YAY! my Canon 17-55mm 2.8 came!

Robbo · 6 Sep 2010

Dead excited just had to post!

Cant believe how big it is its nearly as big as my 70-300mm!

Off out to give it a testy now

tijuana taxi · 6 Sep 2010

Think you will be very pleased when you see what this lens is capable of

And yes it is a big old lump, enjoy!!

Robbo · 6 Sep 2010

tijuana taxi said:
Think you will be very pleased when you see what this lens is capable of

And yes it is a big old lump, enjoy!!

I hope so I hear a lot of good things....just waiting for the Mrs to get out of bed :bat:

Gigabyte · 6 Sep 2010

How much did it cost you?

Robbo · 6 Sep 2010

Gigabyte said:
How much did it cost you?

got it for £550 off the forum, less than 1 year old.

thelamont · 6 Sep 2010

Excellent choice ...

Picked one up myself yesterday ...

Waiting till i get a UV filter tomorrow, before having a wee play ... hope that will keep the dust bunnies at bay ...

furq · 6 Sep 2010

thelamont said:
Excellent choice ...

Picked one up myself yesterday ...

Waiting till i get a UV filter tomorrow, before having a wee play ... hope that will keep the dust bunnies at bay ...

Think the dust enters via the extending tube not the front glass?

tijuana taxi · 7 Sep 2010

Hood is a very good idea too, think for the price they could include it really