CavalierLady opened this issue on Aug 17, 2007 · 14 posts
CavalierLady posted Fri, 17 August 2007 at 10:00 AM
Delurking here for a moment to ask for opinions on a good general walkabout Canon lens. I would like to upgrade my general "kit lens".
I have the EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM, and I've not been very impressed with it. Of all the shots I took on a recent vacation, I only "processed" a couple dozen of them. I was very disappointed in them because the quality of the images was far less than I expected.
I have read reviews on several lenses. It seems that three very popular Canon lenses are:
EF 24-70mm f/2.8 L USM
EF 17-40mm L USM
EF 24-105mm f/4 L IS USM
I was wondering if those of you who have experience with these lenses could offer any opinions? Granted, the f/2.8 is a very desireable feature, but the IS on the last lens is a very big plus for me. I have a macro lens and two telephoto lenses, all Canon, and upgrading to a good general lens should take care of my needs for a while.
Any thoughts you could offer?
Thanks for your time, Maria