[Jim]

I'm quite taking by the tamron 17-50 2.8.

[Fatboy]

On a similar vain here guys and gals...

I have just bought an EOS 400D (loving it by the way, even though its probably not a job on what some peeps here are packing  ), and I'm looking to get a great lens for taking climbing pics (mainly bouldering and the like), and fill any gaps I have.

So far I have the 18-55 kit lens that came with it, a 50mm f1.8 lens for portraits etc and a 100-300mm f4.5-5.5 zoom lens too.

I have a little knowledge on the subject but nowhere near the expertise a lot of peeps on here have, so I'd like to open it up to the floor!!

Cheers,
Mark

[Obi-Wan is lost...]

I've wanted a wide zoom for a while and you can currently get the Canon EF-S 10-22mm F/3.5-4.5 USM for not much more than £400 if you get a good web-deal then claim £55 back from Canon...
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?cPath=777_1&products_id=102681
then
http://canon20thanniversary.onlinerebates.com/howtoclaim.aspx

Also just noticed if you buy TODAY from Jessops they'll knock off 10% automatically off any lense which nearly matches the best price from the less reliable web only shops. I'm tempted.