Quote Originally Posted by clemmb View Post
I just purchased one during the last round of rebates. Got is for $709. The build quality is great as you would expect from an L. I am very pleased with how sharp it is om my FF and my 1.3x crop. All the talk on the forum is that the 17-55 has better IQ on a 1.6x crop than the 17-40? The f2.8 is good to have but I do not see the need for IS in this range.
Just my thoughts.
Thanks for the feedback, Mark! I have had a few lenses without IS and for the most part it hasn't bothered me. It's probably gone now but I just saw one on FM for $550 OBO. In Bryan's crops it seems to have some purple fringing going on more than the 17-55mm and the Tammy. Do you have a problem with that?

Denise