Hi K1_zav:


First welcome to the site. It really is a great place to learn more about our gear and how to use it.


I have an EOS 17-85, used it for my walking around lens before I splurged and got the 17-55. I got good results for what it is, a lower price EOS lens and it has IS USM, that is Image Stabilization and Ultrasonic Motor for AF. It is a good lens for what it is. I know nothing about the Tamron lens that Jan suggests. Remember that you have a 1.6 crop factor with your body I believe . To figure out what the virtual mm are taking into account the 1.6 crop factor you just take the numbers of the lens that you are looking at and multiply them by 1.6. So the 17-85 would act about 27- 136 on a full frame camera.


After I bought the EOS 17-55 I tried to sell the 17-85 it comes with a Moose Peterson's filter which is actually a warming Circular Polarizing filter which are really two filters in one. With the poor economy last year I got offers that were way to low and I never relisted it. If you are interested I was asking $280.00 for both items last summer and would take the same this year It has not been used since my purchase of the 17-55 and has about 1200 actuation's on it. comes with instruction booklet also.





Godspeed:


Wayne






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