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Largely a waste of money

Started Jan 17, 2019 | User reviews thread
splbound Forum Member • Posts: 51
Re: Largely a waste of money
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I think all in the context of when we bought that 17-55 2.8 IS.

I purchased mine back in my 350D days when the 18-55 kit lens didn't have IS. It was the only real alternative EF-S lens choice back then if you wanted better but not L. The 17-55 was glued to my aps-c canons until I moved to a 5D.

The 17-55 2.8 IS crapped all over that old kit lens in terms of IQ, no contest. Sharp at F2.8 all through the range and that F2.8 aperture also made use of the extra precision AF points when canon started putting them in the bodies.

It still is the lens I have taken photos with the most since I started my photo journey in 2005.

I haven't used the new 18-55's so I would expect that Canon would improve it their kit lens IQ to keep up with the increased resolution of the new cameras. If I had the choice of the latest 18-55's vs the 17-55 back then, it would have definitely made me think twice if I didn't want/need F2.8.

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