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Largely a waste of money

Started Jan 17, 2019 | User reviews thread
OP quadrox Senior Member • Posts: 1,382
Re: Largely a waste of money
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Andy01 wrote:

fishy wishy wrote:

The tone of it seems to be that the 17-55 f2.8 IS has no better IQ than the <$100 kit lens, but just so happens to be up to two stops faster. Um, that's a lot.

Does a larger aperture capability equal better IQ ? Obviously if you REALLY need f2.8, then the 17-55mm is the ONLY EF-S zoom lens with it. I think that there are, however, many people who seem to believe that having a faster lens is essential, and will automatically improve their photography - I am not convinced that this is case.

I said that I didn't think that the IQ was appreciably better than the kit lens (obviously not at f2.8 - for the nit pickers), and definitely not enough to justify almost L lens prices.

Exactly my point. The 17-55 is not bad as such - but unless you really need those two extra stops, it's not worth spending the extra money for this lens. That is my main point for this review.

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Canon EOS 5DS R Canon EOS R5 Canon EF 85mm F1.8 USM Canon EF 100mm F2.8L Macro IS USM Canon EF 70-200mm F2.8L IS II USM +2 more
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