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

Started Nov 12, 2016 | Questions thread
totleytom Contributing Member • Posts: 564
Re: Anyone with experience of 15-85 (and ideally 17-55mm, too)?

I've got the 15-85 and have had it for some years. I've used it on a 500D; 60D; 100D; and currently a 750D. As that progression has been made, I've become increasingly dissatisfied with it. You'll note that the resolution of those bodies increases from 15mp to 18mp and now to 24mp. On the most recent body, I don't find it sharp enough.

It might just be a focusing issue but I don't think so - I know what a mis-focused image looks like and these aren't like that. I have a feeling that mine is simply not that good - slight centering issues, perhaps? - and the 24 mp sensor on the 750D is revealing that in a way the older bodies didn't. My 18-55 STM is almost as good, in fact, and the little 24mm STM prime is heaps better.

My 6D + 24-105 combination knocks the 750D + 15-85 out of the water.

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