Hello everyone! First post at ClubSNAP
Christmas is coming up, and the joy (and rush) of buying presents and items is back.
I'm a young budding-enthusiast photog (noob =X), and I've used (owned) a Panasonic dCompact and a Nikon f801 slr (pretty old tbh).
I've recently finalised my decision to get the Canon EOS 400D body.
With a budget of S$2.2k, and the body alone costing ~S$1100, I have about 900 bucks to spare for a lens (or lenses), and the other $200 for accessories (batt grip, storage cards etc).
My question here is this: What are the better bang-for-buck lenses out there that fit my budget? I'm a newb, so like the newb guide i just read said, I don't exactly know what I'd shoot more often.
So, what's a good walk-around lens that's S$900 and below?
I've been recommended the KIT II lens (17-85 IS USM), which will cost about $800 already. Is that a good starter walk-around lens, and is it value-for-money? I'll probably be shooting with this lens (lenses) for the next half year or so.
Thanks for reading, and I hope to be a frequent poster of this site soon.
Cheers,
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Christmas is coming up, and the joy (and rush) of buying presents and items is back.
I'm a young budding-enthusiast photog (noob =X), and I've used (owned) a Panasonic dCompact and a Nikon f801 slr (pretty old tbh).
I've recently finalised my decision to get the Canon EOS 400D body.
With a budget of S$2.2k, and the body alone costing ~S$1100, I have about 900 bucks to spare for a lens (or lenses), and the other $200 for accessories (batt grip, storage cards etc).
My question here is this: What are the better bang-for-buck lenses out there that fit my budget? I'm a newb, so like the newb guide i just read said, I don't exactly know what I'd shoot more often.
So, what's a good walk-around lens that's S$900 and below?
I've been recommended the KIT II lens (17-85 IS USM), which will cost about $800 already. Is that a good starter walk-around lens, and is it value-for-money? I'll probably be shooting with this lens (lenses) for the next half year or so.
Thanks for reading, and I hope to be a frequent poster of this site soon.
Cheers,
Headshot