Stabilizer Lens Kit
| Powered by phpBay Pro |
Canon EF-S 17-85mm vs 18-55mm IS kit lens?
I'm planning to purchase the new Canon Rebel XSi. I'm a little mixed of which lens to purchase.
The 17-85mm offers USM, full-time manual focus, better build quality, wider and higher zoom.
The 18-55mm IS kit lens is lighter, has a 4-stop image stabilizer (versus the 3 stop on the 17-85), faster (f/3.5 versus f/4) and is newer. It doesn't have USM, full-time manual focus, narrower and lower zoom, and cheap build quality.
Many people and reviews say that this lens is superior in image quality, surpassing the 17-85.
The 17-85 suffers from vignetting and fringing and softness at lower f-stops.
Price-wise, I will be paying $200-300 more for the 17-85.
As you have stated, they are different lenses used for different subjects and shooting styles.
I find it hard to believe that any fringing, softness and vignetting are going to be noticeable under live, pro shooting conditions. When you say softness at lower f/stops do you mean at f/stops like f/16 or f/22? If that is the case, ALL lenses have this happen at smaller f/stops ... it is called diffraction and is causes by the light reflecting off the blades of the aperture leaves.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/diffraction.htm
The IS is an important factor in shooting hand held .. especially at longer focal lengths.
USM is what Canon calls their very quiet motor in their auto-focus lenses.
You will notice that the 17-85mm also has IS, so that is a wash.
http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/17-85-is.htm
http://www.kenrockwell.com/canon/lenses/18-55mm-is.htm
There really is no "cheap build" Canon lens .. nor Nikon, nor Leitz ... some are just much more expensive than others. Cheap is in the realm of Tamron and Sigma.
Picking a lens based upon scientific tests in the lab, while an indicator really has no resemblance to how a lens performs in a day to day professional environment. How long a lens is still a viable tool after 30 years of professional use is the real measure of a lens ... thus far, Nikon, Canon and Leitz had proved they can go the distance.
Items Recently Purchased From This Site:
| Powered by phpBay Pro |
Best Posts
- Series Service Repair
- Battery Sony Ccd
- Replacement Lcd Screen
- Vision Waterproof Wireless
- Cover Parts Repair
- Zeiss Jena Tessar
- Telephoto Tele Lens
- Dual Charger Canon
- Top Cover Plate
- Jvc Minidv Digital
- Dock Insert Adapter
- Nikon Lens Cap
- Red Yellow Green
- Camera Parts Oem
- Camera Hood Petal
Categories
- Camcorder Accessories (973)
- Camera Parts (309)
- Film Cameras (375)
- Flashes (540)
- Lenses And Filters (2031)
- Updates (1)
Tags
Recently Added
- Mirror Lens Olympus
- Hood Canon Eos
- Flash Trigger Canon
- Step Down Ring
- Eos Rebel Xsi
- Gripping Tripod Canon
- Battery Fit Jvc
- Black Oem Battery
- Polarizing Filter Nikon
- Iii Sales Brochure
Calender
| M | T | W | T | F | S | S |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| « Apr | ||||||
| 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 5 | 6 | |
| 7 | 8 | 9 | 10 | 11 | 12 | 13 |
| 14 | 15 | 16 | 17 | 18 | 19 | 20 |
| 21 | 22 | 23 | 24 | 25 | 26 | 27 |
| 28 | 29 | 30 | 31 | |||
Archives
- April 2011 (5)
- March 2011 (154)
- February 2011 (170)
- January 2011 (164)
- December 2010 (181)
- November 2010 (168)
- October 2010 (213)
- September 2010 (167)
- August 2010 (155)
- July 2010 (171)
- June 2010 (167)
- May 2010 (173)
- April 2010 (174)
- March 2010 (168)
- February 2010 (82)
- January 2010 (75)
- December 2009 (81)
- November 2009 (84)
- October 2009 (88)
- September 2009 (86)
- August 2009 (80)
- July 2009 (83)
- June 2009 (80)
- May 2009 (77)
- April 2009 (90)
- March 2009 (90)
- February 2009 (37)
- January 2009 (30)
- December 2008 (47)
- November 2008 (53)
- October 2008 (44)
- September 2008 (36)
- August 2008 (33)
- July 2008 (47)
- June 2008 (51)
- May 2008 (30)
- April 2008 (30)
- March 2008 (30)
- February 2008 (43)
- January 2008 (45)
- December 2007 (42)
- November 2007 (30)
- October 2007 (39)
- September 2007 (32)
- August 2007 (42)
- July 2007 (44)
- June 2007 (41)
- May 2007 (44)
- April 2007 (34)
- March 2007 (47)
- February 2007 (40)
- January 2007 (12)
