Canon Lens advice

[trvo]

Hey All,

I've decided that I want to buy a Canon 40d and will be needing two lenses, a standard lens (similar range to the 18-55) and a tele lens (up to 200mm). Since I'll be buying it all new I'd like to buy fairly cheap lenses to get me going and replace the panasonic ones I already have for my G1 (LUMIX G VARIO 14-45mm/F3.5-5.6 ASPH./MEGA O.I.S. and LUMIX G VARIO 45-200mm/F4.0-5.6/MEGA O.I.S.).

I will probably look to upgrade later but for now I would like to limit my lens purchase to about £500 give or take a bit - any advice / recommendations?

Cheers - Trev

 

[Matt L]

i know you said up to 200 but the sigma 70-300apo is about £180 new which is very good (i have one but rarely use it tbh) infact iv had it just under a year and taken about 6 photos with it dont see why i keep it tbh.

then there is the sigma 17-70 f2.8 about £250 (iv bin looking at this lately) no expreiance of it though.

 

[pearce_jj]

Isn't the G1 a 2x crop factor? Equiv. focal lengths for the canon would be 18-250mm. How about the kit lens + 55-250mm IS?

 

[fletch5]

personally i would look for something like the tamron 17-50 and a canon 55-250IS working to your budget, they are very good from what i have read and should be able to get both for close to the budget.

just to point out though, they say good lenses will improve IQ far more than a body change will.

Any particular reason for swapping from the G1?(just out of curiousity)

 

[trvo]

Any particular reason for swapping from the G1?

All my friends have Canons so advice will be easier to come by plus there's only 4 lenses available for the G1, two of which are a bit pricey for my hobby wallet.

Isn't the G1 a 2x crop factor?

It is indeed.

Cheers for the advice guys - Trev

 

[DizMatt]

same as above
the tamron will give you versitility and a nice portrait 50mm f2.8
there are better zoom lenses than the 55-250 but I've seen some really nice shots from the lens on this very forum, so on a budget it's pretty good
the alternative is to find a 18-250mm like the tamron or similar.
however, it's not something i've tried. as I like to split my lens range up a bit

 

[HoppyUK]

Value for money choice, I would also go for the 18-55 IS kit lens, plus 55-250 IS. Very good performance, both with IS, and record value. They are also compatible with the lens correction suite in Canon's DPP Raw processing software, which non-Canon lenses are not, making them even better (Free upgrade to the latest version of DPP here http://web.canon.jp/imaging/dcp/firm-e/pssx1is/index.html )

Then upgrade to something like 17-55 2.8 IS and 70-300 IS as and when.

 

[andyred]

Alternatively, look at the 17-85IS lens in place of the 18-55, but might stretch the budget more

 

[mick123]

personally i would look for something like the tamron 17-50 and a canon 55-250IS working to your budget, they are very good from what i have read and should be able to get both for close to the budget.

just to point out though, they say good lenses will improve IQ far more than a body change will.

Any particular reason for swapping from the G1?(just out of curiousity)

Thats the setup i have and im well pleased with them and after making many mistakes in the past myself the glass can be far more important to upgrade than the body itself .