My new lens

A few days ago I decided it's time to get a new lens for my dSLR. It's been quite some time (since the original Canon Rebel 6.3mp came out) since I got a lens. My 28-200 is a great lens but lacked the crisp quality indoor and low-light shots. When outdoor I will probably default to that but recently I've been inside quite a bit when I take my pictures.

So you may be saying.. for crying out loud, what did you get?? Thought I would write a boring entry again huh? :) OK, so what I got is a new Canon 17-55 F2.8 IS from B&H. It's about 1" longer than my 28-200, heavier and wider (77mm window instead of 72mm) but it's amazing -- and puts the kit 18-55 to shame. My first picture is of course Sam, our cat.

Image is slightly cropped but that's it. The only thing blurry from this 1/15 shot is the whiskers from him moving. IS is awesome!

So now when I want to get some very nice shots I don't need to snap on my 50mm f1.8 anymore :) Down side to this new lens is that I need a new camera bag!