Canon 17-40 L or 17-85 usm

[scott-b]

Hi all. Sold my last lens when cash was tight but got a bit of spare cash and looking at a decent lens for my 350D.
Was looking at a 17-85 USM IS but not sure if I'm better spending a little extra and going for the 17-40 L.
Any opinions

 

[ADY 554D]

my money would go on the 17-40 L nice bit of glass or even the 24-105 L i have the 24-105 on a 40d body and its a perfect walk about lense with a good zoom range..

 

[McBunny]

neither tbh EF-S 17-55F2.8 IS i just bought it the other day and its fantatstic it really iss fast and has IS too can hand hold at 1 second if you carfull

 

[Andy.]

Hows the honeymoon?

Agreed on the 17-55 though. f2.8 & IS and you can't go wrong!

 

[unofficialPete]

Depends completely on what your shooting. Both are 'slow' so to speak, one has a little more reach and IS, the other has better build, colours, contrast and sharpness.

If I was shooting Full Frame I'd get the 17-40 all day but I'm not so my choice would be the 17-55 F/2.8 IS or the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 as I'm a speed freak.

 

[McBunny]

Hows the honeymoon?

Agreed on the 17-55 though. f2.8 & IS and you can't go wrong!

its going great just waiting for the airport pickup to go to bangkok now will be back on sunday some time

only problem with the 17-55 is vignetting :dead: