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07/09/2006 10:16:01 AM · #1 |
| I have a 30D and I was wondering which of the above lenses you suggest. I am also thinking going wild a buy the 24-105 L, but the money are quite a lot :o( |
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07/09/2006 11:19:14 AM · #2 |
Sigma 18 200
I love the versatility of this lense. It is a great lense for starting out and I have had some mild success with it here at DPC. Of course, it is the least expensive of the three lenses you mention and if money is no object, buy the 24-105L.
Good luck with whatever choice you make! |
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07/09/2006 11:31:31 AM · #3 |
What is your budget and what are your purposes?
There are quite a few threads on which lens to use...
Is IS an issue?
There are a few routes to go...
For General use and less expenditure:
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Canon 17-85 IS
Sigma 70-300 APO DG blah blah... the latest version.
Not great optical quality, and your IS is on the lens that probably needs it less... However, being as you seem less interested in the telephoto end of things, I'm going to stick with the cheapest lens that delivers reasonable quality and versatility. It's pretty decent.
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Canon 28-135 IS
Sigma Sigma 70-300
Possibly better image quality, but you will be missing out on anything wider... 28mm isn't very wide on a 30D...
Neither of these are recommended. A much better mix might be:
#1
Tokina 12-24 f/4
Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 (or 28-75 depending on your preference)
Sigma 70-300 APO........
This will deliver good quality wide angle (albeit with a bit more Chromatic Aberration in the Tokina, Fixable), plus a nice walk-around lens and the cheap telephoto lens... If money is a problem, consider dropping the Tokina and stick with the Tamron 17-50 (that's what I am doing) or wait a couple of months for the Tokina 16-50... (Ok, I might do that too :)
#2 Money talks baby
Canon 10-22
Tamron (as above)
Canon 100mm f/2.8 Macro
Sigma 70-200 f/2.8 or 120-300 f/2.8 or Canon 70-200 f/2.8L..............
Things get a lot more complicated as the budget goes up, but it all comes down to...
What do you want to do with it?
I'm not really a big fan of the 24-105 f/4.0L mostly because it's quite slow...
Another serious contender here is the 24-135mm that Prof_fate likes... It's also a parfocal lens, so delivers half of the benefits of the more expensive constant aperture lenses.
Message edited by author 2006-07-09 11:32:57. |
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07/09/2006 05:21:13 PM · #4 |
| eschelar thanks a lot for your help. The 24-135mm you speak about is from Sigma or from Tamron. |
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07/09/2006 05:54:54 PM · #5 |
| I just got the 24-105L and think it will be my #1 lens for a very long time. I sold the 28-135 with NO regret. |
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07/09/2006 05:59:50 PM · #6 |
| It's scary how eschelar can read my mind... 12-24, 17-50 and 70-300. It's pretty much what I would've said. |
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07/09/2006 08:46:26 PM · #7 |
| I just bought the 28-135 IS USM Canon and love it. I went and took photos late in the afternoon of flowers and etc and the photos would have turned out blurry for the most part if I had not had the IS without a tripod. Got to say which ever way you go conside buying an IS lens. Very fast focus |
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07/10/2006 12:47:45 AM · #8 |
I'm pretty sure that it's a Tamron lens... It's Prof_fate's favorite lens to recommend.
It's very affordable and sharp as craziness. FredMiranda.com has fantastic reviews of it... Great range too..
I'd really only recommend it if A: you don't want to go any wider or B: you DO want to go wider, but you are planning on getting another specialized wide-angle lens like the Tokina (budget conscious) or the Canon 10-22 (quality conscious - although both lenses are very high quality).
That depends more on your budget...
My budget is officially drained, so I'm going to go for the 16-50 or 17-50 after both lenses have been compared adequately...
Chances are that I will end up with the 16-50 by Tokina.
The trick with IS lenses is that they often have much narrower max apertures. I personally tend to go with lenses that are f/2.8 or better... Apparently this works well with the special way that the 30D (and 20D and other higher end Canon cameras) autofocus system works...
I read up on how it works and that's really what I want...
For a 350XT user, there is less reason to go that route.
Having said that, I feel that having 2 stops of light is always better than having 2 stops of Anti-shake/IS/VR... but that's my opinion.
Most people who shoot moving subjects will agree...
Having said that, if you use IS correctly, and your subject is NOT moving quickly, it is actually possible to get MORE than the theoretical 3 stops of prevention (or whatever they have labelled the lens as)... I use the S2 IS I can shoot like 5 stops under the recommended shutter speed for the focal length if I pay attention to and am very careful about movement... It really frees a person up from a tripod/Monopod...
It's all about what you will be shooting...
Most lenses can make good pictures if you do things right.
Could you please give us more information about what you like to shoot?
Message edited by author 2006-07-10 00:48:18. |
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07/10/2006 03:55:32 AM · #9 |
Eschelar, once more thanks a lot for taking the time and reply to me. I have just bought my 30d around 3 weeks ago and I am shouting at the minute with some borrowed lenses (24-105 L & 70-300 IS USM). So now I want to buy my own staff.
I have already conclude on buying the Sigma 70-300 for tele, as I shoot wakeboarding and kitesurfing pictures and I need a tele lens.
However on the 2nd lens that I need I am really confused. Like I said I am using for 3 weeks now the borrowed 24-105 L lens and I found it great, but it cost serious money. On the other hand I was considering the 28-135 IS USM but I am afraid that it will not be wide enough (specially on indoor photos). Furthermore I have read that the SIGMA 18-200 is pretty bad on pictures above 100.
Generally speaking I want a lens that will be for general use and will be most of the time on my camera. Because of that I am considering even spending some extra money on that lens, if it̢۪s necessary, as it will be the lens used mostly on my camera.
Once more thanks a lot to everybody for the valuable help.
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