Comments on: Review of New Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 Lens http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/ Digital Photography tips & tricks Fri, 29 Aug 2008 22:57:10 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.5.1 By: ProfAudio http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-2761 ProfAudio Fri, 29 Sep 2006 18:41:53 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-2761 I must recommend against the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 for several reasons. It can only be used on APS or small-frame image sensor cameras. The vignetting and distortion problems are fairly substantial for a $1,300 lens. It is not weather or dust sealed and mostly plastic construction. Otherwise, the performance is good, but nowhere near the EF 17-40mm f/4L. The 17-55mm is faster by a full stop, but that does not make it a better lens. Just bump your ISO setting up for better results on the 17-40. Be aware that Canon is working toward an affordable full-size image sensor EOS camera body. The EF-S lenses will be incompatible. The EF-S 17-55mm IS lens will become greatly de-valued at that time. In fact, all EF-S lenses, no matter how good they are, will lose much of their resale value. If you are willing to spend that much money, why not just get the EF 16-35mm 2.8L. It will hold its value forever and it is a better lens! Simply choose a good normal range zoom that covers at least the 24-70mm range to work with it. Juts my humble opinion. I must recommend against the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 for several reasons. It can only be used on APS or small-frame image sensor cameras. The vignetting and distortion problems are fairly substantial for a $1,300 lens. It is not weather or dust sealed and mostly plastic construction. Otherwise, the performance is good, but nowhere near the EF 17-40mm f/4L. The 17-55mm is faster by a full stop, but that does not make it a better lens. Just bump your ISO setting up for better results on the 17-40.

Be aware that Canon is working toward an affordable full-size image sensor EOS camera body. The EF-S lenses will be incompatible. The EF-S 17-55mm IS lens will become greatly de-valued at that time. In fact, all EF-S lenses, no matter how good they are, will lose much of their resale value.

If you are willing to spend that much money, why not just get the EF 16-35mm 2.8L. It will hold its value forever and it is a better lens! Simply choose a good normal range zoom that covers at least the 24-70mm range to work with it.

Juts my humble opinion.

]]> By: Charles http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-2099 Charles Wed, 02 Aug 2006 03:49:32 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-2099 On my Canon body...it will be Canon optics. IS on this baby is superb, try it before start bashing EF-s. On my Canon body…it will be Canon optics. IS on this baby is superb, try it before start bashing EF-s.

]]> By: Ben http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-806 Ben Sun, 18 Jun 2006 08:10:39 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-806 Perhaps check out the new Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens ($450). It doesn't have IS, but allegedly performs very well... and it's $750 less than the Canon! Perhaps check out the new Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens ($450). It doesn’t have IS, but allegedly performs very well… and it’s $750 less than the Canon!

]]> By: Darren Cassese http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-581 Darren Cassese Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:57:22 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-581 ...by the way, lens hoods for this lens are next to impossible to find right now, so beware. …by the way, lens hoods for this lens are next to impossible to find right now, so beware.

]]> By: Darren Cassese http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-580 Darren Cassese Thu, 08 Jun 2006 02:55:47 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-580 I just bought the lens for wedding photography. I have been using the 17-85mm IS lens but needed more light sensitivity. If I wanted to be tied to a tripod, I'd go for an L wide angle, but why bother? This lens is very sharp and being able to hand-hold at 1/15 is a must-have for me. I'm ready to give this lens it's first run at a wedding next week and feel very confident that it will perform beautifully. Price? Yeah, it's expensive, but there is nothing else on the market with these specs that can do what this lens can. f/2.8 and 1/15 (or even less) with no camera shake...that's worth the $$ for me. I just bought the lens for wedding photography. I have been using the 17-85mm IS lens but needed more light sensitivity. If I wanted to be tied to a tripod, I’d go for an L wide angle, but why bother? This lens is very sharp and being able to hand-hold at 1/15 is a must-have for me. I’m ready to give this lens it’s first run at a wedding next week and feel very confident that it will perform beautifully. Price? Yeah, it’s expensive, but there is nothing else on the market with these specs that can do what this lens can. f/2.8 and 1/15 (or even less) with no camera shake…that’s worth the $$ for me.

]]> By: Allen Rockwell http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-416 Allen Rockwell Sun, 21 May 2006 18:14:58 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-416 Scott, What a bunch of a-holes. I'm going to be a little different and actually address your questions some amount of intelligence. While there is no such thing as a perfect lens, it sounds like this one might be a very good all-around, general purpose lens. With your camera body it would actually be a 27-88mm which is a pretty nice range for portraiture and travel snaps. The image stabilization is a huge bonus. I have one IS lens, the 100-400mm and I love it! Get it, try it, you'll probably love it ... if not we'll see it on eBay someday, lenses hold their resale value pretty good. Scott,
What a bunch of a-holes. I’m going to be a little different and actually address your questions some amount of intelligence.
While there is no such thing as a perfect lens, it sounds like this one might be a very good all-around, general purpose lens. With your camera body it would actually be a 27-88mm which is a pretty nice range for portraiture and travel snaps.
The image stabilization is a huge bonus. I have one IS lens, the 100-400mm and I love it!
Get it, try it, you’ll probably love it … if not we’ll see it on eBay someday, lenses hold their resale value pretty good.

]]> By: Scott http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-390 Scott Thu, 11 May 2006 18:29:41 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-390 I'd hate to be the Canon marketing guy trying to push this lens on y'all! Thanks for the advice. I’d hate to be the Canon marketing guy trying to push this lens on y’all! Thanks for the advice.

]]> By: Joe Blow http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-387 Joe Blow Thu, 11 May 2006 17:25:30 +0000 http://digiphoto.thepodcastnetwork.com/2006/04/28/review-of-new-canon-17-55mm-f28-lens/#comment-387 FUCK NO!! FUCK NO!!

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