Best lenses for a beginner buying Canon EOS 50D as first SLR

[westley byford]

look at another thread on here, mulitple people owned the VC version and ended up selling it and getting the non vc version as it has better IQ..

 

[bombfrog]

look at another thread on here, mulitple people owned the VC version and ended up selling it and getting the non vc version as it has better IQ..

Oh really, do you know what the problem was with the VC version?

 

[westley byford]

have a look through talkequipment

here's a thread, cant remember if its the right one but most people do favour the non vc..

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=232175

 

[bombfrog]

Cheers.

Erm, that means I'm back to square one I think, which means the non-vc version or the Sigma that does have IS but doesn't do f2.8 all the way through, OR spend a fortune on the Canon version which has it all.

I wasn't expecting this to be so complicated

 

[westley byford]

join the club, im currently looking too.

what about the siggy 24-70 f2.8?

 

[bombfrog]

join the club, im currently looking too.

what about the siggy 24-70 f2.8?

I don't think that will be wide enough with my 1.6 sensor.

 

[AndyWest]

Get the Sigma 17-70mm f2.8-4 OS

Sorted!

 

[madhouse]

I don't think that will be wide enough with my 1.6 sensor.

Sometimes it's best to get 2 lenses to cover the range you want rather than asking one to do it all. It may be worthwhile to start with a 24-70 or the like and then see where limitations are while saving for a 10-22 or whatever you find you need.
A 24-70 lives on my 40d and I only occasionally wish for something wider.