fhammond Offline Upload & Sell: Off
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Sailaire,
I've used the 24-85mm lens on both a 20D and on a 1D Mark II. I didn't think I was going to use it much - it was a spur-of-the-moment buy - but it's actually one of my favorite lenses. It's light, the quality is fine and the focus is fast. On a recent trip to Paris, I had the 1D2, several L-series lenses and the 24-85mm. I used the 24-85mm almost exclusively. Walking all day, I just couldn't imagine wanting to carry a heavy lens and a heavy body for what amounted to holiday snapshots. Another option for me would have been a small prime lens but that wouldn't have been nearly as flexible. The 28-135mm would have ok but heavier and not as wide. The slower speed matters less because modern digital cameras have such great high ISO performance and crop factor reduces the issue of edge quality.
Recently, my wife used our 20D in Australia with the 24-85mm and loved it. Printing up to 8.5. x 11 was great and, frankly, at that size, I couldn't see any difference between the 24-85mm and the 24-70mm. I think your decision to get the 20D and a good-but-not-great lens is much better than the other way around (the 20D is a big advance over the 300D). "good" and "great" are very subjective too. Ignoring price, It would be hard to argue that a 20D is not always better than a 300D but, at least in several situations for me, the 24-85mm has been better than the 24-70mm L.
Good luck,
fh
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