hello

[genetically lazy]

hello to everyone

I am a newbie to photography and have just got a canon 450d. I have joined to gain knowledge and learn.
Looking forward to meeting people who like to help newbies and give advice.

So first question,
I am on a budget and would like to buy a 300mm lens and a lens to get extremely close to subjects, any advice please?


thank you

 

[Just Dave]

Hi

Welcome to TP

 

[raider2727]

Hi and welcome to TP, what will you be shooting and where? also how much is your budget?

 

[Strangways]

Hi and welcome to TP

When you say a 300mm lens and a lens that gets close to things, do you mean a 300mm Macro or are you looking for two lenses?

 

[kerrance]

Hi and wlecome to TP.
Great name by the way

 

[Wail]

Hi and to TP.

 

[Rovers_Andy]

Hello mate

for canon the options for 300 primes are the sigma f/2.8 (around £1200 2nd hand) the canon f/2.8 (about £2500-3000 2nd hand) the canon 300 f/4 ( about £700-800 2nd hand) or something like the 100-400 f/4 a very popular lens for wildlife, there are a few sigma zooms all upto 300-400mm range

Andy

 

[bindex]

Andy (above) is spot on about the available 300mm primes.

But I suspect that as you say you are "a newbie to photography and have just got a canon 450d" that just maybe something a little less expensive may be better to start with?

Have a look at some of the Canon 70-300 lenses to start with. They've done a few over the years and the latest has image stabilisation (IS) and so on (about £400 new).
And I'm pretty sure Sigma, Tamron and so on will make similar lenses too.

Oh... and welcome to TP.

cheers

 

[shell]

hi and welcome to tp