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Just thought I'd let you all know that I went for the 17-55mm f/2.8 lens. It came today. Mixed emotions about it so far... it's kind of like my 50mm f/1.8 but with the zoom functionality. Only really tried it around the house/outside but at the moment, I'm not noticing the enormous difference I...

I know it's an expensive hobby isn't it... I'll just have to get the absolute best out of this lens before I purchase another!... :D

I think that if I get this, I won't be purchasing another for a while :P certainly not at this price! However, I've come across a second-hand one that's quite a bit cheaper than Amazon's price, for example. Is it worth buying a second-hand lens, will it be as good? Cheers people!

Tesco deal has gone up to £1588. Therefore I think I'll be going for just the 17-55mm f/2.8 lens :)

Yeah... I'm fairly sure the 18-85mm they've got advertised doesn't exist! And yeah the 17-85mm is also listed, but as you say the saving is different (obviously) as is the photograph and the catalogue number.

Well yeah, considering nobody seems to be doing anything about it, if it is an error. I'm with you - they technically have it advertised at said price, and logically, that would be the price I'd pay at the checkout online. Hmm...

How do you know? :-/ It all seems very real - they've even got the right lens in the picture... but as I and everyone else thought, it does seem too good to be true.

...so if it ends up actually being the 17-85mm, I could return it. Hmm. I'm gonna have to make a decision pretty sharpish...

Yeah that's another thought. I'm still steering more toward lenses, but that 60D deal does seem to be a good one. Liking the look of 17-55mm too...

Goodness gracious me... and that's with a good lens, right?!! As in that 17-55mm lens is the one everyone is recommending?!!! The one that's on Amazon for ~£700 ALONE???? Well this throws a spanner in the works... thanks for pointing it out! They'll be out of stock in no time! Oooh tempted.

It's by no means awful, no... it's just that sometimes when boosting the colour during processing, it really shows. In most circumstances, it's absolutely fine. I think when I was writing that I was just gearing up to change my camera :P Think I'll be changing the lens for now, so keep the...

I'm being swayed towards upgrading my lens and getting some other equipment to go with it, and maybe upgrade the camera next year or something. So, the lenses you guys have mentioned: 17-55mm f/2.8 15-85mm EF-S 70-200mm F/4 - not sure if this may be a bit big/heavy as a walkabout lens. Any...

Thanks for the replies guys... I'm still as confused as every! I'll look at the lenses mentioned, any other comments would still be very welcome! Need as many views as I can get before I make a decision :)

I bet a 7D would be a brilliant upgrade... but unfortunately I think it's probably a bit too expensive and heavy for my needs. I'll take a look at the lenses you've mentioned - is there a definite marked improvement with these over and above my 18-55 IS kit?

The high ISO performance is certainly appealing. I notice the poor ISO performance on my 450 particularly when using the 50mm lens indoors. We were at a restaurant yesterday for example, and there was quite a bit of noise. And I'm not a fan of using flash. The video is also appealing. I'm fine...