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What are your experiences with the Nikkor 17-55?


12 years 1 month ago #205329 by Cyber geek
I'm at a bit of a crossroads with my next lens upgrade. I wan't to replace my kit lens with some good, fast glass.

I have read a few comments on the 17-55 f/2.8, but it seems more people own the 70-200 than the 17-55. There are two concerns I have about the 17-55. First, I do the majority of my shooting hand held. I have come to appreciate the VR of the kit lenses. Even though at some point I will upgrade my body I don't like to count on raising the ISO to bring my shutter speeds up. My D40 doesn't handle noise too well, so I just wonder if I'm going to get consistently fast enough shutter speeds in lower light w/o upping the ISO. So, knowing the 17-55 doesn't have VR, it's a little concerning. Can anyone speak to whether or not they have used it and wished they had VR?

Can anyone chime in with their experiences using this lens? Wish it had VR? Indifferent? How the optical quality is?
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12 years 1 month ago #205330 by Ms. Amy
the 17-55 is a great lens for portrait for the DX users, if you plan on upgrading to a fullframe...id get something else.
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12 years 1 month ago #205331 by Phil0
to VR or not. Not so long ago, we didn't have VR and there were no issue - yes it helps, especially for shaky-hands (such as my self) but it really shouldn't be a huge deciding factor for you. The 17-55 sounds like a really nice lens. I say go for it.
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12 years 1 month ago #205373 by john_m
The 17-55 is a fantastic lens, but it is a beast. I just came back from Disneyland and toted my D200 and a Tokina 28-80 f2.8 and I tell you that it does become uncomfortable with all that weight (the Tokina lens is probably close in size/weight as the 17-55). Just wondering, why upgrade to such an expensive piece of glass but still use the D40? For the price of the lens, you could upgrade bodies and pick up a few used primes...But to answer your question, yes you will be fine shooting handheld without VR.
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