Hi guys, im upgrading my trusty 300d for a 400d, and im going to replace the kit lens with something decent. im new-ish to photography and dont have any particular fav area ie, landscape/portrait, so for now i just want a good all round lens. i understand you get what you pay for so im looking at a canon 24-105L. what do u think? thanks, Tony
Advice please - Lens for a 400d
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Just got a 24-105L, a mate has one that I'd borrowed a couple of times and I decided to get my own.
They do come up on here every so often, at the moment there is a brand new one for sale from sym_richard - I got mine off him. Hes asking £740, which is a fair bit cheaper than most other places (jessops want over £1k). Expect to pay £600-650 for a used one.
Should come with hood, cap and pouch.
Remember to budget for a filter / CPL etc, its 77mm so will be a bit more than filters for your kit lens.
They do come up on here every so often, at the moment there is a brand new one for sale from sym_richard - I got mine off him. Hes asking £740, which is a fair bit cheaper than most other places (jessops want over £1k). Expect to pay £600-650 for a used one.
Should come with hood, cap and pouch.
Remember to budget for a filter / CPL etc, its 77mm so will be a bit more than filters for your kit lens.
, only concern is the loss of wide angle, but then i think how many times ive shot at 18mm? not many. the other thing i thought is would i be better off spliting the budget in half an getting two lenses. ive already got a 55-200 canon though, which isnt great, but its ok.
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Whatever else you buy, make sure you get a nifty fifty. Invaluable lens for many, many reasons (ridiculous value for money, low light performance, composition practice, portraits, sharpness to name but a few). Search here (and on Google), for more info.
For the record, it's this lens. Buy it. Now :¬)
For the record, it's this lens. Buy it. Now :¬)
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I use a 24-105L as my main lens. I don't miss the wider angle bits much. I occassionally buy an UWA, flirt with it for a while, then it doesn't get used, so sell it and then regret it... Done that twice now!
50mm f1.8 (nifty fifty) is a good entry into the world of primes and wide apertures.
50mm f1.8 (nifty fifty) is a good entry into the world of primes and wide apertures.