Help me choose: EF lens for 60D

[SJTstudios]

Of your picks, I'd recommend the 17-40, it is equivalent to about a 24-70 on your crop body about.

Honestly there is not much else that could give you the range you want for a wide walk around lens.

I know it is important to think about what lenses will work for you in the future, but the thing is, that if you get a good ef-s lens that allows you to take better images, you won't be at a loss if you can't sell it for a good price.

Photography isn't about the lens or the camera, but the combo. Ef-s lenses are made to be better than ef lenses on crop bodies.

You should only upgrade to ff when you have the money to buy both the camera and the lens.

This is especially important for wide-mid zooms.

I strongly encourage you look at the canon ef-s lenses and some of the sigma's

 

[Andy_Hodapp]

Go for the 17-40mm, I have a Canon T1i and every time I'm out in Montana, when I'm not taking photos of wildlife, I have the 17-40mm on. It is a great lens and very sharp at F/8-11, many of my most famous works have been with it and it can transfer over to full frame, I just got a 5D MkII two days ago and haven't gotten around to shooting with the 17-40mm on it but I am sure it will be great. Here are some photos I've taken with my 17-40mm.

 

[Policar]

The 17-55mm f2.8 IS is amazing in that way something that underwhelms you by virtue of having no weaknesses is. Resale is good, too. And it's sharp and the right set of focal lengths for portraiture and landscape (could be a little longer for portraiture, I like 85mm on crop). Some weird, gnarly CA but whatever... No distortion. Punchy, nice micro-contrast. I liked it for stills and for video. It's the lens I miss most now that I've gone to FF. Build quality was as good as my L lenses.

And to be perfectly honest, I preferred the 18-55mm kit lens to the 17-40mm L on crop. I like the 17-40mm L much more on FF, even though the corners are bad. It is a fine lens by f8 and it's contrasty, but so is most everything else.