beginner which lens for 400d

[daveydw]

i would be grateful for abit of advice iam fairly new to photography iam looking for a decent everyday lens for walks in the country etc for my 400d to replace the kit lens budget about £200 ish new or secondhand
i already have the 70-300m sigma apo which i hope to use for wildlife shots and planning on buying the canon nifty fifty

 

[gman]

I got the Sigma 20mm F1.8 DG RF although can't remeber what I paid for it. I'm sure you can pick it up for around £200 and have found the quality very good and excellent in low light- alas I've still a lot to learn so please don't judge it from my photos!

I've also got a Tamron 70-300 (not Sigma like yours) which I'm not happy with but after seeing other peoples examples from pixel peeper I think it's definitely me and not the lens.

Got my eye on a 10-20 at the moment....must stop spending.

 

[marky_h]

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro
Tamron 17-50mm f.2.8
Canon 17-85mm f/4.5-5.6 IS

Any of these will give good results, and fit your budget, if you're prepared to buy second hand too. In fact, there's the Sigma and the Tamron in the classifieds now, I think...

 

[Eric Mc]

I didn't want to mention the Sigma 17-70 until someone else had suggested it (thanks Mark) It gets very good reviews and it's just about the right focal length for a general walkabout lens It would also see you covered from 17mm up to 300mm teamed up with your Sigma 70-300.

Oh.....and I also happen to have one for sale right here
http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=52724