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hi
i bought the 40d with the 17/85 as a package so i thought this was a kit lens, however what i want is an extention to the 17/85 in the long run, but i want sharpness from the lens short focal the 17/85 at 3.5 i feel it not quite where i want it to be, the 50m at 1.8 or 1.4 i'm sure will give me that ,so really i want both , the sharpness of the 50 m and long lenth 70/200 or 70/300 as i said before i cant afford the bigger lens just yet so i thought i would start of small if you know what i mean.

in other words what i want from my 40d is the sharpness i got from my olympus compact, i take photos where ever i see something i like and when i do ,i want it sharp as possible.
So i think that after spending a lot of my hard earned cash on a bloody good camera i have to spend out more on a lens that gives me the quality of a compact does this make sense?.
the problem of sharpness could be me , god fobid it's the camera after all it's a canon and the lens 17/85 have you seen the price !!!. i'm sure you have .
Sorry rambling on here.

really i am after a good couple of lens that cover all aspects from landscape though to capturing that squirrel in the tree i happen to be passing.
Hope this make sense.

thanks