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Best kit lens I ever had!

Started Mar 14, 2015 | User reviews thread
NowHearThis
NowHearThis Veteran Member • Posts: 4,598
Re: Best kit lens I ever had! I paid $$$ to avoid the kit lenses.

I've only owned 1 Canon lens before, the EF-S 15-85mm.  I paid $700 more than the kit lens and $300+ more over the Sigma 17-70 just to get an extra few mm on the wide end.  Without question this was the best investment I have ever made (photography wise).  Now that I'm coming back to Canon I am planning on picking this lens back up.  From my own testing there isn't a EF-S zoom lens as good optically.  IMO I think it's even a little better in the corners than the 17-55/2.8 wide open at wide angle and telephoto (although the differences are closer between these to than any of the others).

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