EF 28-135mm IS USM or EF-S 17-85 IS USM

[warrick]

which one for a 20D??

Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM

Warrick

[rklepper]

I have the 28-135 IS USM and absolutely love it.

Doc

[2goldens]

I think the 28-135mm is a great walking around lens. I am going to look at one for my birthday today june 6.

[tim]

Consider the Tamron 28-75 F2.8, the wider aperture is more important to me than IS or a large zoom range. There's lots of info about it on this forum.

[ssim]

I'd agree with Tim on this one. The 28-135 seems to be hit and miss on sharpness from lens to lens. The reviews are too mixed for my liking. The lens that Tim mentions has great reviews.

[Nightcrawler]

I'd agree with Tim on this one. The 28-135 seems to be hit and miss on sharpness from lens to lens. The reviews are too mixed for my liking. The lens that Tim mentions has great reviews.

I thought that was the Tamron that was hit and miss from lens to lens. Or is it both. :)

[Andy_T]

You are absolutely right.

The reviews of the Tamron image quality are between 'outstanding', 'very good' and 'good', with some 'mediocre' and very few even 'not so good' (but those lenses were faulty and exchanged)

On the other hand, the reviews of the 28-135 image quality are a solid 'mediocre' ... so you are sure to get what you pay for :D

If you only want to consider these 2 lenses, for the same price you get either the 17-85 IS or the 18-55 AND the 28-135 IS. Same image quality, but much more useful focal range with the two lens approach (if you don't mind to swap lenses between wide and normal/tele)

For me personally, image quality and speed was more important, so I went with the 18-55 AND Tamron 28-75/2.8. I don't regret it.

Best regards,
Andy

[warrick]

I'd agree with Tim on this one. The 28-135 seems to be hit and miss on sharpness from lens to lens. The reviews are too mixed for my liking. The lens that Tim mentions has great reviews.


Well the reason I asked this question was that the place I am getting my camera (20D Enthusiast Kit ) from was having trouble getting stock of the 17-85 EF-S so I was going to see if they would do it with the 28-135 EF instead. I rang them today to put it to them and they said they had no stock of the 28-135 EF and the 17-85 EF-S was due tomorrow. I will have to see if it arrives, I'm not the only one as there is 15 others who have the same order

Thanks for the input

I have been hanging out to try this camera out for four weeks now and am about ready to explode if they don't come this week

Regards

Warrick

[Andy_T]

Also take a look here (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?p=588882)!

Best regards,
Andy