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26th July 2005
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which zoom lens should i get?
budget $400
i'm actually looking at 2nd hand lens =\ body - 350D |
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26th July 2005
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depends on what u want to shoot!
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26th July 2005
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18-200mm
or 28-300mm |
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26th July 2005
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how much is a 18-200?
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26th July 2005
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Very difficult question to answer...
Assuming that you have the 350D kit lens already, I would suggest the sigma 70-300mm APO II Macro lens. Cheap and good at $250 thereabouts (used).
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26th July 2005
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If you are lucky u might get one at $450. 70-300mm is a wise choice too but if you don't like a long lens or don't like to carry 2 lens out, then it's not for u.
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26th July 2005
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Again I must say this, look back at your previous photos, what type of range do you shoot, then u will know what lens you need.
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26th July 2005
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i definately need a zoom lens.. that's for sure.
i'm also sure that i need a 580ex. lol budget la.. no money to buy L lenses. if not i will get 17-40L liao  |
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26th July 2005
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but what kind of zoom? 10-22 is wide-angle zoom; 100-400 is tele zoom...
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26th July 2005
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if tele zoom, u can consider holeinone's suggestion
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and why zoom lens only.... not considering prime? |
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26th July 2005
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Depends on what you want to shoot. You don't want to end up spending money on a lens that you're not comfortable with. "Standard" walkabout lenses include 28-105mm/28-135mm etc. You can refer the "Canon EOS SLR system Newbie guide." for a list of a couple of recommended lenses.
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26th July 2005
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am thinking of 70-200mm
with auto focus?  pardon me.. i'm still quite a noob in this |
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26th July 2005
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I think most of the lenses we are talking about these days are for EF mount (AF), unless we are talking about FD mount or other earlier model...
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cool bean... then how much would a canon / sigma / tonika one cost? say...70-200 and 70-300mm? |
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26th July 2005
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Since your budget is $400, you can get a used Sigma 70-300mm APO II Macro for ~$250 or new at ~ $330.
70-200mm are way too far from your budget  |
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ah? what's the diff? bigger the zoom... more u have to pay, no? |
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I think the optimum for this range is 70-200mm or 80-200mm. Anything beyong 200mm, the quality is off I think. |
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26th July 2005
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SAve those money up .. Wait . ...
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