Rent Me: $42
7-day rental
+$29 shipping

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

In Stock

Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

The replacement lens for the infamous 17-85 IS, the 15-85 has Canon’s 4-stop image stabilization and USM for quick focusing. It’s small enough and has the right range to make an excellent walk-around or primary lens on crop-frame cameras.

Only Works With: Crop sensor cameras (T3i, 60D, 7D, etc…)

Roger’s Take: To be honest, when this was first released we had no intention of stocking it. I considered it overpriced for what it is, but we’ve had a number of requests so we’re adding it to the inventory. The good news is it’s very, very sharp, has superb image stabilization, and is very well built. The bad news is it has significant barrel distortion at the wide end and it vignettes rather badly (if you shoot in RAW this is no issue since it’s easily fixed in post-processing). Truth is, if it were a $450 lens we’d be singing its praises. As a $700 lens, I find myself underwhelmed.

Does Not Include: lens hood

Specs:

Filter Size
72mm (nonrotating)
Aperture
f3.5-5.6 — f3.5-36
Length
3.4”
Diameter
3.2”
Weight
1.27 lb
Hood
(EW-78E not included)
Minimum Focusing Distance
1.15 feet
Maximum Magnification
.17x
Angle of view: (crop frame)
84 to 18 degrees
Zoom method
barrel extend, nonrotating
Image Stabilization
3rd gen, 4 stop, nonpanning
Focusing System
Internal, USM motor
Aperture Blades
7, circular
Max Aperture@focal length
f/3.5<17mm; f/4@17-24mm; f/4.5@24-38mm; f/5@38-58mm; f/5.6 > 58mm
Groups/Elements
12/17
Low Dispersion Elements
1
Fluorite Elements
0
Aspherical Elements
3
Weather Resistant
No
Flare resistance
moderate ghosting, mild to moderate contrast loss

Links:

MTF Chart:

Thick lines: 10 lines/mm; thin lines: 30 lines/mm. The darker black lines represent the MTF characteristics at maximum aperture; the blue lines at f/8. The solid lines trace the radical S (sagittal) curve, while the broken lines trace the tangential M (meridional) curve.

If you are bored and don’t understand MTF charts, you can read about them HERE

Lens Diagram:

Pricing

LensRentals.com offers rentals of every length between 4 and 90 days. Some common selections are:

Rental Period Price Day Rate
4 days $31.50 ~$7.88 per day
7 days $42.00 $6.00 per day
10 days $56.75 ~$5.68 per day
14 days $73.50 $5.25 per day
21 days $98.75 ~$4.71 per day
30 days $124.00 ~$4.14 per day
45 days $161.75 ~$3.60 per day
60 days $189.00 $3.15 per day
90 days $243.50 ~$2.71 per day

The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental.

LensRentals also offers an optional damage waiver on this product, limiting your expense should it get damaged while in your possession.

Rental Period Waiver Price Total Price Day Rate
4 days +$7.50 $39.00 $9.75 per day
7 days +$10.00 $52.00 ~$7.43 per day
10 days +$13.50 $70.25 ~$7.03 per day
14 days +$17.50 $91.00 $6.50 per day
21 days +$23.50 $122.25 ~$5.83 per day
30 days +$29.50 $153.50 ~$5.12 per day
45 days +$38.50 $200.25 $4.45 per day
60 days +$45.00 $234.00 $3.90 per day
90 days +$58.00 $301.50 $3.35 per day

Shipping

LensRentals.com ships via UPS 2-day service, unless your rental requires faster shipping. Return shipping is included in the shipping price, and we include a prepaid return label with your order—all you need to do is bring it to a UPS drop-off location when your rental is complete.

The shopping cart can automatically quote shipping, even for multi-item and oversize orders. Shipping multiple items together offers significant savings over shipping them individually.