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I want tack sharp images, Canon 17-50 or15-85?

Started Apr 18, 2016 | Discussions thread
Dave Sparks Senior Member • Posts: 1,350
Re: I want tack sharp images, Canon 17-50 or15-85?

Depends on your typical shooting - do you shoot longer focal lengths a lot, making the additional reach of the 15-85mm desirable?  I actually went through the same decision process with these two lenses when deciding on a crop general-purpose zoom.  I analyzed a few thousand pictures I had taken (mainly on travel) and found that I made heavy use of the 55-85mm range so I went with the 15-85.  I have been very happy with it, finding the extra reach to be more useful for me than the faster but shorter lens.  And at least with my copy of this lens, the IQ has been very good.  I got the 18-135mm STM as part of a 70D kit buy but I found the results from the 15-85mm to be better (my subjective eye).

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Canon G7 X II Canon EOS 90D Canon EF-S 10-22mm F3.5-4.5 USM Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F4L IS USM +18 more
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