60d w/ 15-85 or Tamron 17-50 2.8

Like the title says, what 60D combo would you go for?

Canon 15-85 or Tamron 17-50 2.8

dharris wrote in post #12139149
Like the title says, what 60D combo would you go for?

Canon 15-85 or Tamron 17-50 2.8

Either way is good...it depends on what you need. Do you need a better range or do you need a faster lens?

The 15-85mm IS USM has a great range for travel and walk-around duties. The Tamron is great for when you want to blur out the background. What do you want to use it for?

Another vote for the 15-85, it's a great lens on my 7D

dharris wrote in post #12139149
Like the title says, what 60D combo would you go for?

Canon 15-85 or Tamron 17-50 2.8

my vote would be for the Tamron 17-50 2.8 - sharper, cheaper, and it has f2.8

Another vote for the 15-85, it's a great lens on my 50D

Tamron, great lens and 2.8

The Canon 15-85 is simply perfect for the 60D. Good range, image stabilization and most important factor - image quality!

another vote for the Tammy 2.8

i think it really depends on what you need. I got the 15-85 because I wanted something better than the normal kit lenses. And it's a great lens, although a bit slow (so hard to use indoors). Great as a walk around lens though.

If you want it as a general walk around lens, it's great (good range), but if you need to shoot indoors w/ not so great lighting, then maybe the 2.8 would be better?

I vote the 15-85 (since I have that one).

artyman wrote in post #12140304
Another vote for the 15-85, it's a great lens on my 7D

Great combination....

be like a real photographer...hahahah get both......
PS welcome to the addiction, and also welcome to being broke.....

I also have the 60D with the 15-85, very happy with this setup. Decided to skip the regular kit lenses as I feared I would be disappointed and the lens would end up not getting used. After a few months I purchased a nifty 50 for the occasional indoor photos I take and need a fast lens.

I have taken plenty of photos with the 15-85 with a 430Ex flash and got pretty good results inside a stadium. This was at a robotics competition where I actually needed most of the 15-85 range. Not sure a 17-50 would have done the job as I could not move around at will.

dharris wrote in post #12139149
Like the title says, what 60D combo would you go for?

Canon 15-85 or Tamron 17-50 2.8

15-85: a good walk around lens, but slow. Almost useless indoors without flash.
17-50: more versatile, but need luck to get a sharp copy. 60D doesn't have AF micro adjustment, so you cannot squeeze every bit of sharpness out of a lens.

I'd get 17-55.

pasm365 wrote in post #12143436
15-85: a good walk around lens, but slow. Almost useless indoors without flash.
17-50: more versatile, but need luck to get a sharp copy. 60D doesn't have AF micro adjustment, so you cannot squeeze every bit of sharpness out of a lens.

I'd get 17-55.

The Tamron 17-50 isn't known for having wide sample variation. And, why bring in 17-55 when that isn't the question?