would you trade your EF 24-70 f2.8 L with the EF-S 17-55 f2.8 IS?

it is what it is folks, i appreciate your inputs. thanks in advance!

If i had the 24-70 i wouldnt, but thats just me. I like having something longer than wider

A01 wrote in post #2162352
I like having something longer than wider

Too easy!

No... cause I just threw down for the 24-70. I've never used IS either, so I may not know what I'm missing - which helps with the decision. For most of what I shoot, IS isn't really that useful so... just like the outcome that most of these threads end up at... I guess it depends on what you shoot/need.

yes, i do have the 24-70 and do weddings -- most of the time in dimly lit churches that dont allow flash! sometimes i find myself wishing i had IS. i bump my ISO as high as 1600 to get my shutter speed up but thats when noise starts to be a problem. hmmmm, DECISIONS DECISIONS!

thanks for your comments A01 and whiskaz.

Assuming I had a body I could mount the EF-S to... No.

Keep in mind that IS only stops YOUR motion - not your subjects.

I would never trade an excellent EF lens for an EF-S lens, regardless how good the later is.

I might trade it for a 24-70L IS, but that's another story...

If your doing weddings, I highly recommend the 17-55! I just sold mine because I am converting to 1D bodies. It is a superb lens. If you have a sharp copy of the 24-70 I would hang on to it... in my experience they are hard to come by. I went through three copies (24-70) before just giving up on the lens.

NO.

roeddel wrote in post #2162332
it is what it is folks, i appreciate your inputs. thanks in advance!

for a crop body, I would and I did. Why not? I made back every penny I spent on the 24-70 and now I get more pictures because of the 17mm focal length and the IS.

A lens isn't an investment, it's a tool, get the tool that works with your other most important tool - the camera body.

I wouldn't bother soliciting advice like this on a forum. Just read the reviews and look at your camera. Both lenses are known as outstanding. 24mm on a 'standard zoom' for a crop body is just way toooo limiting for myself.

*Bill wrote in post #2162480
If your doing weddings, I highly recommend the 17-55! I just sold mine because I am converting to 1D bodies. It is a superb lens. If you have a sharp copy of the 24-70 I would hang on to it... in my experience they are hard to come by. I went through three copies (24-70) before just giving up on the lens.

yes! my 24-70 is my first copy and it is sharp as a tack! i think i may just hang on to mine and keep doing what im doing. im also planning to upgrade to the 1DMII later next year. thanks for the advice you guys!! POTN is the best!*

* i dont even get to open my DPP account coz i spend so much time here, LOL!

I have the 24-70L and it is the best big brick of a lens I've ever used! No. And I don't buy EF-S lenses because I'm going FF soon (I hope).

I have both lenses and I say YES!

The 17-55MM IS is just as sharp as the 24-70MM L and a lot more flexible IMHO.

That said, I have no plans to get rid of my 24-70MM L. It does have its moments e.g., when I shoot portraits of my grandkids

However, the 17-55MM IS will be the last lens in my kit if I ever have to sell off my lenses

SuzyView wrote in post #2163487
I have the 24-70L and it is the best big brick of a lens I've ever used! No. And I don't buy EF-S lenses because I'm going FF soon (I hope).

Suzy,

You can have your cake and eat it too by keeping a crop camera and someday having a FF as well. In the meanwhile you are denying yourself the pleasure of some outstanding lenses: the 10-22MM EF-S and the 17-55MM EF-S IS to name two And, don't forget the Sigma 30MM f/1.4...my best prime

No way. If I could only keep one lens, the 24-70L is it.

Lotto wrote in post #2163542
No way. If I could only keep one lens, the 24-70L is it.

ditto