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

Started Jan 16, 2018 | Discussions thread
Damien Molineaux
Damien Molineaux New Member • Posts: 3
Re: Would you still buy the EF-S 17-55mm 2.8 IS USM?

I agree with you on it being loud, in particular the IS, which the Sigma doesn't have, so you can't compare. The Sigma is very nice, sharp, well built, but heavier and has a much shorter zoom range. That's why I sold my Sigma. With such a short zoom range, I would rather have some primes. so I got myslef a set of CONTAX, which I'm really happy with. The 17-55 is intended when doing run and gun and changing lenses isn't really an option and IS is most welcome in those situations. Now I need to test my particular unit to see if I've got a good one as it seems ther are some lemons out there...

Cheers, Damien
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