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EFS 17-55 USM corner blurriness: experts' opinion needed !

Started Nov 2, 2014 | Questions thread
OP 70d IF Regular Member • Posts: 155
Re: EFS 17-55 USM corner blurriness: experts' opinion needed !

rebel99 wrote:

a friend of mine owned a copy of 17-55 f2.8 tele and i got to handle it for a little bit. i noticed that the optic of this tele was almost "L" quality but its body and overall construction integrity was very poor. so, i honestly cannot recommend this lens to anyone i know its price is almost the same as a 70-200 f4.0IS or a 16-35 f4IS, which are outstanding in every aspect.

cheerz.

Of course there is always something better. But quality has a price : the 16-35 is 45% more expensive, it is also one stop darker, and has 36% less telephoto range. Of course, I would get a better image quality, and I guess that I would be more than happy regarding extreme corner sharpness with a full frame lens on an APS-C body...

I knew that the 17-55 construction was not so great, but my budget was also limited (I bought a 70d, a 17-55, a 480EX flash and a few accessories at the same time) and while I can accept this lens to have a shorter lifetime, I am also expecting it to work properly out of the factory.

I didn't see any other good quality (optically speaking at least), sub 1000€, stabilized, APS-C, low light (minimum f/2.8) and general purpose (wide angle to moderate telephoto) lens in the Canon lineup.

When Canon releases a 15-50 f/2.8 IS STM, I will call my banker

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