d, and i do hope that canon would really launch the IS version of their EF 24-70 f2.8L….

  20. By cameralabs on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Maybe in Australia, …
    Maybe in Australia, but over the ditch things are tighter. There are unlimited plans here in NZ, but they can be very slow. If you want a fastish connection, they meter your bandwidth quite strictly.

  21. By skeddyo on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    great review i …
    great review i enjoyed it. looks like a nice lens too

  22. By skeddyo on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    your isp is ripping …
    your isp is ripping you both off. you need to get one that doesn’t include uploading in your data limit. like mine

  23. By cameralabs on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    I hope we’ll see …
    I hope we’ll see more compacts with big sensors, but who knows?

  24. By TheRealChina on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Whats your …
    Whats your prediction for 2010 PMA this weekend? lookin fwd to your review of t2i and hope to see Nikon response to it.

  25. By Maxfli82 on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    Great review Gordon …
    Great review Gordon and keep up the good work. I’ve too always wondered why Canon doesn’t supply lens hoods for the price of the lens. I know Nikon does, but do all the other mfrs do? Maybe the other mfrs increase their msrp because of the included hood?

  26. By cameralabs on Feb 20, 2010 | Reply

    See my review at …
    See my review at cameralabs . com for current pricing…

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