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Would you still buy the EF-S 17-55mm 2.8 IS USM?

Started Jan 16, 2018 | Discussions thread
Alexander Rosenwald Regular Member • Posts: 385
Re: Would you still buy the EF-S 17-55mm 2.8 IS USM?
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FooHead wrote:

Worst of all, all copies I tried we're pretty soft at f2.8 and at f5.6 IQ was no better than my 18-135 stm.

My copy is obscenely sharp even wide open. Shooting portraits of my wife with this lens would risk a divorce.

Build quality is mediocre, unfortunately. It can not compete with a Sigma Art lens.

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