Lens Advice thread

[stevieb]

I have been reading the thread with interest for the last 12 motnhs or so, but i now have some cash together to buy a new lens or 2.

I have looked at a couple of lenses but i am not to sure if i should get a all purpose lense for ease or if i should have 2 or 3

All purpose one i was looking at was a Sigma 28-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DG Macro (Canon AF)

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s32746/0/Lenses/Sigma...

But i have been looking at a 50mm prime (Canon EF 50mm f1.8 MK2) for portraits but unsure if this is the right way to go
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s12878/0/Lenses/Canon...

with a zoom lense for out and about (Canon EF 75-300mm f4/5.6 USM MK3)

http://www.jessops.com/Store/s12278/0/Lenses/Canon...

My max budget for this is around £200-£250

Edited by stevieb on Wednesday 21st November 12:16

[pbsaxman]

Can't help with which lenses to buy cos in a similar dilema myself BUT can say don't buy from Jessops. They are well over priced.

Just an example and these are not necessarily the cheapest but 7dayshop quote

£165 instead of £180 for the Sigma
£69 instead of £90 for the 50mm Canon
£128 instead of £240 for the 75-300mm Canon

Defo pays to look around.

HTH

Peter

[bramley]

Canon 85mm f/1.8 is supposedly an excellent portrait lens and not too pricey, perhaps better focal length for portraits than 50mm but then I use a 500mm (1.4) a lot for portraits, however for just shooting one person I do feel I have to get a bit too close. If you've got a cropped sensor camera the 50mm is probably the best VFM.

[hawkaye]

pbsaxman said:

Can't help with which lenses to buy cos in a similar dilema myself BUT can say don't buy from Jessops. They are well over priced.

Just an example and these are not necessarily the cheapest but 7dayshop quote

£165 instead of £180 for the Sigma
£69 instead of £90 for the 50mm Canon
£128 instead of £240 for the 75-300mm Canon

Defo pays to look around.

HTH

Peter

£153.99 instead of £165 for the Sigma
£55.99 instead of £69 for the 50mm Canon
arghh, they don't sell the 75-300

Defo pays to look around

[DavidY]

Agree with bramley, I have both the Canon 50mm f1.8 and the 85mm f1.8 on a 40D (and previosuly a 350D). I would say on the crop sensor the 50mm is the better portrait lens unless you want just headshots, as the working distance for the 85mm is quite long.

Have a look here for pricing:-

http://www.camerapricebuster.co.uk/

davidy

[pbsaxman]

hawkaye said:

pbsaxman said:

Can't help with which lenses to buy cos in a similar dilema myself BUT can say don't buy from Jessops. They are well over priced.

Just an example and these are not necessarily the cheapest but 7dayshop quote

£165 instead of £180 for the Sigma
£69 instead of £90 for the 50mm Canon
£128 instead of £240 for the 75-300mm Canon

Defo pays to look around.

HTH

Peter

£153.99 instead of £165 for the Sigma
£55.99 instead of £69 for the 50mm Canon
arghh, they don't sell the 75-300

Defo pays to look around

Yeh, thats why I said "these are not necessarily the cheapest" but at least they do all the lenses

[stevieb]

Forgot to add i have a Canon 350D
and will not be buying from jessops just that was the one place that had all the lenses to link to easily.

Edited by stevieb on Wednesday 21st November 15:23