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Photo Forum / Film Photography / 35 mm / September 2008Canon 17-85
Hi people, I have the opportunity to buy an EOS 40D with Canon 17-85 zoom lens. I've no doubt about camera, what about the lens? It seems ok for travelling, both for weight and for covered focal range, and for the cost too! Please let me know your opinions. Thanks all. P. > Hi people, I have the opportunity to buy an EOS 40D with Canon 17-85 > zoom lens. I've no doubt about camera, what about the lens? It seems > ok for travelling, both for weight and for covered focal range, and > for the cost too! Please let me know your opinions. Thanks all. > P. I used one of these on a 20D for a year, and it's a good lens. Not a great lens, and not as well made as Canon's "L" series lenses, but it is a nice light travel lens, and can produce a nice sharp image with few exceptions (wide open at the tele end is a little soft). Go for it. > > Hi people, I have the opportunity to buy an EOS 40D with Canon 17-85 > > zoom lens. I've no doubt about camera, what about the lens? It seems [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > light travel lens, and can produce a nice sharp image with few exceptions > (wide open at the tele end is a little soft). Go for it. Well, in the meanwhile I've red something on photozone.de about Canon 17-55 f/2.8 and Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. They seem not to be so different, except for price! Of course Canon is better, but Tamron is NOT ugly! So I'm thinking about the idea to buy Tamron's one. Any comment about this? See you On 3 Set, 13:22, Böwser <b0w...@h0me.c0m> wrote: > "piterengel" <pslavi...@interfree.it> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > light travel lens, and can produce a nice sharp image with few exceptions > (wide open at the tele end is a little soft). Go for it. Well, in the meanwhile I've red something on photozone.de about Canon 17-55 f/2.8 and Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. They seem not to be so different, except for price! Of course Canon is better, but Tamron is NOT ugly! So I'm thinking about the idea to buy Tamron's one. Any comment about this? =================== The Canon as IS and USM not the Tamron. And the Tamron is not that great if I remember. I am suprised you think that they are not "so different". > On 3 Set, 13:22, Böwser <b0w...@h0me.c0m> wrote: > [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > The Canon as IS and USM not the Tamron. And the Tamron is not that great if > I remember. I am suprised you think that they are not "so different". I've simply red the comments on photozone.de Of course Canon is better. There is another consideration in my opinion. In a couple of years surely we have "economic" full frame cameras, so 17-55 and 17-50 will be unusable on these bodies, being projected for a more little sensor. So, why buy a much more expensive lens? I'm not a professionist and I'm asking to myself if it is really a good idea to buy a wonderful lens or if it is better to have a good lens... On 5 Set, 17:08, "Maurice Blanchard" <maurice...@momo.qc> wrote: > "piterengel" <pslavi...@interfree.it> a écrit dans le message > denews:da7079c8-4c51-4b33-8c39-7018dae43a99@8g2000hse.googlegroups.com... [quoted text clipped - 29 lines] > if > I remember. I am suprised you think that they are not "so different". I've simply red the comments on photozone.de Of course Canon is better. There is another consideration in my opinion. In a couple of years surely we have "economic" full frame cameras, so 17-55 and 17-50 will be unusable on these bodies, being projected for a more little sensor. So, why buy a much more expensive lens? I'm not a professionist and I'm asking to myself if it is really a good idea to buy a wonderful lens or if it is better to have a good lens... Based on that well thought out rational why are you even looking at a "Canon", there are plenty of other "good" camera makers out there? Certainly for less cost. -Jim |
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