Re-review for 2024: Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM on an EOS R7
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- Опубликовано: 9 янв 2024
- By popular demand: checking out one of my FAVOURITE zoom lenses ever (more for nostalgia reasons than anything else).
This lens will work on Canon's APS-C digital SLR cameras, but NOT full-frame digital SLR cameras. It will also work on their EOS M system and RF-mount cameras, but only with the appropriate adaptors, and it will only give an APS-C image circle. Got that?! ...well, still less complicated than the compatibility issues for old Nikon DSLR lenses heh heh.
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In the spirit of re-visiting classic lenses a number of people have asked me here to re-test the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8. I already have! :-) Check the playlists on my channel, and please let me know if there are any other classic Canon EF-S or EF lenses you'd like me to revisit (I've had a few requests for the 15-85mm lens). If this video does well, then I will Make It So.
Sigma 8-16mm F 4.5-5.6 DC HSM PLEAAAAAAAAASE
Tokina14-20 F2 please
If they don’t release it this year I will sell my canon gear 💯💯💯
The Canon to 15-85 please. It is highly underestimated and far sharper at the wide end than this lens. They can be bought for vitually no money in mint condition. I think it is better than the new rfs ones.
Sigma 120-300 f2.8 sport?
That review is so old it doesn't have a test chat, would be interesting to see if it holds a flame to modern alternatives. Or if it's worth considering over a 60/150-600 given the price difference.
It is astonishing that Canon hasnt released a modern RF-S version of this lens yet.
I hate what they did to the ef-m mount in this regard aswell
@@ArteUltra1195 so true. Albeit, there are no super special lenses for ef-m either afaik. But please correct me if I'm wrong
@@Wistbacka ef 22 was super thin and f2 , the 32mm is super sharp
You Mean RF-S right? It's a shame how they ignore their APSC customers.
@@gtaliano Yeah. I was just referencing the new mount in general.
But Canon has made it abundantly clear that they only target themselves to professionals and brand loyal sheep. Very Apple-like. Just you wait for when Canon starts removing features and calling it "brave".
(I say this as someone who grew up with Canon gear, and only switched to Sony 1.5 years ago)
Finallllly!!! Thanks for reviewing this lens. Nooooo don't make it the final one. We want you to remake your popular video the Fast zoom lens battle: Canon 17-55 f2.8, Sigma 18-35 f1.8, Tamron 17-50 f2.8 VC, Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS on r7 or r50
We want to see the comparison. Please pleaaaaaassseeeee 😆😆😆
Man I miss owning this lens! It was my main lens with my 70d and 80d. I finally let it go when I sold my 80d but so many great memories and photos/videos from this lens. It went with me all over the world and was a still in great condition when I sold it. Thank you for the revue
Canon makes a 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 thats REALLY sharp for a bargain. Sure, not amazing for low light, but really awesome focal range that lets you hit 24mm FF equivalent at the wide end.
@@thomasanderson5929 Wow, I didn't know about this lens - what an intriguing focal range. Thanks for sharing.
@@nSpiraliArchitectb That 15-85 lens was duped the "Cropped Queen" where I live, with the 17-55 being the "King" (this was back in the days).
@@thegrayyernaut I just picked up an m6mk2 and it may be my first lens after buying the speedbooster.
Wow I have the 17-55 for about 17years now look at r7 (camera number 4) for this lens😊
Another great review Chris.
Hoping you can get your hands on the new RF-S 10-18 soon for an R7 review!
Looking forward to it too :)
Would be good to see an efs 10-18 vs rfs 10-18 lol
Ah, my workhorse! This lens just keeps on going, I have no need to upgrade unless an RF-S version comes along. It’s great and thanks for making this review as it confirms that it’s still sharp even on the R7. Come on Canon, the gold ring lens range is needed for USM zooms and 1.4 primes.
It's always great to see some older lenses going through your excellent testing process.
Now... I'd love to see old Nikon classics as well !! 🙂
My favorites would be their 20/24mm F/2.8, 35mm F/2, or 50/85mm F/1.8
Thanks Chris - this is the re-review I was waiting for...
Loving these re-reviews! It's great to see this lens still performing today. Would be interested in seeing the EF S 15 85 re-reviewed on a modern body.
I bought this used in my 77D days and beside the barrel creeping strongly but else its fine, i loved the lense, f2.8 and sharpness, lovely. I gave it to a friend together with my 77d so im happy its still beeing used.
Picked up a barely used copy of this lens for my R7 about a week ago for $330 USD (equivalent). No problems with IS or AF noise when used for video (it's much tighter than a old copy I borrowed and tested a week before that). Bought a third party hood for it, and it'll be my walk-around for the R7 along with a 10-18mm and 55-250mm that I bought used for $250 USD total, including third party hoods. Thanks for the great re-reviews of these lenses which spurred me on to assemble this mini-lens kit!
Thanks for reviewing this lens again Chris. This has been on my sights for a while now for my use in video.
I'm interested to know, when you mentioned it has no hard stops, weather it has soft stops like the sigma 18-35 which gives a slight bump when it reaches close focus and infinity. TIA
I picked this up, used, at around $100. Best money ever spent. It is paired with the R10 and the range is just amazing for all kinds of photography
I just ordered the same combo! I'm looking for a compact do-it-all setup, and this is what I concluded gives the best price / performance / size ratio. I was considering the R8 which is small as well, but then the lenses are still going to be big.
Right in time for me trying to fill me 20-50mm gap for my APS-C, thanks for the great video Christopher!
Own the lens and I love it! Thank for great review!
BTW, keep these re-reviews coming! 🎉❤
Well done and thank you for this retro review. I have this lens and I find its major weakness to be the slight stickiness of the zoom ring. Other than that, in my view it remains a relevant and unique APSC lens in the Canon range.
5:30 did look a bit soft to me, especially when viewing full screen at 4K. Was this a 100% zoom on the image? Loved the music during the Patreon segment btw, it has a nice jingle to it!
I LOVE this lens for video work!
I'm astonished by that vignetting performance!! New lenses have +1 stop vignetting to help sharpness in the corner and, especially with older sensors, can lead to color shifts and cats-eye bokeh. But here EVERYTHING is circular, so pretty!
Hi Chris! Thank you very much for your re-re-review of this classic! It is still my default lens on the R7 and probably will stay there for a long time until canon (or maybe a 3rd party) will make this lens for rf-s.
Re-review + re-review = re-re-review lol 😂😂. Cheers mate
Hey, do you get the focus breathing?? Im about to buy it.. but i cant stand focus breathing! 🫣
@@mgschmidt19 yes, it does have focus breathing
Thanks for the great video and the confirmation to me that it was completely right to buy this lens new three years ago for just under €600.
I love this lens on my 90D. For a long time I thought I was the only one who found this lens simply fantastic (which in my eyes is the "little brother of the 24-70 L and 24-105 L" purely in terms of design and handling). 🤗
This is a strong combination - I love this lens on my 90D as well. Super versatile, and sharp on the 32.5 MP sensor. In terms of IQ, the 17-55 , along with the 10-18 mm, are my favorite Canon brand EF-S glass. Sigma has some compelling glass too.
The 90D has many of the same capabilities of the mirrorless options, like focus peaking, electronic shutter, dual pixel AF, focus bracketing, diffraction correction. The only thing I would add is All-I (the 80D had All-I, wish they would add it back to the 90D with a firmware update), and C-log for video, but for photography, it has to be the finest and most capable APS-C camera ever, DSLR or mirrorless. If we ever get a Magic Lantern build for the 90D, it's over with.
Yeah, it's been my workhorse lens for decades; I'm actually using my second one now, as my first one was getting rather dusty inside, and it had a bad influence on the image quality, especially with harsh light (like spotlights and such). Also once had a ribboncable kicking the bucket on me; that's what you get when you're zooming a lot.
Nostalgic lens! Loved my 17-55 on my 550D!
Yes ! Ahah same stuff here and R7 too.
Very nostalgic! I remember having this lens on my old 70D after i've graduated. Now i'm using A6400 with Tamron 17-70mm f2.8 and I can definitely feel it 1000% better in terms on handling and image quality. Really interesting how time progresses.
Which is better ? Tamron or Canon 17-55 m
@@a_commonman Definitely the Tamron 17-70mm f2.8
@@_greylatte 😍
Still use this for my 80/90D both for photo and video. Its definitely a keeper
Excellent video! the 17-55 is def on my short list for the R7. Please re-review the 15-85mm on the R7, thank you in advance.
Love mine, perfect on my 90d for night shots round town
This was one of my favorite lenses ever. Bought my Canon in Gwangju, traded the kit lens in Seoul's iPark mall for a Tamron 17-28 and absolutely hated it and went back over to Namdaemun for that EF 17-55 and fell in love. I used it so much though that the zoom element started to drift as I just walked around slung around a strap. I've since switched over to the Sony system and still getting used to it.
Just bought one along with an 80D for my brother to start off his video/photography business.
My Nikon 17-55mm f2.8 has internal focusing and a rubber gasket sealing.
Ah very nostalgic seeing this lens. I recall loving this on my 50D
I recently bought a used 17-55mm f2.8 for my canon 80d. Nice and sharp. A very usable lens in low light conditions.
This test really shows the importance of investing in good lenses. You could have bought this for a mid range DSLR when it was released and still be comfortably using it to this day on a modern mirrorless camera.
THE F14 IS MY FAVORITE PLANE TOO! thanks for the review lol, classic workhorse of a lens
My Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM is still the foundation lens, almost always on an 80D or on the 90D. Its purchase was based on your 2015 comparison / review. The nearest similar full-frame L lens seems to be the EF 24-70mm f/4 L IS USM.
I have the 4L 24-105mm so most probably I'll give it a pass, unless there's a dramatic performance for videos with a speedbooster at f2.0. But the focus noise worries me
Always dreamed of having this lens when I was on aps-c. Got the Sigma 17-50 instead as it was what I could afford and was extremely happy with it. Felt like my first actual nice glass.
How did that lens work with r7, I read horror stories of the ibis doing crazy things with this lens this is what I want to buy. Thanks
Looks like it still works well!
This is my first lens I have with my first camera 7D. Absolutely a great lens and still stay strong right now
I've been using this lens with an 80D for about two years now. Real budget workhorse setup.
2in1 - a great lens and vacuum cleaner! unfortunatelly it's difficult to get the dust out of the lens but that's just a minor issue.
Not to mention the lens extends by itself when facing down. I always envied Nikon for 17-55 for its internal focusing
Yess ! Finally ! Was praying for this review ! (just bought a fuji xt3 with tamron 17-70 f2.8, which is indeed a better lens, as first serious kit though)
Good memories. That lens was my baby for many years but I was always frustrated by the AF as it was very hit-or-miss especially in run-and-gun situations.
I'm thinking of buying a used copy for my old 70d. I mostly shoot Fuji nowadays, but I still have my old Canon gear and I turn back to it every once in a while in my photography journey.
im actually planing to buy this lens again to use it alongside with my S5ii and an adaptor sigma mc21 for video. I will be mostly using it at 17mm and maaay be sometimes zoom in a bit. Compared to the canon 18-135 3.5-5.6 is stm…. do you recommend it as an upgrade for constant f4 using? *i dont want 2.8 so i can keep the quality. Why not get 24-70 2.8? cause i need EFS not EF… im mostly using the s5ii on cropped mode not full frame at 4K50.
First of all, congratulations on this fantastic review. I wanted to ask: I'm undecided between this lens (17-55 2.8) and the Sigma 18-35 1.8. I'm a beginner, mainly focused on photography, and I would like to buy a slightly more professional lens. What would you recommend?
I used this lens a lot for couple years and loved. I was really sad to give it up when I switched the full frame. To make it worse the 24-105 f/4L is not as good in my opinion. A couple years later I bought a 7D ii for wildlife and got another 17-55 for events but I find the sample variation to be an issue. The lens performs great zoomed all the way in or out but at middle zoom range focus is not accurate at all for some reason except at infinity. Not sure if its my camera or what. Now I have a 24-70 2.8L and while I would miss the IS I'm perfectly fine with the cropped FOV for events or I can put it on my 6D.
I bolt this onto my 90d, which is the same sensor as the R7 and I love it. Picked up a used copy for 300...
I have the lens I shoot on a 7 D camera and it is tack sharp, one of my favorite lens of days go by, . It hard to beat my R 5 camera but I take the 7D and 17-55 or now and again. It is still one of my favorite lens to shoot with...
If possible can you also check sigma 17-50 2.8 os hsm? I bought it new after watching your videos.
I write on every reviewer's wall that Canon needs to bring an overall zoom lens like RF-s 17-55mm F2.8 or Allow Sigma for their excellent 17-50mm F2.8. I use the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 with Canon R10. It works excellently. But in the case of a fast-moving kid, it misses his eye 5 out of 10 times. For other works, it is awesome.
Great review. How would this lens work on R50 APS-C camera?
A lot of EF mount lenses are still being used today with a Red Komodos and BMPCC 6k, but not a lot of gen z and alpha rents them because they are too front heavy and unwieldy when they paired with their newer mirrorless bodies.
Could you also re-review the Sigma 17-50mm F2.8 DC OS HSM?
Which is better for now?
EFS17-55 IS USM vs SIGMA17-50 F2.8OS
It was almost same his previous review.
but how's for now with R7 with adaptor
I got a copy of this lens with a crack on the front element for $100 but the image quality is unaffected so I had many great images with it. A must-buy lens for Canon crop cameras!
I bought a mint one for my Canon C70 a few weeks ago for £185 from an auction on eBay, came with the original bag as well.
Must have gotten lucky as I usually see them go for much higher!
That's a fantastic price!!
Could you retest the Sigma 120-300mm f2.8 DG OS HSM Sports lens? I am pretty interested in the build quality but idk how will it work on a higher resolution body🙏
I love mine. I use it on my C200, BMPC and T2i infrared.
@christopher frost Please do the tamron 150-600 g2 on the R7.
I have that exact same combo but would like to hear your thoughts.
Hey Christopher, could you test the sigma 17-50 on the R7
Had this lens for my 20D. It was a early version. Didn't really like it so sold it.
Had it for my 40D years later. Thought it was ok but decided to straight trade it for a 24-70L which weight as much as a fright train.
Never really fell in love with this lens but I can understand why some people did.
Could anyone give a link to an example of mentioned "good copy" ?
I use this combination, and it's never let me down as of yet. I have even done some portraits with this combination, which didn't fail to impress either.
I'd love to know why they haven't updated it, though. Maybe they're leaving that up to all them third party lens companies that they allow to make lenses for their RF system?? HA. 🙄
I currently use an R7 with a Canon 17-55 2.8 with an adapter for R mount, what are the differences between the new sigma 18-50 2.8 and these lenses? Is it worth the change? The weight difference is very noticeable, but is the quality worth it?
I'm happy for your story of the Korea.
Is the focus breathing a general thing on this lens? (For the R7)
Hey Chris! Been watching some of these videos of older fast APSC lenses, and was wondering if (for fun) if the lenses could be tried on full frame? Rather it be for videography or photography, it would be interesting to see the quality on a FF camera, like an R5 or A7. Thanks!
Can be mounted on FF but with EF to RF adapter, but for photos, the megapixel count could drop to around 9 MP
Thanks for this video! It is very helpful! I'm curious though to also see how the canon ef 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM (version one) performs on the canon Eos R7...I recently purchased the Eos R7 and I'm looking at purchasing a standard zoom lens.
He did a test of the RF 24-105 L lens on the R7. It actually didn't hold up very well as the RF 18-150 performed much better.
Oh I haven't seen that review yet of the RF 24-105 L. RF zoom lenses with a constant aperture are quite costly, hence why I'm looking at EF lenses. I'm looking at f/2.8 and f4 zoom lenses@@chuckshingledecker2216
I'm excited to know if/when you will review the 200-800mm F6.3-F9 RF lens. Also, I don't think that lens is very sharp. The finest lines are a blur. That isn't a sharp lens. It is serviceable stopped down...
Hey man, is the CANON 28-80MM 2.8-4 L USM LENS good for a begginer zoom lens?
When I had a Canon M6 MkII, I got one of these beasts used for $200. It was a MONSTER on that little camera, and not in a good way. Good results though. I ended selling it for $500 since it was almost flawless and demand for them is really high.
if I am honest I actually never needed more than this lens on a 7d or 70d on my travelings. It gave me beautiful photographs. The only downside apart from its size was that it was not weather sealed.
Please can you review ef 50mm f/1.8 II I don’t think you’ve done it yet.
If it's possible to review ttartisan 500mm f6.3 can you do it?
Man APS-C always feels like an afterthought with canon regarding lenses. Like they just can't be bothered.
can you make a comparison of this lens with the 17-50 2.8 tamron and sigma?
these are great lenses for beginners and can be bought used for affordable prices.
He did years ago! Other than sharpness in modern sensors, everything else should be the same as his older comparison
8:10 "which forced canon to fix distortion optically" - this makes the lens great for adapting to other brands. I use it on fujifilm bodies with a fringer adapter
I've got this one but it's an heavy lens, with my R7 all the weight is on the front ... not a good balancing =(. Also a good optic !
U should review the canon 28-70 f2.8 L. The precursor to the 24-70 f2.8 L. I bought my copy for £180 with broken autofocus (which i plan to fix) and it works amazing
Chris, pleasevcan you reviea the nikon 17-55mm f2.8 F mount
I recently bought this ef-s lens brand new... adapted to the R7 and it works great.
I would be surprised if Canon ever makes an RF-S version of this lens with constant f/2.8 and decent optics that don't rely upon in-camera distortion correction. However, they might make a lesser version with a narrower constant aperture, more compact design, and weaker optics (in the wide-angle corners) that depend on in-camera distortion correction. I hope Canon proves me wrong, we'll see :)
My experience is about the same on the R7, it is one of the two EF lenses that I have noticed with a much higher in focus keeper rate. The other is the EF Sigma art 85. Switching from focus and recompose in a dslr to eye af with this lens gives it a new life. Everything is relative, the r7 with this lens, is much better than the 77d with this lens. However the R5 with the 28 to 70L is a different world. You could do much worse than a r50/r10 and this lens for events.
Would have been nice to see it mounted on the R7 so we can get an idea how large/bulky it is with an adapter... It's the most important thing just after image quality for me.
I’ve used this lens for 80% of my run and gun tv work. It’s sharpness, zoomrange, f/2.8 aperture and pleasing bokeh make it such a workhorse lens.
How do you circumvent the noises? Could be better with speedbooster +APSC camera for video. Just my 2 cents
@@marknongkhlaw1674 the noises from the autofocus? I never found them to be all that loud. And I exclusively filmed people wearing lav mics, so it wouldn’t pick up anyway.
Check out the Sigma 50-100mm lens on the Canon R7 please
nice remembering the times I shot with it
It be great if canon make a new lens 16 to 50mm f2.8 RF-s with image stabilizer.. christopher how about sigma 17-50mm is it still sharp on modern cameras
Hey Chris! Have you ever tested sigma 18-35 1.8 & 50-100 1.8 with viltrox M2 speed booster?
He's shown the results from it in his 18-35mm Sigma video. The speedbooster is meant for full frame lenses, and the Sigma 18-35 and 50-100 lenses are both specifically aps-c designed, so it just vignettes; the original image being in the center, the rest is black. No speedbooster is needed for those wonderful lenses my friend.
@@EvolvingMagic so valuable! Thank you!
Wait a minute. Per my understanding, speedboosters are meant for APSC not FF. Correct me if I'm wrong. But with F1.8 I doubt if speedboosters can add benefit
@@marknongkhlaw1674 they are meant for aps-c cameras boosting full frame lenses. When you put, say, a nifty 50 (50mm f/1.8 full frame lens) on an aps-c camera, it turns it into a 80mm 2.8 focal length because of the crop factor. The speedbooster, boosts that same nifty 50 ff lens on an aps-c camera from 80mm f/2.8 down to about 55mm f/2.0. It DOESN'T work on aps-c lenses, as all it will do is show the image in the center, and the blackness of the barrel of the lens in the rest of the image. Hope this answers all your questions. 😎👌🔥🔥🔥
What different with 18-55(?)
I have a copy of the 17-55 f/2.8 that I purchased back in 2007. It's really the go-to general purpose lens for an APS-C sensor due to the focal length, f/2.8 aperture, and image stabilization. It's hard to get anything with comparable low-light performance in a zoom.
What are you comparing it to? There's nothing like it in RF-S. The closest thing is the RF-S 18-45 f/4.5-6.3, which is 2 stops slower. For full frame bodies there's the RF 24-70 f/2.8 L IS, which runs $2100 (!) and won't work with your R7.
The tamron or sigma 17-50 2.8 would be better choice IMO
안녕하세요. 한국에도 계셨네요. 해운대 점프샷이 귀엽습니다. ^^
I loved this lens, but it has a design flaw… under the circular label around the front element are a set of holes. That label loosens a little over time, so that, the zoom mechanism acts like bellows that sucks air and dust in through the holes where it sticks on the back of the front element. However, this construction also provides a mechanism for fairly easily cleaning the back of the front element… peel off the circular label where you will see screw heads along with the previously mentioned holes. Undo the screws and you can remove and clean the front element. This is where most of the dust that these lenses accumulate actually lies
The wide end of the lens has always been its weak spot, even if you stop down. For those spending more time at the wide end, I have always recommended other options, like Tamron 17-50vc.
The EF-S 17-55 is very prone to a serial failure: the flat cable(s) for aperture and/or IS breaks when the lens is used - even when used only a moderate amount. It can be fixed for 100-150 EUR though, even by independent repair workshops.
The EF-S 17-85 has the same problem.
I have a efs 17-55mm f2.8 that I’ve used quite regularly for a few years and there are no issues with the stabilisation. But there is a lot of dust inside the lens which is annoying but doesn’t affect image quality. I have used it in the rain and snow and it still works perfectly.
the dust is right behind the front element, just pry off the front ring (it is fastened by a weak adhesive), mark the orientation of the lens to the lens body, lose the (3? or 5? don't remember) screws, carefully lift the lens element on one side and use a rocket air blower to get the dust out. @@hy7968
Please do Sigma 17-50 2.8
its a bit like the 24-70 f4 L is, but on crop sensor.
After so many lenses and cameras, what do you think about ef-s 15-85? Is it still good lens for 2024 with camera like 800d?
I'm tempted to test one out, if a few more people ask
@@christopherfrostyes pls a test would be very welcomed. It’s essentially an EF-S L & imo a fantastic lens.
If more people ask, and if this video does well, then yes :-)@@mvp_kryptonite
@@christopherfrost 🙌🏾
I'm definitely interested in the 15-85 as well Chris. I so appreciate your attention to detail and measured evaluation.
I own R7 and Canon EF-S 17-55 f2.8. Works great. I also own the Canon EF-S 15-85mm lens.
How about a test on R7? I think it works great but do you?
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