Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC or Canon 15-85?

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wildfly

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I would like to upgrade from the kit 28-135 lens on my 7D and was wondering if I could get some input on what people feel might suit me better. I originally was high on what people were saying about the Canon 17-55 2.8, but the price is a bit out of my range right now. I'd like to stay in the $700 and less range.

What I do:

I film mostly fly fishing, and changing a lens out on the river sucks. I value a wider range of coverage by the lens, so I was thinking maybe the 15-85 would be ideal. I shoot outdoors, mostly in more than ample lighting, so having a lens at F2.8 would be more of a luxury than a necessity. I'm often using a variable ND to cut down light. Image Stabilization is an absolute must, as I often don't have a tripod with me. I usually shoot with a shoulder mount while standing at least knee deep in moving water, so staying stable is a challenge.

I would like a lens that I can take decent stills with as well, as I often like to move back and forth between video and stills when a fish is landed.

So yeah... which lens would be most ideal? I even looked at the 18-200+ range lenses, but from what I've researched they seem to lack image quality. I live about 1 1/2 hours from any decent camera shop with lenses, so any help possible would be ideal.
 
wildfly said:
I would like to upgrade from the kit 28-135 lens on my 7D and was wondering if I could get some input on what people feel might suit me better. I originally was high on what people were saying about the Canon 17-55 2.8, but the price is a bit out of my range right now. I'd like to stay in the $700 and less range.

What I do:

I film mostly fly fishing, and changing a lens out on the river sucks. I value a wider range of coverage by the lens, so I was thinking maybe the 15-85 would be ideal. I shoot outdoors, mostly in more than ample lighting, so having a lens at F2.8 would be more of a luxury than a necessity. I'm often using a variable ND to cut down light. Image Stabilization is an absolute must, as I often don't have a tripod with me. I usually shoot with a shoulder mount while standing at least knee deep in moving water, so staying stable is a challenge.

I would like a lens that I can take decent stills with as well, as I often like to move back and forth between video and stills when a fish is landed.

So yeah... which lens would be most ideal? I even looked at the 18-200+ range lenses, but from what I've researched they seem to lack image quality. I live about 1 1/2 hours from any decent camera shop with lenses, so any help possible would be ideal.
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What's wrong with the kit lens again?

It has IS, USM and you said it yourself that you shoot in more then enough light. If you want to spend money I can give you my paypal email address to accept a donation, other than that you are fine with the kit lens and do not need to spend any money.

The ONLY possible range I could think you would need is something like the Tokina 11-16mm which will give you those amazing wide shots.
 
The kit lens isn't wide enough for me. Most of the time I find myself forcing myself backward to get a wide enough angle when I'd rather be closer to the host of my videos. As far as the 11-16 goes, that would be fine if I didn't have a problem changing lenses when out on the water. I try to minimize that as much as possible. When I rented the 10-22mm Canon, I found it useful but I was shooting in the zoomed in half of the range, so I figured a 15 or maybe 17mm wide would be ideal.
 
wildfly said:
The kit lens isn't wide enough for me. Most of the time I find myself forcing myself backward to get a wide enough angle when I'd rather be closer to the host of my videos. As far as the 11-16 goes, that would be fine if I didn't have a problem changing lenses when out on the water. I try to minimize that as much as possible. When I rented the 10-22mm Canon, I found it useful but I was shooting in the zoomed in half of the range, so I figured a 15 or maybe 17mm wide would be ideal.
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Then I don't know what or why you're asking, because the 15-85mm is clearly the right choice for you.
 
Apparently my original title is confusing. I thought I had outlined my constraints and asked for input on zoom lenses that fit the range of the couple lenses I asked about. Let me rephrase:

Given the above info about what I shoot, what zoom lens that starts in the 15-18mm range and covers at least to 50mm would be ideal in your eyes? Am I correct in leaning towards the 15-85, or is there possibly a better option?
 
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