Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM
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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 (T5i, 7D, 60D etc…)
Does Not Include: lens hood
Roger's Take
Roger Cicala
President of LensRentals.com
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 had a number of requests so we added 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.
April, 2013
- 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
- System
- Canon EF
- Compatibility
- Crop
- Autofocus
- Yes
LensRentals.com offers rentals ranging in length from 1 to 90 days. The shopping cart will automatically update the quoted price as you adjust the length of your rental. Our most common rental periods are shown below:
| Rental Period | Waiver Price | Rental Price | Total Price | Approximate Day Rate |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $5.00 | $32.00 | $37.00 | $12.33 |
| 4 days | $5.00 | $35.00 | $40.00 | $10.00 |
| 7 days | $7.00 | $46.00 | $53.00 | $7.57 |
| 10 days | $9.00 | $62.00 | $71.00 | $7.10 |
| 14 days | $12.00 | $81.00 | $93.00 | $6.64 |
| 21 days | $16.00 | $108.00 | $124.00 | $5.90 |
| 30 days | $21.00 | $136.00 | $157.00 | $5.23 |
| 45 days | $27.00 | $177.00 | $204.00 | $4.53 |
| 60 days | $32.00 | $207.00 | $239.00 | $3.98 |
| 90 days | $41.00 | $267.00 | $308.00 | $3.42 |
| Rental Period | Rental Price | Approximate Day Rate |
|---|---|---|
| 3 days | $32.00 | $10.67 |
| 4 days | $35.00 | $8.75 |
| 7 days | $46.00 | $6.57 |
| 10 days | $62.00 | $6.20 |
| 14 days | $81.00 | $5.79 |
| 21 days | $108.00 | $5.14 |
| 30 days | $136.00 | $4.53 |
| 45 days | $177.00 | $3.93 |
| 60 days | $207.00 | $3.45 |
| 90 days | $267.00 | $2.97 |
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