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Originally Posted by Boxerworld
Well, please also check tests with the other lenses! I can only talk about the ones I have. Some might be better  |
Very true. I have read quite a few reviews on those 3 lenses, and all of them were good. And for the not-so-good things that were pointed out in the reviews, they were the same for all three. I never buy electronics/camera gear without exploring my options and doing a thorough comparison of a few different products. On top of being picky though I'm also very indecisive
so eventually I get to a point where I just have to force myself to choose
something!! 
The first thing that drew me to the sigma 18-50 2.8 was simply that I found one on craigslist, for a great price. That prompted me to do more research on that particular lens. Unfortunately it isn't listed on craigslist anymore, but from what I read in the reviews it seemed to be a very decent lens, one that I might be interested in even without the craigslist discount
And that's when I found the Sigma 17-70.
Would I prefer the constant 2.8 aperture of the Sigma 18-50; the wider range on the Sigma 17-70; or the Image Stabilization on the Canon 18-55? Decisions, decisions....