New camera
Nov. 22nd, 2008 07:59 pm![[personal profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/silk/identity/user.png){kind=small}
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I just bought the body and kept the 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS that I had already. Quality-wise it's not the greatest of lenses; there's some CA at the wide end (mostly not visible in the last batch of wide-angle shots due to software correction) and it's rather soft when not stopped down (particularly at the wide end). Still, the long zoom range gives it great flexibility, and I'm loathe to give that up.
This lens on the other hand is exceptionally sharp even at f/2 and was well worth spending over a hundred pounds to get repaired:
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Date: 2008-11-23 11:09 am (UTC)It does emphasize the softness at e.g. 17mm f/4 but you'd notice that on the lower-resolution sensor too. I don't use UV filters; one particular problem is that UV filter + polarizer on that lens impinges into the image frame and taking the polarizer on and off is enough hassle without moving the filter too.
The Jessops in town had the 50D and the 17-85mm IIRC though in fact I'd brought mine so I could try it with that.