Need to upgrade lenses... finally got money

also tamron and sigma give you lens hoods, canon makes you pay extra...

Alright. I'm almost sold on the idea of the Sigma 17-50mm.

It seems to be almost as good as the Canon 17-55. The auto-focusing seems to be a little worse, the ring for focus is worse (less play, not good friction), and not as sharp on edges as the Canon(?). Also no full time manual focus is a downer.

But the price is way lower... I will be shooting in a lot of low light conditions. The AF on the 50mm that I had always was seeking like crazy to find a good shot. The manual focusing didn't help. I couldn't tell if things were in focus or not (****ty view finder, my bad vision, or just the lens? Or all three...).

It seems the Sigma is $670. Canon is closer to $1000. Used is obviously nice, but I can't find the Sigma's being second hand almost at all... So, should I just buy it used? I want to shoot with this lens soon.


Also considering a polarizing filter. I think it would help for some of the shots I am trying to take. (I do almost everything. People is just one of the main things that gets the most attention.)

WaterVsAnchor wrote in post #14708966
Consider the Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 OS as well. I just purchased it and am loving it for the price ($420 right now).

+1

here are 2 from my siggy at the zoo:

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Used to have the tamron 17-50 non VC, it is an amazing lens for the money. Lens is sharp and build quality is way better than the kit lens.