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Best kit lens I ever had!

Started Mar 14, 2015 | User reviews thread
Ronomy
Ronomy Veteran Member • Posts: 4,062
Re: Best kit lens I ever had! I paid $$$ to avoid the kit lenses.

NowHearThis wrote:

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).

15-85 is a great lens I agree and it's a fun lens and the best lens given its range to leave on the camera at all times.  It works well indoors in close quarters so you can get the entire shot at close range and outside it still has good reach.  All around great lens!

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Canon PowerShot SD800 IS Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX7 Panasonic Lumix DMC-FZ200 Canon EOS 7D Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM +6 more
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