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Canon EF-S 17-55mm VS Sigma 17-50mm VS Tamron 17-50mm?

Started Jan 7, 2013 | Discussions thread
Keith Z Leonard Veteran Member • Posts: 6,134
Re: Canon EF-S 17-55mm VS Sigma 17-50mm VS Tamron 17-50mm?
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Sovern wrote:

Personally I won't compromise on lens brand anymore I already made the mistake once and won't ever do it again. Canon lenses in general are very good lenses so I recommend them over the third party lenses.

Yep, and that's the truth of it, you had a bad experience, and that sucks, but you should realize that many (actually most) other people do not have bad experiences, or base their decisions upon having 1 bad experience.  Based upon pro reviews and user reviews statistically the Sigma 17-50 f2.8 OS is a really good lens and significantly cheaper than the Canon 17-55, which is also a really good lens.

Doesn't mean all of Sigma's lenses are good and doesn't mean all of Canon's lenses are good either (anyone else remember the 18-55 non-IS kit lens??  Terrible!).  I've had to send some Canon gear in for calibration too, as have many others, doesn't mean that I'll stay away from Canon gear, it happens, it's a part of life in the mass production age.

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