02-08-2016, 09:54 PM
To put things a little into proportion:
Nikon 17-55/2.8: 30% more than the Fujinon
Canon 17-55/2.8: 33% less than the Fujinon
Pentax 16-50/2.8 DA: 4% more than the Fujinon
bean-counting: None of them covers the same FL-range and 1 mm shorter does make a difference at 17 mm
Did you check out the verdicts from Photozone? The Canon being the big exception, but the other two are not shining so much more.
Sigma, Tokina and Tamron all have some major differences: The turning focus-ring. It's obvious, therefore they can be cheap, but it's also obvious, they are not worse than the Fujinon. And none of them is weather resisting for those who care.
Nikon 17-55/2.8: 30% more than the Fujinon
Canon 17-55/2.8: 33% less than the Fujinon
Pentax 16-50/2.8 DA: 4% more than the Fujinon
bean-counting: None of them covers the same FL-range and 1 mm shorter does make a difference at 17 mm
Did you check out the verdicts from Photozone? The Canon being the big exception, but the other two are not shining so much more.
Sigma, Tokina and Tamron all have some major differences: The turning focus-ring. It's obvious, therefore they can be cheap, but it's also obvious, they are not worse than the Fujinon. And none of them is weather resisting for those who care.