Which lens?

[clemmb]

Daniel Browning said "the 17-55 has far superior image quality " I disagree. Check Brayan's ISO 12233 Chart 100% Crop Comparison. The 24-105 is much sharper than the 17-55.
<div class="ForumPostButtons"][url="http://community.the-digital-picture.com/forums/p/1385/9773.aspx#9773][/url] [url="http://community.the-digital-picture.com/members/wimpy/default.aspx][b]wimpy[/b][/url][b][/b]Said[b] "[/b]Macro, Nature, Portrait, Landscape and Action photography all interest me." The 24-105 would be better for Macro, Nature and portrait than the 17-55. The 17-55 would be better for Landscape and possibly action allthough I have used the 24-105 for indoor basketball with good results. The only time I have run into the 24 not being wide enough on a crop body was indoors in a small room but I do not shoot much wide angle. If you need wide angle then the 17-55 is for you.</div>
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[wimpy]

More good advice, thanks clemb. I'm thinking of getting a set of kenko extenders tomorrow and seeing how they go for macro with my 50mm f/1.8. Then maybe getting into a camera shop on the weekend to take a look at a 24-105mm and hopefully the other lenses to see if im really willing to spend so much money on glass.