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Title: A great lens to carry if you want to travel light
Review: After I bought my Canon 40D back in 2007, I was looking for ONE single lens that I can take on my travel, as I always want to travel as light as possible. It has to operate in low light condition as I may not always have my tripod. It has to be versatile in its zoom range as I may be shooting landscape in wide angle one day and portrait of my Mom the next. The EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 delivers what I was looking for. IS works extremely well and I've made some street shots at night that would not be possible otherwise. I have been using this for 2 years and it's always the lens I take with me if I'm required to carry only one.The sole complain I have with this lens is flare, even with the lens hood. It doesn't improve much if I use larger apertures. It makes all the back lighting and sunset scenes more challenging. And that's why I'm giving this a 4 star and not 5.
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