I bought a EOS300D lately but am extremely confused with all the fX.X thingy... can anyone advice whats the best as a walk about lens before I make a wrong choice when upgrading?
Upgrading from a what? Kit lens?
I actually find kit lenses are very suitable for walkabout. I believe they were intended to be that way. If excellent image quality is not of a major concern... one of those all-in-one 18-200 superzooms would be the way to go (although I personally would not recommend it).
I think the best step for you now is to...
1) Shoot as much as possible with your current lens.
2) Identify what is the range that you shoot most often at.
3) Upgrade/Buy additional lens accordingly.
Because it seems to me you really haven't got a clue on what you exactly require for your needs.
24-105 f4 is the best walkabout lens for canon camera...
Whats the budget gonna be like?
Yes bro... upgrading from kit lens... spent a weekend using the kit lens and I find that the zoom falls a little short... hopefully can get a little more flexibility... I was thinking maybe something like what ihub88 suggested 24-105mm would be ideal... but not sure what the f4 means...
What is your own budget? How much are you willing to fork out?? No use suggesting all the good and expensive lenses and you can't afford it.
My 2 cents worth...
Please don't take offence with this reply.
My suggestion to you is to first go and get a book called "Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera" by Bryan Peterson.
You need to understand the concepts of aperture, shutter speed, ISO etc. There are lots of photographs in that book too - its not just all theory.
Then figure out what kind of photography interests you most. Based on that you will come to know what kind of focal lengths and apertures are needed to shoot photographs that will interest you.
Next comes the question of how much you are willing to spend on the lens.
Are you looking for Canon lenses only or 3rd party lenses will do ?
My best walkabout lens maynot be the best walkabout lens for you - as our requirements would be totally different. Also, there is no "one size fits all" lens from Canon.
You might also want to read the Canon lens reviews at www.the-digital-picture.com before deciding on your next purchase.
Hope this helps.
Thanks bro!! That's good advice... seriously, as a newbie in this hobby, I have problems finding the real info I need as there are too many threads here in CS, but a general lack of stickies which point to the real info I need... confusion arises further when sifting through the numerous threads...
Can advice where I can get the book you mentioned?
Thanks!!
It will be like 38.4-168mm lens in 35mm film camera. In my taste, it is not wide enough. I prefer something like 28-135mm lens for 35mm film camera, or 17.5-85mm for 1.6x crop factor digital camera.24-105 f4 is the best walkabout lens for canon camera...
It will be like 38.4-168mm lens in 35mm film camera.
Was thinking about $300-400... dun mind a 2nd hand and third party lens...
It is not wide enough for me. But, what is wide enough for you may not enough wide for me.:dunno:
but but?
or you mean in a Dslr?
me kinda blur already.
I not a canon user btw.
It is not wide enough for me. But, what is wide enough for you may not enough wide for me.
Regards,
Arto.
Thanks bro!! That's good advice... seriously, as a newbie in this hobby, I have problems finding the real info I need as there are too many threads here in CS, but a general lack of stickies which point to the real info I need... confusion arises further when sifting through the numerous threads...
Can advice where I can get the book you mentioned?
Thanks!!