[JohnH]

OK, what to put on my Canon 20d for regular photography? I am fed up with the mushy images from the stock 18-55 lens and the old 70-300 usm is hardly any better - plus it has a fugus issue....so it is time to upgrade but to what?

My budget will be in the region of $1000-$1500.

The 70-200 F4 L looks good to me but at around the $1000 mark it does not leave much for the wide angle lens or there is the Sigma equivalent that gives me f2.8 for about the same $$$...

Anyone got a view on the 18-200 Sigma?

Is IS/OS worth the extra money - I am biased toward better glass for AP but for general purpose use is stabilisation a better way to go?