Portrait lens for Canon 500d??

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Hi All

Hope you can help, I'm looking for a Lens to be used purely for portraits (fishing photos) and have a budget of around £300. I have a very limited knowledge of these matters but have been looking at the Tamron 17-50mm 2.8 and the canon EF35mm F/2. I'm leaning towards the Tamron but as often it will be people with very little experience (passers by etc) taking the photos, I was worried about its usability in the hands of a amateur in low light conditions etc.

Any advise greatly appreciated
Matt
 
Thanks all for the help

Had the standard canon kit 18-55 on my last camera (350d)was ok but was hoping to get a sharper picture quality
Friends recomended the above Tamron but on researching it didn't seem the most user friendly in the world (af a bit hit and miss?)

Thanks again
 
I changed the kit lens to the IS one and you can tell the difference in sharpness.
 
I got the 18-55 kit lens with my 550D last year and was a bit disappointed in it. I ended up selling it and regretting it so I got a MkII IS instead. The IQ of that was a hell of a lot better than the MkI and at £55 from MPB photographic it was a bargain too. I've also got a Canon 50 f1.8 that I use on my 7D and 5D2 that is also great for portraits and also a good price too. Either lens would give you great photos at a riverbank but the 50 would be better in low light.
 
There's a very good thread on bankside photography, worth a search (probab. It was active until a couple of weeks ago, if not more recently than that.

.. here you go..
 
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