bolling
31st of March 2005 (Thu), 12:39
Well I just got my new 17-85 in the mail today and so far I love it. I have read a lot of negative views but my first impression is happiness. With this lens and my 100-400L I have a range of 28-640mm with image stabilization. I am really impressed with the Canon IS and is a big reason for this purchase. After having full time manual focus on my 100-400 I would not want to go without this either. I do think if there are any really bad points about the 17-85 it is price but I feel the same about the 100-400, to much money but if you want to play you have to pay. I looked for a used 17-85 for a cheaper price for a couple of weeks but no luck. I bought it at Amazon for $569 minus an additional $30 off for signing up to an Amazon card for a total of $539, I should have purchased it with the kit I could have gotten it for $500.