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Known issues with 17-55/2.8?

Started Jul 2, 2014 | Discussions thread
lingccp
lingccp Junior Member • Posts: 26
Re: Known issues with 17-55/2.8?

wanner wrote:

Im on the verge of buying a Canon 17-55/2.8 and replace my 18-55 stm to go with my 700D.
I'm also considering the Sigma 17-50/2.8 but the canons just feels more right, even though its priced twice as high as the sigma.

I'd like to know if anyone got any good reason to stay away from the 17-55/2.8?
I've heard some complaints about the AF going bad over time? Is there any truth to this? Also seen some people complain about zoom creep.

Any other issues one should be aware of? I know there are several threads about the 17-55 already but It's a pricy lens so would hate to miss something.

If anyone has strong arguments for the sigma instead of canon I'd be happy to hear those as well!

I personally paired 60D with a 3 years old C17-55/2.8 IS for 18 months before I upgraded to 6D and I would say I missed F2.8 zoom with IS a lot. Handheld indoor at 1/15 was not a problem and you still get in focus photos. USM is fast as well.

The only bad thing is dust. I had B+W UV filter on it but dust still got into it! Anyway, that is not important as it won't affect the picture quality. I don't have lens creep issue but the zoom ring was not that smooth, most probably due to wear and tear?

You won't regret getting it, if you are not upgrading to FF in near future.

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Canon EOS 6D Canon EF 50mm F1.8 II Canon EF 17-40mm f/4.0L USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM Canon EF 24-70mm F2.8L II USM +1 more
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