Looking to improve my lens other than the factory provided 18-55 on my Canon 300D, any suggestions? Canon Lenses and Reviews
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The Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (28-135 equiv.) (April 2007-$515) is a good "walk around" lens at a good price.
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Not quite as much of a wide angle, the Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Autofocus Lens (2007-$1,060) is a pretty good all-around lens. This review says, "If I had only one lens, this would be the one."
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Excellent general purpose lens: Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens (April 2007-$1,140)
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I really like my Nikon 17-55 and Canon makes a comparable lens, the Canon Zoom Super Wide Angle EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Autofocus Lens. It's not an "L" lens, but it seems popular.
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Here is a mini-tutorial I made myself to compare focal lengths. This is NOT a lens test or a camera test! It is merely intended to show the difference between various focal lengths. The lens was the Nikon 18-200 VR lens, which is (by definition) an 11X lens, but that 11X does not tell you what the final image will look like. The camera was a Nikon D200 so there is a 1.5X "crop factor," "lens factor," or "focal length multiplier." Your 300d has a 1.6 crop factor, so it's a little different but not much. There is further explanation on the image itself. It would help if you click on "All Sizes" above the image.
http://www.flickr.com/photos/7189769@N04... Depends on what you're wanting to shoot with it. sorry, no. 18-55mm is wide angle to normal shooting. Try either a 135 or 210mm that is telephoto. The other factors is the quality of the len elements, you will have to read up on the test. The better the len elements, the more the picture will be sharper from the edges to the center. Any of Canon's "L" series zoom lenses will immediately do two things: Faster apertures - 茠2.8 and the best glass Canon manufactures. The camera is merely a light tight box -- the heart of every camera system are the lenses. However, for every action there is an equal opposite reaction -- "L" series zoom lenses are expensive. That all really depends on what you're planning on doing with your camera. Macro? Telephoto? Studio? Previously suggested by another answerer, L-series lenses, are expensive as all get out - a grand & up. Set yourself a budget on what you can and cant spend. Take into consideration for your new lens:
f-stop; macro and extremely high-end lenses have a low f/# , allowing higher levels of light to enter the lens through a given shutter speed and ISO, usually only effective zoomed as wide as possible. Critical for low-light situations. The lower # the more the $.
filer size & diameter; if youre a filter guru, avoid paying the high cost of large filter sized glass if you can help it. it's expensive. However, just one UV or circular polarizer filter would be critical for outdoors. $30 a pop
zoom range; macro lenses are usually a fixed mm zoom, close up, ideal for something that won't drastically move on you. Food, product portrait, some studio. A picture well planned and manipulated. Your current 18-55mm should suit this well though..for now..
-----Long-distance and sports shots should be used with a telephoto lens. 50-200, 70-300, 100-400. It's gonna depend on how far you want to look. BUT, the farther you zoom, the more camera shake you have and usually makes blurry pictures. DO NOT use a huge lens on a monopod, you will break the pod. Tripod only for that crap. The bigger, the more expensive.
focus ring; canon makes a "USM" (ultrasonic motor) line with serisously lighting fast and absolutly 100% silent, fully-internal focus drive...very, very cool. very pricey. very worth it to avoid focus creep during high-action shots. awesome lenses, hands-down.
Are you a hardcore photographer and have plenty money? take lens elements, coatings, and glass qualities into your lens for different color qualities - some filters can do a partial job-well-done though. Internal zoom and usm focus rings will eat your pocket book, but man they're absolutly awesome lenses.
Avoid buying lenses off of ebay. You dont know if theyve been dropped or something. Still cant decide? Go to a photo store in your area. Not wally wolrd or some pharamacy. Somewhere serious. They'll help. www.ritzcamera.com |
