Has the 50D revealed shortcomings in the 17-85mm lens that were hidden with the 350D? I haven't had an opportunity to try the combination out myself; the shops I've visited 'only' had the new 18-200mm EF-S and the 24-105mm L to experiment with. I know I used to get some fearsomely grotty CA with mine, but taking the skylight filter off the front helped considerably -- what's left isn't really noticeable on the 300D.
I've heard the new 18-55mm IS kit lens performs better than the 17-85mm, but like you I find the zoom range far too handy to change. I replaced my kit lens with a 28-90mm within six months, which in turn lasted about six months before I invested in the IS model.
(I need to find willing subjects to play with my 135mm f/2.8 FD sometime, it seems promising but nobody lets me point a camera at them to brush up on my portraiture technique!)
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Date: 2008-11-23 12:55 am (UTC)I've heard the new 18-55mm IS kit lens performs better than the 17-85mm, but like you I find the zoom range far too handy to change. I replaced my kit lens with a 28-90mm within six months, which in turn lasted about six months before I invested in the IS model.
(I need to find willing subjects to play with my 135mm f/2.8 FD sometime, it seems promising but nobody lets me point a camera at them to brush up on my portraiture technique!)