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I love this lens, although it is not great for wide shots...however I use a Tokina 12-24 for wide. If you are going to shoot wide then you have the right idea by starting at 17 or 18 on a cropped sensor.

I have heard some decent things in regards to Sigma and Tamron 18-200's. If you are going to look at Sigma and want one lens why not also consider the 17-70 f/2.8? It is supposed to be a pretty good lens for the money.

I saw your earlier post about spending 500-700...

You can pick up a Tokina 12-24 for about $450 new...and Canon 28-135 IS are going for around $300 bucks used...It is a fantastic two lens combo...that is of course if you are set on using a one lens solution.

It's awfully slow. You need a lot of light to make use of that 200mm range as it's 6.3. What they need to do is make it like the Nikon..... 3.5-5.6.

That was my primary lens for 2 years. I recently upgraded to the 24-105L because I've become a spoiled little L-glass bitch. But the 28-135 is a great lens for the price.

The like a 42-202 in 35mm terms (assuming you're using a small sensor with a 1.5x magnifier.) The IS is a great feature.

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I have $400 credit at Samy's camera and I could sell my 28-135 for $300. I looked at the 28-70 2.8L Nice lens a bit heavy...buy I prefer a longer reach for an all purpose lens.

Now IF it it is not wide enough you can always go out and get a 12-24 to go along with it. I have the 28-135 on my camera 75% of the time. I only use the my 12-24 *usually* when shooting architecture.

Here are some samples from my 28-135, which is a VERY versatile lens:

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Good deal. For the wide end, like Noel said, something like the 10-22 may be useful. Otherwise, that's a good focal range and the IS will surprise you.

I was perusing your SmugMug galleries and I really like what I see. Also, how do you like SmugMug?

I borrowed a Tamron 17-50/2.8 a couple weekends ago and I'm embarassed to say I haven't even looked at the pics yet. I'm leaning that way to replace the kit lens, maybe the Tokina 16-50/2.8 if it ever gets released.

Thanks for the positive feedback. I really like the way smugmug does their thing. Lets you customize to your heart's content if you want, looks fine with default themes if you don't. Great tech support, very responsive, friendly forums, unlimited storage, plenty of monthly bandwidth. Worth the minor price IMHO.

It's noticeably sharper than the 28-135 in certain situations. The IS is latest generation, so I think it gets you one or two more stops than the IS on the 28-135. I guess it also depends on what your other lenses are. I always found myself wishing I had wider angle on the short side of the 28mm than I did longer side of th e 135mm. And my other lens at the time was the 100-400, so I could afford to give up those extra 30mm on the long end. Constant f/4 aperture is nice too. You can compose your shot as you like it and then change focal lengths withour worrying about readjusting your aperture. I've since added the Tokina 12-24 so they work great together. And it's 77mm, so it shares filters with my 100-400 and the Tokina.