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Best low light lens for 700D

Started Jul 9, 2018 | Discussions thread
MikeJ9116 Veteran Member • Posts: 6,958
Re: Best low light lens for 700D

I think image stabilization is more useful than a wider aperture.  Once the crop factor is applied to the aperture a f/1.4 becomes an effective f/2.2, a f/1.8 a f/2.9, f/2.8 a f/4.5 etc.  so you lose a lot of the benefit of the wider aperture.  IS will give you more hand held capability.

I have owned the Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 since the 60D came out.  It has been a wonderful lens but needs a refresh from Canon.  That said, it has provided me with many wonderful photos and has the internals of an L class lens without the build quality of an L lens.  Sigma makes a similar lens but I don't think it is quite as good as Canon's version optically or for speed of focusing.  If you can find a good used copy of the EF-S 17-55mm for under $500 I think it is worth considering.

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