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General => Creative Media => Topic started by: Tandoori on July 04, 2013, 10:27:07 pm

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: Tandoori on July 04, 2013, 10:27:07 pm

Has anyone used this lens? It's got pretty favourable reviews as a 'walk-around' in terms of focal length and image quality. It seems to come with all the flash bits sans red ring.

Worth the price?

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: Growler on July 04, 2013, 11:26:53 pm

you could also consider

Tamron AF SP 17-50mm VC f2.8 Di ii           $715.00
Sigma AF17-70mm f2.8-4 DC OS macro               $770.00

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: LeadCollector on July 05, 2013, 10:08:47 am

According to the CPS guys upstairs it is a fantastic lens but their opinion may be slightly biased :)

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: deadmeatwalking on July 05, 2013, 10:17:59 am

if you after a walk around single lens this is an awesome as option
http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sigma_18-200_3p5-6p3_os_n15/

[URL]http://www.apix.co.nz/afawcs0152937/CATID=161/ID=3739/SID=269735504/SIGMA-AF-18-200-f3.5-6.3-11-DC-OS-HSM-CANON-MOUNT.html (http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/sigma_18-200_3p5-6p3_os_n15/)

[/URL]http://www.apix.co.nz/afawcs0152937/CATID=161/ID=2992/SID=875873094/SIGMA-AF-18-250-f3.5-6.3-DC-OS-HSM-CANON-EOS-MOUNT.html

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: swindle on July 05, 2013, 12:16:01 pm

Quote from: Tandoori;1528123

Has anyone used this lens? It's got pretty favourable reviews as a 'walk-around' in terms of focal length and image quality. It seems to come with all the flash bits sans red ring.

Worth the price?

Used for just over a year with my 7D.

Brilliant lens. I sold it and I regret it :(

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: Tandoori on July 05, 2013, 04:35:22 pm

I was thinking it'd be a good idea to pick one up for the interim. Even though I really want to move to a full frame sensor, at this point in time I only really have a grand to spend on frivolous pursuits like Photography.  I currently rock an 18-55mm kit lens, an awful 70-300mm [terrible lens; I got it cheap] and a nifty fifty (awsome but not wide enough on the 1.6). I also considered a 24-105 and a 17-40 (good glass that will last me into the full-frame watershed. The 15-85 offers some balance between quality and budget as well as usability - should be able to sell it for 500 later on if need be?

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: mycoolcar on July 05, 2013, 06:28:26 pm

18-200 is the most awesome lens for travel, because carrying more than one lens and swapping while you are out and about sucks. That being said I did my entire last trip with a 16-50mm, which was good, and after using 16-50mm for the past few months, I don't really feel I am missing much from the 100-200mm range. However having just a bit more range on the 16-50 would be good, so 15-85 would be a very useful length.

TL : DR IMO 15-85 is good length.

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: Growler on July 23, 2013, 12:33:43 pm

DxOMark on the Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DC HSM A: “best performing APS-C zoom”

(http://photorumors.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/07/Sigma-18-35mm-f1.8-DC-HSM-A-lensDxOMark-test-results.png)

Title: 15-85mm EF-S IS
Post by: mycoolcar on July 23, 2013, 06:48:07 pm

I saw that. You can get it for sony mount too. So want one, but moneys.