mberger3 Senior Member More info | Nov 06, 2006 12:34 | #1 Hey all, This is my first post after hanging out for about two weeks and reading everthing I could about lense. I just bought a 30d to replace my elan 7. I figured I would just use my old lense canon 28-105mm, but I hadn't figured in the 1.6 factor. Anyway I am now leaning to the Sigma AF 17-70. Just looking for input if everyone is happy or not who has this lens. Also are there other alternatives in this size range that I should be looking at. https://michaelsternbergerphotography.zenfolio.com
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Jogge Hatchling 1 post Joined Oct 2006 More info | Nov 06, 2006 13:11 | #2 Hi!
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop  23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | Nov 06, 2006 13:21 | #3 mberger3 wrote in post #2224781  Hey all, This is my first post after hanging out for about two weeks and reading everthing I could about lense. I just bought a 30d to replace my elan 7. I figured I would just use my old lense canon 28-105mm, but I hadn't figured in the 1.6 factor. Anyway I am now leaning to the Sigma AF 17-70. Just looking for input if everyone is happy or not who has this lens. Also are there other alternatives in this size range that I should be looking at. Thanks There are many great threads here on that lens. I own one and love it. Very sharp, covers a nice focal length range, fairly quick to AF, pretty quiet and well built. Robert
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Luckie8 Senior Member  995 posts Joined Oct 2005 Location: Wake County, NC More info | Nov 06, 2006 14:10 | #4 Heard many good things on the Sigma 17-70 but I also suggest you to take a look at the Tamron 17-50.
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Broncobear Goldmember  2,415 posts Joined Oct 2006 Location: Ottawa Ontario Canada More info | Nov 06, 2006 14:42 | #5 I replaced my kit lens with the 18-55...never looked back, it's fanatstic and for the price you can't go wrong. "The real voyage of discovery consists not in seeking new landscapes, but in having new eyes." "
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adas Goldmember  1,496 posts Likes: 5 Joined Aug 2004 More info | Nov 06, 2006 14:59 | #6 A nice lens with good macro capability. For what it goes, you won't find better. 6D, 20D, G7X
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condyk Africa's #1 Tour Guide  20,887 posts Likes: 22 Joined Mar 2005 Location: Birmingham, UK More info | Nov 06, 2006 15:17 | #7 Leader of the pack for me. I just bought one as a travel lens but it has replaced my sweet 17-40mm L as it's just so practical as a walkaround. Very good buy. https://photography-on-the.net …/showthread.php?t=1203740
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TMRDesign Cream of the Crop 23,883 posts Likes: 12 Joined Feb 2006 Location: Huntington Station, NY More info | Nov 06, 2006 16:02 | #8 condyk wrote in post #2225543 Leader of the pack for me. I just bought one as a travel lens but it has replaced my sweet 17-40mm L as it's just so practical as a walkaround. Very good buy. Agreed! Robert
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Nov 06, 2006 18:55 | #9 Thanks for the input. It sounds like a no-brainer to me. I will probably order it this week. https://michaelsternbergerphotography.zenfolio.com
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It seems as the Sigma works better on a DSLR than the 28-105 USM II, which is considered as a "decent" lens.