Quote Originally Posted by neuroanatomist
If not, IMO the best general purpose lens for a 1.6x crop body is theEF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM.

I agree, however with the current prices I wouldn't know if I had still bought this lens to be honest. If I personally could live with 24mm on a crop-body like the T2i, the choice would be easier and I would have gone for some L-glass and build. In that case I would have gone with the 24-105.


However if you're choosing between the 24-70 and 17-55, the choice would be harder. Mostly due to the IS system.



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Quote Originally Posted by MikeG2012
And rumor has it Canon is going to update the 24-70 with an IS version possibly this year. So hold off on that purchase for a bit if you can.

Perhaps it will actually happen this year, but this rumor hangs around for at least 3 years now [] Don&acute;t put to much money on this bet [:P]
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