The best IS USM lens for filming and photography with 7D (mostly filming)

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my camera of choice is the 7D
i was thinking of getting 17-55 f2.8 but for 990 thats expensive.. budget is around $400-$500
it HAS to have IS and im not sure about USM but yeah for sure IS cuz im mostly using filming by hand.

i was also thinking of the tamron SP-AF 17-50mm f2.8 but that does not have IS ):
so yeah whats the best IS USM lens for 7D?

btw whats the advantages/disadvantages of a USM?

need an all purpose lens, it would be probably my only lnse [im starting out, i getting the 7D soon]
 
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i'm looking for the same coverage to replace the 18-55 kit lens and in the price range it cones down to 2 lenses that are pretty sharp. The non VC is cheaper and looks sharper than the VC on these charts. USM is silent but auto focus in HD movie is useless because the camera searches for the focus in and out while you are shooting.
(IS on the canon is VC on the Tamron)

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/...Comp=400&CameraComp=474&SampleComp=0&Lens=679

jeree said:
my camera of choice is the 7D
i was thinking of getting 17-55 f2.8 but for 990 thats expensive.. budget is around $400-$500
it HAS to have IS and im not sure about USM but yeah for sure IS cuz im mostly using filming by hand.

i was also thinking of the tamron SP-AF 17-50mm f2.8 but that does not have IS ):
so yeah whats the best IS USM lens for 7D?

btw whats the advantages/disadvantages of a USM?

need an all purpose lens, it would be probably my only lnse [im starting out, i getting the 7D soon]
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Yeah both would work fine, with the tamron being way cheaper. Get the VC version. Their version of IS. The Canon is better, naturally pricier.

However, you don't have a 7D. How do you know that a standard zoom will fit what you want?

Buy the 7D first, then try it out. Go from there. it's easier and you might save money that route.

Also, only having a limited range standard might be limiting. Try it first.
 
jeree said:
is the VC good for stabalization? im mostly doing handheld..
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IS for hand held shooting is very useful. I have the 18-55 that came with the 550D then picked up the 50mm f1.8.
I did some hand held tests today with the 18-55 at the long end against the 50mm f.18.
As steady as I am, I gotta say the IS is smoother. I was looking at the Tamron 17-50 2.8 non VC because it's a bit sharper than the VC version and cheaper, but I'm having second thoughts. I have to weigh out the extra amount of sharpness against to potential hand shakes that could do more damage to a shot than a small percentage of sharpmess that I probably won't notice.

The 18-55 is a good lens to test out the system for under a hundred bucks to make decesions about what you really need to invest in.
 
so is there a lens pretty much like the canon 17-55mm 2.8 thats cheaper?
the canon 17-55mm 2.8 is like 900 dollars!! lol
 
I posted on your other thread I didn't know you only had 400-500 to spend. Yeah the Tamron 17-50mm VC which I believe is around $650 I think and the new Sigma 17-50mm has IS which is around $670. Anything cheaper than that you wont have any image stabilization.
 
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From videos that I have seen I like the Canon more than the Tamron but the Sigma 17-50 is new so I'm not sure how good that one is. Maybe a Tamron/Canon user who actually tested both lenses could help out more. There's a lot of info on the Tamron that people have made threads about.

Found this on Vimeo I just wish it was a better side by side comparison of the Canon and Tamron:
http://www.vimeo.com/12240637
 
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