So, I've decided to send the 28mm prime lens back. I'm not really going to miss it because I have the EF 50mm f/1.8 that is equally as sharp if the shot requires the very most detail (such as portraits). So I finally decided that I wanted the EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM lens. It's supposed to be an all around great lens and I hope that it will be the one lens I use for most of my photography. I heard the sharpness isn't as great as the EF 17-40mm f/4 L lens but, that's understandable. I didn't go for the 17-40mm L because of 2 reasons: 1.) No Image Stabilization 2.) 40mm isn't much of a zoom. I wanted a lens that would out perform my 18-55mm kit lens yet, have a wider range of zoom. If I'm in a place where I need to quickly get in on the action, I can zoom to it rather than try to get closer and miss the moment while I'm getting there.... sure, I'll sacrifice quality a little bit but, I'd rather get the award-winning shot rather than a super sharp piece of crap because I couldn't get close enough. Plus, I love wide angle shots, especially for landscapes. The 17mm is even a tiny bit wider than the 18mm anyway, so that will be kinda nice. I'm really looking forward to using Image Stabilization because I read that you can shoot hand held photos 3 stops under normal and get the same results. The only real problem I can see here is it's an EF-S lens and will not be compatible on a full-frame sensor camera, so if the future brings only full-frame cameras, I'll have a lens that's incompatible.

I think Canon will continue to improve the resolution on their cropped sensor cameras because with a cropped sensor, you can actually get more detail because your 85mm lens suddenly turns into a 136mm lens so you can zoom in closer. Also, with a cropped sensor, you won't notice as much vignetting or sharpness drop off because that stuff can't get projected onto the sensor. The downside is... you have to get the EF-S 10-22mm lens in order to get extreme wide angle such as a 16mm lens on a full frame camera. On the other hand, by the time I upgrade to a full frame camera, I probably won't want that lens anymore anyway.... If I'm buying an expensive camera, I'll probably get expensive L glass to replace my 17-85mm lens anyway.

So, that's what's going on... I hope I get a good copy and won't get burned again like the defective 28mm that I got... what a pain this is. Anyways... I can't wait to start shooting with it... should get here by tomorrow or Thursday.