Canon Camera Lens Help

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  eug on 01/11/2012 - 17:56

  Which does she do more? If landscape, an ultrawide might be better.

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  ynot1985 on 01/11/2012 - 19:49

  yeah 18-55 is more suited for landscape as its the wider end you want

  50-250 is more for portrait and also good for animals (if she like animal shots)

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  Trance N Dance on 01/11/2012 - 21:16

  +1

  35mm f2.0 although it is $350~

  If you want something on the cheaper side, 50mm f1.8 aka the nifty fifty.

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  epicaricacy on 02/11/2012 - 02:00

  The lens you are looking at is still a pretty average lens, but then good lenses are very expensive.

  An exception to this is the canon f/1.8 50mm this will be perfect for portraits on those cameras, and it is a super sharp lens that is great in low light as well.

  http://www.t-dimension.com/revamp/lenses-canon-c-17_788/cano…

  somewhere around $110 delivered.

  Consider an off-camera flash as well. Doesn;t have to be a canon.

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  exc3113nce on 02/11/2012 - 11:03

  She does do a lot of landscapes, but also photos of up close as well like flowers etc…

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    eug on 02/11/2012 - 11:37

    landscapes and closeups require totally different lenses.. it's best to decide which end you want to get.

    I don't think you can get an ultrawide for under $200 though. For portraits the 50mm 1.8 mentioned by epicaricacy is a bit plasticky, but performs very well. For macro .. mmm… get some macro extension tubes maybe?

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      exc3113nce on 02/11/2012 - 19:23

      She currently has the 18-55 lens, wouldn't this be the same as the one you mentioned?

      Wouldn't the 55-250 be suitable as then she will be able to zoom more? Just not sure.

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        ynot1985 on 02/11/2012 - 23:18

        18-55 has an aperture of between 3.5-5.6 at its widest

        the 50mm has an aperture of 1.8. The smaller the apecture number (f), the more light enters the sensor, which means its better for capturing fast motion, in low light and it also has better bokeh (blurry background in portraits).

        and also as the 50mm is a prime lens, the image quality will be better than the zoom lens as the optics are less complicated

        55-250 is useful in complimenting the 18-55 in terms of the focal range available for you to shoot but its not the best lens for quality..

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        exc3113nce on 03/11/2012 - 09:26

        So in your opinion she would prefer - http://www.t-dimension.com/revamp/lenses-canon-c-17_788/cano…

        Over the 55-250 lens?

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        eug on 03/11/2012 - 09:29

        I don't know about her, but for portraits I think a 50mm 1.8 would give nicer-looking photos than a generic zoom lens.

        The 50mm will be effectively an 80mm lens on her cropped-body sensor.

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  loremoon on 06/11/2012 - 11:52

  I would personally get her this:

  http://www.dwidigitalcameras.com.au/astore/Tamron-AF-18-200m…

  Yes, its not a great lens, but knowing my gf, she hates changing lens in between shots. It is a decent all-rounder lens, IMHO

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    eug on 06/11/2012 - 12:00

    Superzooms are very convenient, just be aware that the 18-200 Tamron weighs 400g. The 550D weighs 475g, so it'll almost double the weight of the camera. A stock Canon 18-55 is 190g.

    At the end of the day, it really depends on what she wants to do with the lens, and what sort of shots she'd like to take. There are things a superzoom can't do that a cheap 50mm 1.8 can and vice-versa, depending on what you want.

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  tbrereton1 on 04/12/2012 - 10:48

  Hey, So I'm looking at buying a few new lenses too.

  you recommend:
  http://www.t-dimension.com/revamp/lenses-canon-c-17_788/cano…

  to start off with for portrait photos but what about wide angle on a canon 450d (i think it has a 1.6x cropped body)

  would this be good value:
  http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.com.au/prod4370.htm

  I would like a fisheye or just wider but they seem to all be above $600 dollars which is out of my budget at the moment.

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    ynot1985 on 04/12/2012 - 13:30

    have you check out the rokkanian/samyang fisheyes…. they are manual but good IQ and cheap ( about 280 I think when they had black friday sales)