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Canon EF-S 17-85 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM

24 September 2007
Arkadiusz Olech

5. Chromatic aberration

Canon would love to ignore or forget these results entirely. The chromatic aberration level in this rather expensive lens could simply be called a disaster. The proof can be clearly observed in the picture below.

Canon EF-S 17-85 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM - Chromatic aberration


At the 17 mm focal length, regardless of diaphragm, the aberration is at a very high level of 0.13 to 0.14%. The situation gets better at other focal lengths as soon as we stop down the lens to f/8.0. But even for the least unfortunate combination of 50 mm and f/32 diaphragm, the chromatic aberration is 0.06%, which is far from an acceptable 0.04% result.


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You can see the results in the testing chart clipping picture below. As you can see, there are lots of colors to choose from…

Canon EF-S 17-85 mm f/4-5.6 IS USM - Chromatic aberration