You can find a cheap tamron 17-55 (no IS) for +-$400. and sell the 17-40 and put couple hundred back to the bank. Or buy me lunch.
After 2yr of shooting. The best advice to me is a used 5D + 50mm prime. (Corp +35mm prime) 50mm used to be the kit lens, and most people learn photography with this, and for very good reasons.
hehe, but full frame body is my next target
嘉嘉 發表於 2011-5-16 13:20
Ka Ka, If you are planning on FF, and you already have 17-40 .. then no need to get the 17-55 ... (F2.8 is not that important on wide zoom, if you want fast aperture for smooth bokeh, get a prime, such as 35 F2 .. (or 1.4 if you want to spend $1600)
I can't remember correctly, I think you had experience on film? Then "IS" may not be that important if you have steady hands, I am used to 1/4 or 1/5 of a second, but of course, people are more picky on sharpness now .
IS is great for low light indoor "FIXED" object, as long as you are taking picture for moving object, (human/dogs/cats) you need faster shutter speed/flash to freeze the object anyway ...
Don't get me wrong, IS is still good to have, just you won't use it as much on wide angle, plus most Camera perform very well at ultra high iso such as iso 1600.
Size is one thing too, the 17-55 is not a small lens, much heavier then the 18-55/15-85 even the 18-200.
And you were looking at some filter to "reduce" light, so I guess extra 1 stop won't benifit you much.
(P.S. for someone want one carry on lens, on crop sensor body with great quality, 17-55IS is still the best. ^_^ )
One thing I realize most people "JUST" keep talking to upgrade their gears to full fram ...
lo_pak 發表於 2011-5-16 13:48
well yes la
it's easier said than actually doing la
one of the reasons like I said, everyone has been waiting for 5dIII ar ma
the other 2 reasons for me are that first it's expensive, and second I still want to practise more with 400D and learn more before moving on~
Ka Ka, If you are planning on FF, and you already have 17-40 .. then no need to get the 17-55 ...
Catpiano 發表於 2011-5-16 14:46
nope~ I think it was someone else
I have no experience with films
but so far none of my lenses have IS and I don't see how I can't survive without it (but of cuz like u said it's nice to have)
that's interesting......now I wonder why the 17-55 is so expensive?
it's for crop bodies and good thing about it is the F2.8, then pretty much it......
It sounds like you haven't made up your mind yet, are you?
Which FF body are you actually "planned" to buy. After you have purchased the FF body, will you still own your 400D as well?... These types of questions are important to know ahead before you purchase new lens.
You are wondering why 17-55 is that expensive? Well, I have the same question before. But I'm glad I have purchased it for my old 40D. They are just perfect match (compare to 17-40, 24-70, 16-35II). I can conclude it's the best walkaround zoom lens made for crop body.
IMO, you need a 7D more than a FF. If you are going to keep both FF and crop, an used 5D is all you need. 5DII is a good body, but it's not that good for you in terms of your usage.
yeah I heard that the tamron is a good buy too
but I am just too loyal to canon........LOL
I only ...
嘉嘉 發表於 2011-5-17 21:56
The tamron 17-55 is very easy to find. Because Very soon, people find out the kit lens is only so-so. And they want f2.8. The Canon one is very expensive and harder to find/sale in used lor. Since you are waiting for your full frame, no need to drop $1000 ma.
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