What Lenses to buy?

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I have a Canon 450D a Sigma 70-300mm and the 18-55 Kit lens which has just stopped working Err01 with all battery swapping and contact cleaning attempts having failed. Anyway I am committed to buying some new lenses and would like a wide angle, a good portrait lenses and possibly a macro.
As I have only been a DSLR user for 9 months I am still finding my feet and do not have an unlimited budget. Any recomendations would be greatly appreciated.

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Chris
 
Assuming it is the 18-55 that has died, a good walkround lens is the 15-85, I don't know if this is outside your budget, but it is a cracking lens with a useful range. Here's an example.

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That Sigma looks great and has good reviews. Not quite sure why the Nikon version is £100 cheaper than the Canon fit but deffinately a contender for me. Thanks very much for the idea.

Chris
 
+1 for the Canon 15-85mm, got mine last week and I'm dead impressed with it. Can be purchased through Kerso on here cheaper than pretty much anywhere else!

For the portrait side of things, a cheap & cheerful option is the Canon 50mm f1.8, for around £80 it's a steal!
 
The Tamron seems like a great lens as well ... too much choice perhaps.... As I want a wide angle lens as well perhaps 10-24mm this would overlap the range really well. As I now only have a 70-300mm Sigma I need to chose a couple of good lenses to fill the gap.
Wouldnt mind a Macro too ... perhaps a budget of £300 ish per lens.
All these options are great thanks.

Chris
 
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