Good zoom under $500?

FuturamaJSP wrote in post #9022869
uh well he didn't say anything about the difference in prices.

Neither did he compared it against FF + the brick

Anyway, back on topic, I also recommend the Tamron 17-50. Constant maximum aperture of 2.8 across the focal length is a really plus. More valuable than the IS on the Canon 18-55 IMHO. IQ-wise the Tamron is very sharp. The only down side is the AF noise, but most of the time it focuses fast enough that it's not an issue.

cedm wrote in post #9022952
Neither did he compared it against FF + the brick

Anyway, back on topic, I also recommend the Tamron 17-50. Constant maximum aperture of 2.8 across the focal length is a really plus. More valuable than the IS on the Canon 18-55 IMHO. IQ-wise the Tamron is very sharp. The only down side is the AF noise, but most of the time it focuses fast enough that it's not an issue.

Well I thought it is kinda strange that someone didn't upgrade to FF because of that lens :O I guess it must be hell of a lens

Seriously though if I am not so anal about dust getting into my lenses and don't plan on upgrading to FF in the future then I would definitely get the VR or IS or whatever it's called version of it at least after all those good things I have heard about it

you can get a 70-200 f4 used for around 500+