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Originally Posted by Bath Tussue
I am looking for a good all around lense for my XSi.
I am looking at one of these three lenses:
- 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM
- 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
- 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS
I already have the 18-55mm (kit lense) and 75-300mm (which i might sell).
The 75-300mm is kind of useless for me, because it doesn't have IS and i don't always have my tripod with me, although i kind of like the very narrow DOF.
The 18-55mm is very convenient, but it just doesn't zoom far enough for some of the stuff i do.
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Just read the review for the 18-135 by slrgear, seems like a decent quality lens for the price. But the 18-200 doesn't have much more distortion when you consider the additional amount of range. They are both solid lenses IMO but the 18-200 is significantly more on the used market which I wouldn't recommend getting unless you have to use a dslr. I'd rather save the money and get a entry level L lens for a bit more. I've read that the 17-85 isn't all that great also especially the abberation
I still own the 55-250 which is a very sharp lens but the 55 on a crop sensor is quite a long focal length which means you'll have to bring an extra lens along.
Anyways I have both the 18-200 and 55-250 on me right now PM me if you're interested. If you're coming to the photowalk I can bring both these lenses for you to try out!
EDIT: forgot to mention my everyday lens the sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.0 OS HSM Macro. Relatively affordable and versatile enough. 20 cm ish minimum focusing distance. Costed the equivalent of about $400CAD in hk locally you can probably find a similar one used for that price.