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Largely a waste of money

Started Jan 17, 2019 | User reviews thread
Andy01 Veteran Member • Posts: 5,191
Re: Largely a waste of money

J A C S wrote:

Andy01 wrote:

I have never owned a 17-55mm, but it really seems to be a love-it or hate-it experience for many (also reflected in this thread). I looked at it but really couldn't justify the extra expense over a kit lens for the faster aperture, and the test shots I took with one really were not impressive compared to my (then) kit lens.

The kit lens was as good at f/2.8?

I bought a Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 instead, was quite disappointed with it (erratic inaccurate AF), and seldom used the f2.8 (relatively speaking), so I sold it and stayed with my 24-105L, which I had across 3 different bodies. With my minimal experience I thought the 17-55mm was over-rated.

Colin

Of course it was - didn't all kit lenses go to f2.8, or was it just my copy ?

Got to love smart-alec comments

Colin

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