New DSLR and additional lens advice please.

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After lurking around for a week its time to take the plunge and get my questions in.

I currently own a Panasonic FZ-28, it has been a great camera but really fustrating with the delay between the button press and the picture taking. With a mini-me on the way in the summer i am intending to buy a DSLR as chances in the futur to get on the ladder may be limited.

After trawling the web, this website and trying some cameras out in the shot i have decided on a canon 500d, initially getting the body and kit lens. I would also like an additional lens with some zoom on it. My first idea was to get a basic 70-300 lens and work with these for a while. I then read about the 55-250 cannon lens.

Am i looking in the right direction or do i need re-pointing?

I have a tripod from when i was at college, i also have an Pentax P30t that is in immaculate condition from when i was at college and wondered if this could be part-ex'd (not sure if it is even worth anything?)

Any advice appreciated

Thanks

John
 
Sounds spot on mate! 55-250 is used by alot and the IS is good, if I was you after that I would go up to a 70-200 L to be honest.
 
For photographing your tiny terror inside the house, I would suggest a 50mm prime - the F1.4 if you can afford it, the F1.8 if you can't.

Incidentally, I am one of the several billion happy owners of the 55-250mm. It really is a great little lens for the money. I'm about to upgrade it to a 70-300mm L, though (more reach, much better image quality).
 
alexhcowley said:
For photographing your tiny terror inside the house, I would suggest a 50mm prime - the F1.4 if you can afford it, the F1.8 if you can't.

Incidentally, I am one of the several billion happy owners of the 55-250mm. It really is a great little lens for the money. I'm about to upgrade it to a 70-300mm L, though (more reach, much better image quality).More expensive
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I would definitely go for a fifty prime, wouldn't be too fussed about the 1.4, having had both on more than one occasion, you can't complain at the value for money the 1.8 gives you being around 75% cheaper!
 
50mm f1.8 definitely. For indoor work you don't want the slow 55-250. I wouldn't bother upgrading to the f1.4 model either, if your going to go down that route, get the sigma 50mm f1.4 over the canon version. Better bokeh, build quality, overall lens.
 
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