01-15-2012, 03:14 PM
Thank you, Brightcolors, for reading my post and taking time to answer it.
You have given me food for thought, my old Sigma 17-70 does not have IS and has a lot of vignetting so I would like to upgrade. 24-70 does seem a nice range, considering I have a separate wide angle, and the 15-85 lens seems nice and has the perfect zoom range so I can leave some lenses home, but ultimately the FZ review puts me off.
The 2.8 requirement is for indoor portraits, we are expecting a baby and I hope to avoid blasting flashes in her face as a welcome ... ;-).
What are your thoughts on the importance of image stabilization in the 24-70 mm range?
My choice would be Sigma 24-70 if I don't give a large importance to IS, or Sigma 17-50 because it has IS.
You have given me food for thought, my old Sigma 17-70 does not have IS and has a lot of vignetting so I would like to upgrade. 24-70 does seem a nice range, considering I have a separate wide angle, and the 15-85 lens seems nice and has the perfect zoom range so I can leave some lenses home, but ultimately the FZ review puts me off.
The 2.8 requirement is for indoor portraits, we are expecting a baby and I hope to avoid blasting flashes in her face as a welcome ... ;-).
What are your thoughts on the importance of image stabilization in the 24-70 mm range?
My choice would be Sigma 24-70 if I don't give a large importance to IS, or Sigma 17-50 because it has IS.