18-55mm vs 17-85mm

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Right guys What's the difference in quality and build etc. Would really like a better response than the last view things I posted on here. Would love people to help me guide me not bite my head off. As I'm sure there is some decent people in this forum.
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I've used both, and while there is more reach and a bit wider there is not to much between iq. You will get better build quality and faster focus. Have you looked at the tamron 17-50 2.8.
 
It gets very good reports and is a constant aperture of 2.8 so good for low light. I tried one in jessops and that's what Im after. There are 2 models, a vc(vibration compensation)and a non vc. The non vc is the one to go for as its sharper across the frame and can be picked up for around £200. I just missed one in the classifies although also have a wanted advert.
 
david mchale said:
Right guys What's the difference in quality and build etc.
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the 18-55IS gets pretty good reviews from most of the reputable reviewers, I always check photozone.de for impartial reviews and while they give the 18-55IS a good conclusion the 17-85 doesn't. (in fact they said it had some world record features (bad ones ;)).

If you want longer reach than the 18-55, consider the Sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 OS.
 
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No problem David, while I havent had the OS version of the 17-70, I have had the non OS model.

I don't think I have seen a 17-70OS owner that didn't like their lens.
 
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