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<blockquote data-quote="DonnieZ" data-source="post: 507222" data-attributes="member: 40831">Another vote for the Sigma 17-50 DC OS HSM EX.I have one and it's a pretty solid little lens. I'm no pro, but the build quality of the lens feels good and of course you're paying for the fixed f/2.8 throughout the zoom range. I picked it up from one of the eBay sellers selling it for slightly over USD$300, I'm sure it was a gray market lens. However, the Amazon price was like $469, so I figure that was enough of a risk/reward to move forward with the eBay purchase.The one quirky thing about it is that it zooms backwards compared to my other Nikon lenses. If you want to zoom tighter, you rotate left instead of right. Here's a link to Jared Polin giving the lens a pretty comprehensive review on YouTube. If you don't want to sit through it all, basically he gave it an 8/10 when priced at $669 (4 years ago..) but advised to buy the Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 if you had the chance to pick one up for $150 more used. However, at $310 I think this lens is a steal.<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as9YxgONIQI" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as9YxgONIQI</a></blockquote>

[QUOTE="DonnieZ, post: 507222, member: 40831"] Another vote for the Sigma 17-50 DC OS HSM EX. I have one and it's a pretty solid little lens. I'm no pro, but the build quality of the lens feels good and of course you're paying for the fixed f/2.8 throughout the zoom range. I picked it up from one of the eBay sellers selling it for slightly over USD$300, I'm sure it was a gray market lens. However, the Amazon price was like $469, so I figure that was enough of a risk/reward to move forward with the eBay purchase. The one quirky thing about it is that it zooms backwards compared to my other Nikon lenses. If you want to zoom tighter, you rotate left instead of right. Here's a link to Jared Polin giving the lens a pretty comprehensive review on YouTube. If you don't want to sit through it all, basically he gave it an 8/10 when priced at $669 (4 years ago..) but advised to buy the Nikon 17-55 f/2.8 if you had the chance to pick one up for $150 more used. However, at $310 I think this lens is a steal. [URL]https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=as9YxgONIQI[/URL] [/QUOTE]

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