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Never completely satisfied

Started Jul 2, 2014 | User reviews thread
MPekala Regular Member • Posts: 230
Re: Never completely satisfied

I had the same experience.  Everyone raved about this lens, and I had it on my T1i 90% of the time.  But I agree that it was a tad soft, and I didn't like the color or the contrast too much.  I also thought it had unaccepable chromatic aberration.  I sent the lens (twice) to Canon and they assured me (twice) that it was within specs.

I now have a 6D and the 24-105mm F/4L (on which, I know, opinions differ) but the sharpness, color, and contrast of this lens (on the 6D) far out-performs the 17-55mm f/2.8 (on the T1i).

Obviously, performance varies, but I never loved the 17-55 the way most people do.

My $0.02.

 MPekala's gear list:MPekala's gear list
Canon EOS 6D Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM Canon EF 135mm F2L USM Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM +2 more
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