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F2.8 and light with Canon 17-55 and Sigma 18-35

Started Aug 18, 2015 | Discussions
OP rweaver85 Regular Member • Posts: 122
Re: F2.8 and light with Canon 17-55 and Sigma 18-35

GKN wrote:

One thing to consider is that the Sigma is sharp at f1.8, whereas tha Canon is not sharp until about f3.5. I have the Canon 17-55 and while a good alrounder, I find the wide open performance the main drawback.

I am considering moving to the Sigma, as I'm shooting photos of kids and they move, so IS is of less value, but the ability to shoot 2 stops faster shutter speed is of more benefit. Just wish that the Sigma had a longer focal length .... but we all need to make compromises

This is a hard decision for me as I don't have either and I have to choose one!  I'm actually leaning towards the 17-55 right now due to having IS.

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jitteringjr Veteran Member • Posts: 3,608
Re: @Great Buster, my reply was to @JAC, nobody is talking to you

Henrik Herranen wrote:

jitteringjr wrote:

007peter wrote:

Sorry, but some people here do have a life to attend to. I don't hang out here 24/7, Joe

This made me chuckle coming from a person with nearly 10,000 posts. A little quick math puts you at like 85 posts a day averaging like 3.5 posts every hour of the day since joining the forum in 2006 almost 10 years ago.

Today (2015-08-21) is 3461 days since 2006-02-28.

9907 messages / 3461 days = 2.86 messages / day.

You are off by a factor of 30.

Yep I forgot to convert months to days in the calculation.

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