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Hi all!
My 18-55 kit lens on my 350D broke ages ago. I replaced it with a 50mm f1.8, but now am missing my zoom when I'm out and about. I have a 10-20mm and the Sigma 70-300. Also have a shiny new 50D.
Budget is no more than £300 unfortunately, and would be happy to hunt for something second hand, but this is my shortlist...
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM £289.99
Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 USM £249.99
Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-f/5.6 IS USM £282.99
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC OS HSM £205.00
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG MACRO £284.99
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS £265.00
Tamron 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di ll LD Aspherical (IF) Macro £289.00
If I see a good landscape that needs a wide treatment, I'm happy to switch lenses, so losing the low end between 17-24mm isn't such a big deal.
At the other end, 70mm is what I get at the shortest end of the Sigma and I feel like I would need a bit more range, but probably not more than the 85. The Sigma 70-300 isn't a brilliant lens though so anything that eats into its range would save me image quality (and lens switching)
My first instinct was to go for the Sigma 24-70 f2.8 but I've read a couple of reviews that have said it suffers on a 50D body. So second choice would probably be the Canon 17-85 for the range, but the f4 worries me as does the build quality. It looks like it's made of the same stuff as my 18-55 kit lens which basically fell apart after 368 days
.
Never had a Tamron lens, and reviews I've read have been mixed.
Andysnap recommended renting a couple to test them out, which is a good idea, but I thought I'd ask for views here before I rented anything.
I'd consider anything second hand that fell under the £300 bracket too.
Thoughts anyone?
-H
My 18-55 kit lens on my 350D broke ages ago. I replaced it with a 50mm f1.8, but now am missing my zoom when I'm out and about. I have a 10-20mm and the Sigma 70-300. Also have a shiny new 50D.
Budget is no more than £300 unfortunately, and would be happy to hunt for something second hand, but this is my shortlist...
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM £289.99
Canon EF 24-85mm f3.5-4.5 USM £249.99
Canon EF 28-135mm f3.5-f/5.6 IS USM £282.99
Sigma 18-125mm f/3.5-5.6 DC OS HSM £205.00
Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG MACRO £284.99
Sigma 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 DC OS £265.00
Tamron 18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di ll LD Aspherical (IF) Macro £289.00
If I see a good landscape that needs a wide treatment, I'm happy to switch lenses, so losing the low end between 17-24mm isn't such a big deal.
At the other end, 70mm is what I get at the shortest end of the Sigma and I feel like I would need a bit more range, but probably not more than the 85. The Sigma 70-300 isn't a brilliant lens though so anything that eats into its range would save me image quality (and lens switching)
My first instinct was to go for the Sigma 24-70 f2.8 but I've read a couple of reviews that have said it suffers on a 50D body. So second choice would probably be the Canon 17-85 for the range, but the f4 worries me as does the build quality. It looks like it's made of the same stuff as my 18-55 kit lens which basically fell apart after 368 days
.Never had a Tamron lens, and reviews I've read have been mixed.
Andysnap recommended renting a couple to test them out, which is a good idea, but I thought I'd ask for views here before I rented anything.
I'd consider anything second hand that fell under the £300 bracket too.
Thoughts anyone?
-H
