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alz123

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hi all

the forum is great doing a lot of reading in the hope of becoming better

i have the items below for now
eos 40d
sigma f2.8 ex dg 28-70
canon 55-250
lowpro slingshot 200aw

the advise i am after is

i am saving for an L range lens but not sure which

70-200 ?
70-300 ?
100-400 ?

and with IS

all advise would be gratefully revieved on any think else i would need

regards
alan
 
Alan,

It's difficult to advise without knowing what you want to do with the future purchase....horses for courses applies here too.

(The 70-300 IS is not an L btw)

Bob
 
hi bob
thanks for the quick reply

in general i would like to do Portraits, macro (in time)
birds,sports and general long range shot

i am going hopefully to cholmondeley pageant of power on saturday to hopfully practice
regards
alan
 
Discounting the non-L 70-300 IS leaves you with a couple of top class zooms to choose from.

The 100-400 will do the sport bit and cover some of the requirement for birding but you'll also have to add in a dose of patience...400mm is short in many environments. Portraiture isn't its thing though save for the odd distant candid.

The 70-200/2.8 IS L makes quite a decent portrait lens, will do some of the sport stuff (better with a 1.4x T/C), but will need even more patience for the budgies.

The two zooms operate on a different principal, the 100-400 is a push/pull action (a la trombone) whilst the 70-200 zooms with a rotary collar. Worth considering which method may suit you better.

Don't be afraid to buy secondhand and save 20-30% off the normal retail price.....on either of these lenses, the saving will buy you a decent macro lens for your next step (a 100/105mm macro will also double as a good portrait lens)

Bob
 
thanks bob

have been look at 70-200 but just needed some guidance
the used idea is ideal as i would not have to save as long


one more thing the selling area do you have to have 100 post
to buy from there ?

alan
 
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