I am having such a hard time...I figured I'd seek advice.
I am going on a cruise thru northern Europe here pretty soon and I want to get a high quality Canon lense for the trip. I'm thinking that a wide-zoom would probably be the most useful considering all the architecture. I can't really justify spending the money to buy a L series lense. I have been looking at the 24-70 f2.8 EX Sigma.
What's the opinion on a great lense for this situation without dropping a thousand dollars
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I have a 300d with the 18-55 kit lense. A 28-80 sigma f3.5-5.6 and a sigma 70-300 f4-5.6. I am wanting to eventually upgrade to whole lot, but for the trip I can only afford about 600 or so for a lense.
You need a wide lens for architecture. A good investment would be the Canon 10-22. If that's not in your budget, try the Sigma 12-24 (I have this lens and like it very much) or the Tokina 12-24 (never tried this one, but it gets good reviews).
I just got the 17-85 EF-S lens and I'm very pleased. The sharpness is great and the IS really makes a difference. If you are walking around (or on a moving boat) this might work out well for you. It is sooooo much better than the 18-55 kit lens.
If you need wide, I'd recommend the Tamron 17-35 XR Di, if not or if you have the kit lens, then perhaps the Tamron 28-75 XR Di, about a third of the L lens price but very close in optical quality.
In my opinion, going into debt is better than buying a lens you know you'll need to upgrade. My first suggestion is the 17-40 F4L, it's $670.
17mm is just starting to get into WA in terms of FOV. On a 10D/300D its FOV is roughly equivalent to a 28mm lens for 35mm. To really open up interior spaces, you will want wider.
In my opinion, going into debt is better than buying a lens you know you'll need to upgrade. My first suggestion is the 17-40 F4L, it's $670.
I fully agree. I bought the 17-40 for our last vacation and I love it. I had all of my lenses along, but the only one I used was the 17-40. It's a great lens for the price.
I just got back from vacation. I took two lenses along which met all of my needs. One was the 17-40L and the other was the 28-135 IS which I only took for the extended zoom and the IS in lowlight conditions. Needless to say, I really only needed the 17-40L, I only used the other lens once the entire week. Spend the money, the 17-40L's image quality is excellent, and you'll never get a second chance to reshoot your memories from this trip.
The 17-40L just seems to be an out of place lense in the bag. Cause where do you go for the next up.....24-70L??? Just seems like a lot of money to overlap so much. Would'nt a 10-20 Sigma or 10-22 Canon be better suited to go along with a 24-70.....
In my opinion, going into debt is better than buying a lens you know you'll need to upgrade. My first suggestion is the 17-40 F4L, it's $670.
I fully agree. I bought the 17-40 for our last vacation and I love it. I had all of my lenses along, but the only one I used was the 17-40. It's a great lens for the price.
I'm going to be the odd man out on this one: spend the $600 on beer and pastries and shoot with the lenses you have. The 28-80 is the only marginal lens.
Or, if you're really set on spending money on gear, I've been quite pleased with my Tokina 28-80 f2.8 ATX Pro, which I purchased used from KEH for under $400(and available under $500 new at Adorama), so you would still have beer & pastry money....
It's super-heavy, so you'll burn off all the carbs...
I have the 10-22 and I really like it. Very sharp, nice colors, lots of distortion if you're not careful. My lighting shot is the first challenge entry where I used that.
The only issue I think is that it's got one heck of a big front--77mm, so filters are expensive, unless you opt to go with the cokin system, as I have. Another issue is that it is EF-S, and thus specific to certain Canon cameras.
But I like the range and how it fits in the bag, as you say.
I have the
10-22 Canon
18-125 Sigma
70-300 Canon IS DO
and now a somewhat redundant 70-200/F4L (I will eventually sell)
I have thought about replacing the middle range Sigma with the 17-85 EF-S, mainly because of the IS. (I think IS is great!). But this is a nice set.
buy a canon eos 28-70 'L" series lens off ebay, you will have a standard wide angle and its still an L lens, used they range from about $450-600.
My partner at the studio uses a 24-70 f2.8 L lens, its the best lens for overall use.
I shoot a 17-40 L, a 70-200 L and a 100mm macro f2.8.
I am about to get 2 standard lenses though. 50mm 1.2 and a 85mm1.4 lens.
this will give me all the coverage I need, but not spend too much on 1 lens.
