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Canon 17-55 f/2.8 or Canon 24-70 L f/2.8 to replace Tamron 17-50 f/2.8

Started Jun 4, 2013 | Discussions thread
NancyP Veteran Member • Posts: 6,608
One workhorse normal zoom, one fast prime, one telephoto zoom

I have the 60D, and my walk-around lens is the EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 with IS. Really excellent image quality, excellent 4 stop image stabilization, versatile range - optically this is an L quality lens. I added the Sigma 35mm f/1.4 recently, this gives me the thin DOF of f/1.4 and the light-gathering capacity of f/1.4, something I missed from my film days. This Sigma is sharp at f/1.4, really a fine lens.

Your choices of telephoto depend on your need for wide aperture lenses, in other words, your need to cover night sports and indoor sports venues with relatively weak lighting. The Canon 70-200 f/2.8L II IS is a "legendary" lens and is very expensive. If you need wide aperture on the relatively cheap,  Canon 85mm f/1.8, Canon 135mm f/2, Canon 200mm f/2.8 are fine choices, depending on the sport in question and the type of shot you want (tight vs with other players). Used Canon 70-200mm f/2.8L v. I is moderately expensive and excellent. If you don't need wide aperture, the Canon 70-200mm f/4 Ls with or without IS are excellent choices.

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