Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM lens review tested with Canon EOS 350D / Rebel XT. Canon’s EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM is a premium zoom lens designed for EF-S bodies and announced alongside the EOS-30D digital SLR in February 2006. Boasting a constant f2.8 aperture throughout the range, it’s the fastest standard focal length zoom lens available for Canon EF-S mount digital SLRs. The lens also features Image Stabilisation to help combat camera-shake.

The Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Lens, with a fast, fixed f/2.8 aperture, very high image quality, 3-stop Image Stabilization and a very popular focal length range, is one of the best general purpose lenses available.

The 17-55mm IS is Canon's most expensive midrange zoom designed exclusively for the 1.6x sensor cameras. Forget it for 35mm cameras, full-frame and 1.3x digital cameras.

Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS - Review / Test Report Lens Reviews - Canon EOS (APS-C).Announced at the PMA '06 the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS is one of the most anticipated lenses for Canon users since the introduction of Canon APS-C DSLRs.

In this video we take a look at a crop-sensor lens for a change - the Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 EF-S lens. We take some test shots by doing "Horsemanning". Find out what the lens is like and what the hell Horsemanning is in the video. Pricing reference: http://www.digitalrev.com/en/canon-efs-17-55-f28-is-usm-zoom-lens-for-dslr-camera

Pros: Peak resolution Cons: Some colour fringing * Fast AF with internal focussing * 3.3x zoom range * Image stabilisation system * Compatible with E-TTL II flashguns Canon's APS-C format 17-55mm zoom is the most expensive of four lenses that cover the same format and share approximately the same focal-length range.