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lens selection

Started Jul 1, 2013 | Questions thread
bhollis
bhollis Veteran Member • Posts: 3,931
Re: lens selection

Bcoop wrote:

I have a 40d with a 17-85mm f 4-5.6 lens. Does it make sense to trade the lens in for the newer 15-85mm f305-5.6 lens?

Only you can decide whether it makes sense to pay the extra cost for the 15-85. But here are the differences between the two lenses as I see them:

15-85 has better build quality.

15-85 goes 2mm wider--which is actually quite significant.

15-85 has 4 stops of image stabilization (vs the 17-85's 3 stops).

15-85 is slightly faster (slightly wider max aperture) at equivalent focal lengths

15-85 has noticeably better IQ. See IQ comparison here:

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?Lens=251&Camera=736&Sample=0&FLI=1&API=0&LensComp=675&CameraComp=736&SampleComp=0&FLIComp=1&APIComp=1

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