Best low-light lens on T2i

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I have recently been doing a lot of club and dark event shooting but I also do photography and have been skating by with a kit lens. What I have come to notice is that the Lens does hunting in a lot of tight situations so I know I def need something better in low light. Also in model photographs and different pictures I felt it gives a decent shot but a sharper lens would be nice. So of course I saw the Canon 17-55 and the feedback is great most of the time and most say it performs great in low light and has a great AS sensor. Next I saw the Tamron which is a fraction of the price and while it can stop down to 2.8 feedback shows that it is horrible in low light. That would not do me any good at club events. So is the Canon the only choice or maybe is there another lens out there for me?

P.S. I also saw a review that said the Canon was bad in low light as well. I didn't know how to take that so i'm lost even more now.
 
bounceback said:
What about when im in the party atmosphere and I dont have enough room to back up? I will be stuck.
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Canon does make fast (1.2, 1.4) wide angle lenses, but like most fast wide-angle lenses, they are not cheap. Check B&H or Canon's site for more detail.

Good luck,
Kevin
 
The Canon 17-55/2.8IS and Tamron 17-50/2.8 VC are both fine lenses. In the dark tho, both are still too slow, you need f1.4, and the only affordable option here is the Sigma 30/1.4, but even with that, you'll still hit ISO 1600 or 3200 quite often unless you learn to use bounce flash.
 
Kin Lau said:
The Canon 17-55/2.8IS and Tamron 17-50/2.8 VC are both fine lenses. In the dark tho, both are still too slow, you need f1.4, and the only affordable option here is the Sigma 30/1.4, but even with that, you'll still hit ISO 1600 or 3200 quite often unless you learn to use bounce flash.
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Exactly
 
How come the Tamron is "horrible" in low light? Works well for me, though you do need faster than 2.8 anyway. I've been using the Sigma 30mm f1.4 and Samyang 85mm f1.4 though you need to stabilise that with something, it' not exactly wide ;)
 
maarek said:
How come the Tamron is "horrible" in low light? Works well for me, though you do need faster than 2.8 anyway. I've been using the Sigma 30mm f1.4 and Samyang 85mm f1.4 though you need to stabilise that with something, it' not exactly wide ;)
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This is exactly what I needed to hear. I was looking to get the Sigma 30mm for this exact purpose. I was trying to decide between that one and the Sigma 20mm 1.8. Have you used the 20mm? I have the same problem with my 50mm on the T2i. Sometimes I need to back up too far to get my shots. Is the 30mm wide enough to be considered a "normal" lens?
 
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