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Ahh! help me pick my lens!

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[-mvee-]
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title says it. i want a good solid all around lens. and not something narrow, something wider. but not too wide (i have a goproHD also). nothing really above 670 or so. ive read the reviews and searched the videos about these 2 lens and i like them both. please help me decide, or suggest me something else. this will be for my t2i i am getting soon. . . thanks.

Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC (Vibration Compensation) LD Aspherical (IF) Zoom Lens for Canon EOS

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Sigma 17 - 50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM Auto Focus Wide Angle Zoom Lens for for Canon EOS
Jul 19 2010 4:00PM
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1337
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the Tamron has way better reviews and has definitely be recommended by several people on DVXusers.

and I've never heard of a sigma 17-50? did you mean the 17-70?
Jul 19 2010 4:17PM
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[-mvee-]
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http://www.adorama.com/SG1750EOS.html

theres the 17-50 ^^ . and yeah you deff presuaded me towards the tamron forsure 1337..
Jul 19 2010 4:35PM
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eheath
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17-40 4L would be a nice lens for you also.
http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=110559469980&rvr_id=&crlp=1_263602_263622&UA=M*S%3F&GUID=296280221290a04372850f25fffdacd4&itemid=110559469980&ff4=263602_263622#ht_516wt_1139
Jul 19 2010 4:43PM
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[-mvee-]
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damn. this is hard
but that canon 17-40 is a super wide angle zoom. hmm.
Jul 19 2010 4:53PM
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eheath
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You should get the 17-40 then get a 50 1.8. 17 is wide enough to follow while up to 40 gives you decent zoom too. And the 17-40 is L glass meaning its gonna look real sick.
Jul 19 2010 5:35PM
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Blandct
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yea but it is a EF lens and on a APS C sensor the 17 won't be that wide.
Jul 19 2010 5:46PM
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eheath
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My buddy paul who uses a 7d has the 17-40 and its wide enough for follows at 17mm. Ive used a 10-20mm sigma on my 40d and even 20mm is quite wide.
Jul 19 2010 5:49PM
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1337
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my 11-16 is crazy wide even at 16, 17 is perfectly fine
Jul 19 2010 6:48PM
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TravelsTI
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I personally would get the Canon 10-22. Since the t2i has a cropped sensor you don't get the full frame on the 17-40. The 17-40 works much better for the 7D.
Jul 19 2010 6:50PM
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eheath
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They both have the same cropped sensor...
Jul 19 2010 6:52PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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no, they both have a 1.6 crop..............
Jul 19 2010 7:06PM
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Jul 19 2010 7:11PM
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1337
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wat

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Jul 19 2010 7:11PM
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IanAvery-Leaf
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lol @ "wat"
Jul 19 2010 7:14PM
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.jr
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hahah you're thinking about spending over $600 on a sigma 17-50..

lol
Jul 19 2010 8:07PM
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[-mvee-]
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it was an option. im getting the canon eheath recommended. i like that the most
Jul 19 2010 8:57PM
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assface
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i have a sigma 10-20 and its super sharp
Jul 20 2010 3:36AM
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zahava
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deff get the 17-40 F4 L, My grandpa has it, its so sweet.
Jul 20 2010 10:52AM
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Microcosm
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The 17-40 was my first walk around lens that wasn't the 18-55. I love that thing, used it so frequently when I got it. I think it would really excel on a non-crop sensor being used as a super-wide lens, but on a crop sensor it's still sweet. It doesn't have very much reach however, so watch out for that. The Canon EF-S f/2.8 17-55 IS would be a sweeet lens to have too, but it's much more expensive. And lacks the build quality of the Canon's L lenses, also sometimes they have IS motor problems. All in all I'd still say the 17-55 is your best bet if you wanna spend the money. Otherwise the 17-40 is still a great lens.
Jul 20 2010 1:27PM
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