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Anyone with experience of 15-85 (and ideally 17-55mm, too)?

Started Nov 12, 2016 | Questions thread
stratobill Senior Member • Posts: 2,081
Re: Anyone with experience of 15-85 (and ideally 17-55mm, too)?

First off, in that example you are comparing the 17-55 at 2.8 and the 15-85 at f4.5, if you equalize the f stop they 17-55 begins to look pretty good!

I had both lenses at the same time, and I mostly used the 15-85 for travel, and the 17-55 for low light (I did a lot of theatre shooting at the time).

I think the 17-55 is a bit better in the IQ department, but the increased range of the 15-85 is a huge convenience! So that is your dilemma, faster lens versus better range.

I used them on Rebel bodies and the lenses were front weighted quite a bit. Should be a much better balance on an 80D.

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