As I mentioned earlier, I have the EFS 15-85 and do like it a lot. I do take a lot of pictures between 15 and 28 mm (I also own a 1.6x crop camera, such as yourself), so I agree,you shouldbe concerned about a lens on a 1.6x crop body that doesn't have that range.


That said, you may simply want to go down the list that Bryan provides (http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/Canon-General-Purpose-Lens.aspx) and find what they are going for on the used market. In addition to the EFS 15-85, the lens that stands out as likely falling into your price range is the EFS 17-85. But, maybe you'll get lucky and find a good deal on a really good lens. Maybe you trade the 15-28 mm range for the 55-135 mm range, it depends on what you shoot.


But as you may have one of the better general purpose lenses not on Bryan's list,I would be careful replacing your current lens with any lens not on that list as you may be downgrading your image quality.