> > Also, a quick question. Are 'for sale' or 'wanted to buy' ads allowed > here? Restricted to any one day? Verboten? On the LRflex list we > allow them, on > Fridays, from members, but not commercial dealers. What is the rule here? >
Past rules from the EOS list owner only restrict commercial dealers and for-sale ads pointing to an E-Bay link. > Lastly, has anybody here had good success with the 17~85mm IS zoom made > for the 20D and 300/350D (EF-S mount)? > > I was extremely disappointed with it... it suffers from a HUGE tendency > to flare... lens hood use is a must and it's still bad. And it suffers > an inordinate amount of barrel distortion at the wide end. (This can be > cured, to some extent, with PTLENS during post-processing, but....) Are > all examples of this lens that bad? Or did I get a dud? > > Certainly, it does not inspire me to purchase more Canon glass! :-( > Although I have not tried this lens myself as the EF-S lens doesn't fit my EF only camera, bear in mind this is still a consumer grade lens, as with other OEM lenses from other manufacturers, you get what you paid for, have you tried the L-lenses? Ken * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
