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Anonymous
I had the same problem, and I posted it on /p/. Fucking hate that 17-85.
If you like heavy lenses, get the 17-40L f/4, otherwise get the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. It makes a little more noise, doesn't have IS, but is sharper and lighter than the 17-85.
A helpfull anon posted this link in the other thread. As you can tell, the tests show that even the kit lens is sharper than the 17-85 on the wide end.
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/ISO-12233-Sample-Crops.aspx?CameraComp=0&FLIComp=0&am p;APIComp=0&Lens=400&Camera=396&Sample=0&FLI=0&API=3&LensComp=251
There is an active tamron 17-50 user group on flickr, as well as an active canon 17-40 user group on flickr. Both of those lenses are well loved.
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