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Canon EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

3_5-5
Review Date: Aug 31, 2010 Recommend? yes | Price paid: Not Indicated | Rating: 10 

 
Pros: Great walkaround lens. Great IQ. Sharp. Good build quality. Fast focusing. Modern IS system.
Cons:
Slow aperature. Maybe prone to lens creep.

I bought this lens after reading great reviews of it and was not disappointed. The IQ is equal to that of some L lens and this was one of the best built EF-S lens I came across. The USM focuses fast and captures action shots at a very good hit rate.

Not the perfect lens. I wished it was a constant zoom or a 2.8 to 4.0 range like it's Sigma 17-70 2.8-4.0 OS competitor.
This lens also may be prone to lens creep later on. The demo of this lens at the dealer had bad lens creep, though mine hasn't done it yet.
 
Canon EF 35mm f/2

ef35mmf2_1_
Review Date: Oct 9, 2009 Recommend? yes | Price paid: $300.00 | Rating: 9 

 
Pros: Nice sharp images. Light. Good price.
Cons:
Build quality could be better.

Just recently got this lens for my 40D. The 35mm length gives me a closer aspect to a "normal lens" that what my 50mm 1.8 mark II did.

The images this lens give me are clean, sharp with good colors and contrasts.

Yes, the lens is a little noisey, but you have to expect that for an older lens with no HSM.

The one thing I wish this lens had was better build quality. It feels like it's made of the same cheap plastic as the 50mm 1.8. My kit 18-55mm IS lens felt more solidly built than what this lens did and that sells for half the price as this.