Hey im looking to upgrade my 18-55mm Canon 1000d kit lens to a good 'allrounder' for my holiday in Rome. Something that means i dont need to keep changing the lenses. Any suggestions.
I was in rome a couple of years ago and at the time my widest lens was 28mm which just wasn't good enough to capture the fantastic architecture they have there. I would recommend a 17mm lens but I suppose a 18-200mm would be good too. To be honest, in Rome you shouldn't find the need to zoom too much so a Sigma 17-70mm would be an option and probably within your budget if you buy second hand.
I took a Sigma 18-200mm OS to Italy (Rome included) last year and was very impressed with it. I've seen them go for less than £200 second hand for Canon.
I also had a 10-20mm which was perfect for the Colosseum
If you are after the Canon 55-250mm then have a look here for the best prices. It seems to suggest Amazon is the cheapest at £199 for a new one however when you click the link to Amazon it is coming up at just £165 plus P+P.
55-250mm is a decent walk about lens but I'd take the 18-55mm with you as well or even something wider than that if you can either afford to buy one or borro one off a friend.
in my opinion (not worth much) then would seriously think about whether you will use the long end of this lens very much - i am thinking that on holiday it will be more likely people shots and wide(ie landscape) work.
the reason I say this, is that these type of 'super zoom' lenses will often rob you of a certain amount of image quality, which if you are using it long, then can be worth it. If not, then a shorter lens will give more satisfying results.
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