EF-S 17-55mm F/2.8 IS Good?

[koljaho]

but tamron is half the price man!

 

[Ouijablush]

The resistance is necessary to prevent zoom/barrel creep. For such a heavy lens there is no barrel creep due to the resistance to rotation.

Anyway i have a this lens for a few mths now, lucky to have bought it just before the price hike. Once u own this i seriously doubt u will want anything else unless ur going for FF. Sharp, great colours and IQ. And IS is not fluke.

As for the lens hood. I bought a replica from ebay for 99cents usd. No difference.

 

[hehahe]

17-55 i would give it 100 marks
17-85 i would give it 90 marks. (damn light!)

 

[diver-hloc]

Hi there! Sorry to hijack the thread..

When you guys adjust the zoom for this particular lens, is it very smooth throughout the 17-55 range or there tends to be some sort of resistance?

I just got mine and comparing to kit lens, its very rough so was just wondering.

Its normal..... when I sold off my EF 17-40mm f4 L..... the one thing I really really missed, is that 'Butter Smooth' zoom feeling :sweat:

 

[yujun]

Its normal..... when I sold off my EF 17-40mm f4 L..... the one thing I really really missed, is that 'Butter Smooth' zoom feeling :sweat:

haha. butter smooth, i like that expression! :thumbsup:

i shall enjoy the lens with no worries then.
Got it second hand at a very reasonable price from a fellow forum member.

 

[Shen siung]

This is a very good lens on 1.6 crop, but just too expensive (to me)
Even more expensive then most 1.6 crop (think 50D is almost 1.6 k...)

 

[charlesleong]

This is a very good lens on 1.6 crop, but just too expensive (to me)
Even more expensive then most 1.6 crop (think 50D is almost 1.6 k...)

pay monkey get peanuts (or the other way round)

the 17-55 is a wonderful piece of glass. you get what you pay for =)

 

[yujun]

Anyway I just got the lens and have been shooting away. After reviewing the pics on my computer, the focusing of the pictures are somewhat different from the kit lens. I wonder if it is my shooting problem or the lens. I usually use the preset modes.

Anyone with focusing issues?

BTW, I must add, ignoring the focusing issues, the image quality of the pictures are fantastic!

 

[loserow]

i feel that the 17-55 is way much better than 18-55 kit... am saving up for one... i just like the F2.8.

 

[diver-hloc]

Anyway I just got the lens and have been shooting away. After reviewing the pics on my computer, the focusing of the pictures are somewhat different from the kit lens. I wonder if it is my shooting problem or the lens. I usually use the preset modes.

Anyone with focusing issues?

BTW, I must add, ignoring the focusing issues, the image quality of the pictures are fantastic!

17-55mm uses USM.... not the normal motor like the Kit Lens. But are you saying that your photo is not sharp ?? Do you have an example to show ?? :think:

 

[repzale]

im using tamron 17-50.. is it worth to upgrade to canon 17-55 for it USM and IS?

 

[charlesleong]

depends entirely on you. do *YOU* *NEED* the USM and IS?

 

[melvyn83]

Is a good walkaround lens especially with the F2.8 apecture and good in indoor plus nice bokeh.

 

[yujun]

just got news from a friend working in canon..
staff prices also got price hike since 11 march..

 

[charlesleong]

im using tamron 17-50.. is it worth to upgrade to canon 17-55 for it USM and IS?

Is a good walkaround lens especially with the F2.8 apecture and good in indoor plus nice bokeh.

TS already has a 17-50 with f/2.8...

 

[nottipiglet]

It's generally agreed... that Canon 17-55 f/2.8 is better than Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. It's not just the IS, but the glass is marginally better.

Whether the difference in price is worth it is another matter. It really depends on whether you think the pictures you take are important. Pros use their cameras and lenses to make money... so it's a matter of whether the lenses can help them take better pictures and command a higher fee. As for consumers like me... it's a matter of how valuable the pictures are to me.

I have a baby daughter and I'm trying to capture her first year as best as I can. So, the pictures are very precious to me. So, the lens is worth every cent to me.

Given the quality of the glass and the IS, I even think it's cheap when I bought it at SGD1311 with GST. I bought it before the price hike because we have all been given ample notice and there is no excuse for missing the wagon.

 

[waderbreak]

Is a good walkaround lens especially with the F2.8 apecture and good in indoor plus nice bokeh.

yea i think it is a good walkabout lens. The F2.8 is great in many conditions that you'd probably have more difficulty in or would have walked away from (e.g. various low light conditions like birthdays, indoor temple/church settings) and the IS helps a load. The bokeh is not the best, but it is quite decent for this lens to take portraiture.

If you wanna take better portraiture or low light conditions, of course there are prime lenses to do that.

 

[yujun]

Whether the difference in price is worth it is another matter. It really depends on whether you think the pictures you take are important. Pros use their cameras and lenses to make money... so it's a matter of whether the lenses can help them take better pictures and command a higher fee. As for consumers like me... it's a matter of how valuable the pictures are to me.

totally agreed! :thumbsup:

 

[doodah]

I was wondering is it worth the 1.2k for this lens compared to the ken lens...

Let me answer your question this way.

If Canon did not produce such a lens, I would have jumped ship long ago. :lovegrin:

Hope that gives you a clue. :bsmilie:

 

[nottipiglet]

Let me answer your question this way.

If Canon did not produce such a lens, I would have jumped ship long ago. :lovegrin:

Hope that gives you a clue. :bsmilie:

Yup... the Nikon equivalent of this lens is not so hot... and Nikon does not have the 70-200mm f/4 VR? They only have the f/2.8 version which weighs a tonne. That's why I am in the Canon camp. It's not about who builds the better camera, but who makes the equipment to serve my creative needs.