Looking for Canon 18-55 or 17-85!

bluest

Hi, pardon the detail:
My husband just purchased a Canon EOS 20D 8.2 Megapixel! He's super excited. He has always loved photography but we've never had $$ to indulge this hobby. He just got a job teaching English in Japan and will probably leave in a few months. We decided to splurge so that he can capture his sure-to-be fantastic memories abroad. That, and to supplement the vast collection of photos we have amassed, all of our cat. I digress! He needs a lens. I think his ideal lens would be the 17-85. Does anyone have one for sale?
We are looking for the 18-55 as a second option, if we are unable to spring for the 17-85.
I appreciate your help!
Amee

Barefoot and Natural

I too, would love to find a 17-85 lens....I am pretty confused about all the lenses they have out there and I am trying to find ONE that will replace the 3 that I have.......18-55, 35-80, and an 80-210 (Tamaron).....any suggestions would be great!!

Nikolai

Amee,

bluest wrote:

Hi, pardon the detail:
My husband just purchased a Canon EOS 20D 8.2 Megapixel! He's super excited. He has always loved photography but we've never had $$ to indulge this hobby. He just got a job teaching English in Japan and will probably leave in a few months. We decided to splurge so that he can capture his sure-to-be fantastic memories abroad. That, and to supplement the vast collection of photos we have amassed, all of our cat. I digress! He needs a lens. I think his ideal lens would be the 17-85. Does anyone have one for sale?
We are looking for the 18-55 as a second option, if we are unable to spring for the 17-85.
I appreciate your help!
Amee

Welcome to DGrin!

Forget 18-55. Going for a trip of a life time with that lens is a recipe for a failure. I had that lens originally and I consider it to be my biggest mistake with dslr I have ever made.
Opt for 17-85, plus probably 1.4x extender (the last will turn your 17-85 into 24-120). Watch www.fredmiranda.com (and ebay:-), I see these lenses change hands quite often.
Also, from what I saw of Japan, everyhting is very much tight quarters, hence it simply asks for 10-22. But it's one hell of a cash pile to cough out.
At any rate - get the 17-85 first. It's the best you can do as your "one and only".
Strictly MHO, no pun, etc.
HTH

Mike Lane

You are in luck, email me and we'll chat about price. Be advised that I won't be able to do anything until after I get home from the shootout (31 May or 1 June). But I've got that lens and it's in great shape and since I got my 17-40L I don't use it at all. So if you can wait until June to get your hands on it, give me a shout.

EDIT: Also I've got the irritatingly difficult to find lens hood that goes along with it