Originally Posted by
GrumpyDiver
Erik - I bought that lens when I was shooting crop, but was planning to step up to FF. It quickly became my favourite lens on the crop sensor camera and it continues to be my most used lens on the FF.
While it is relatively large and heavy, the weight gives you a constant aperture across the full focal range and is a fast zoom, so for low light photography, it does have its advantages. The downside is the limited zoom range, so I do a fair bit of changing lenses (usually I carry the 70-200mm lens with me as well).