Upgrade to 15-85 USM from 18-55 STM?
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wanner wrote:
I'm thinking about upgrading from my 18-55 STM kitlens and have been looking at the 15-85 USM as a general walking around lens to go with my 700D/T5i.
What has me interested is the extra sharpness, its wider and more reach.
What are your thoughts?
Is the 15-85 worth the money to upgrade from 18-55 STM or are there better alternatives?
Hey wanner,
Way back when I purchased my Canon T2i plus 18-55 zoom kit, the lens was immediately sold and the 15-85 was purchased. The kit zoom was never mounted on my camera but I put it it on the buyers camera body to make sure it did function! Anyway over the past four years the only things that have developed with the 15-85 have been some zoom creep and the slim silver trim tape has come off. It took your post to even remember owning the 18-55 :-). Do recommend purchasing a cheap knockoff lens shade to help with the little flare it can produce. If you need samples just search this forum and there are some in my gallery too. There are other alternatives especially if you think going full-frame is in your future. But for Canon APS-C cameras the 15-85 has my highest praise.
Mike
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