Hello World,
I'm just thinking about buying a new lens to replace the cheapo kit lens (Canon EF-S 18-55). I'm the happy owner of a 400D and recently bought the wonderful Canon EF-S 55-250 IS. According to http://www.photozone.de, both the Sigma 17-70 and 24-70 have great potential for a few bucks. However, the final rating on this website (which I consider as a good reference) gives the preference to the 24-70, while I thought (according to their comments and test results) that the 17-70 would have been rated better... I'm not really concerned about the wide focal, while the Macro capabilities of the 17-70 truly interest me.
Did some of you have the opportunity to test one or both lenses (with an EOS 400D)?
Many thanks in advance for your feedback.
ViV