Sigma 17-70/2.8-4.5 vs 24-70/2.8 (Canon mount)
Posted: Thu May 22, 2008 4:09 pm
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
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