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Hey!

I've got a question about photography and I'm hoping you can help me out!

Over the past 3 to 4 years I've picked up a few lenses. I'm now trying to get to a more professional level. I am currently using a Canon 70D. My main interests are animals, wildlife, and landscapes.

So with that background, I'm looking for the best lens I can get with a budget of around $1200 (maybe more of needed). I'm going on vacation to the Caribbean and want something that can capture people and the environment. I've heard that the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L is great, however, I've also heard that it doesn't go well with the Canon 70D. Any recommendations or advice?

I was also looking at these:

- Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

- Tamron Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto AF 28-75mm f/2.8

- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 (I just feel like 55 is not enough though)

Thanks!
 
If you have no plans to move to full frame then any of the 24- lenses are generally not wide enough. With your crop body you'd be better off looking at a Tamron 17-50 2.8 or Canon 17-55.
 
If you want wildlife images then i'd suggest you need something that will give you 300mm at least.
 
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I use the EF-S 15-85 IS on my 70D as my main lens and it has very high IQ and quick AF.

As Tom24 stated, for wildlife you need more reach and the 15-85 even with a 1.6× crop factor will not give you the reach you may need.

I struggle with an EF 70-200 and 1.4x TC for wildlife.

Zoomwise the EF 70-300 IS performs well but the 70-200 is in another league.

I got to try the Tamron 16-300 hyperzoom and was pleasantly surprised at the images I got. I did not buy one as I ha ve enogh cover in my kit, but my friend who bought it, went on a 3 week safari and loved it. Horses for courses really.

My suggestion, buy the one you will use the most and don't compromise the IQ and brightmess you need for that major use. Deal with the now and then another time. I would love a 150-600 but I could not justify the price for it to live in a bag at home or in the car, never coming out of it's storage bag.
 
Based on your likes and want for a lens to photograph people and there surroundings and based on your profile that says you have the following lenses:

Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS
Lens #2:
Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 STM
Lens #3:
Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
Lens #4:
Tamron 16-300mm F/3.5-6.3
Lens #5:
Sigma 70-300mm f/4-5.6
Lens #6:
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II

I would recommend a tamron 17-50 f2.8 for people and surroundings. You can then sell your 18-55 lens.

Then sell your sigma 70-300, canon 18-200 and tamron 16-300 and get a sigma 150-600 contemporary for animals and wildlife.

You already have the 10-18mm for landscapes.
 
I think you need to decide what you want to photograph. Specialisation is always more successful than darting from one thing to another.
People, landscapes and wildlife are three seperate subjects.
 
razuto22 said:
Hey!

I've got a question about photography and I'm hoping you can help me out!

Over the past 3 to 4 years I've picked up a few lenses. I'm now trying to get to a more professional level. I am currently using a Canon 70D. My main interests are animals, wildlife, and landscapes.

So with that background, I'm looking for the best lens I can get with a budget of around $1200 (maybe more of needed). I'm going on vacation to the Caribbean and want something that can capture people and the environment. I've heard that the Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L is great, however, I've also heard that it doesn't go well with the Canon 70D. Any recommendations or advice?

I was also looking at these:

- Tamron SP 24-70mm f/2.8

- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L

- Tamron Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto AF 28-75mm f/2.8

- Canon EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 (I just feel like 55 is not enough though)

Thanks!
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Ok, so the red bit is good (y)

The green bit says to me ignore lenses. A new lens will not make your photography better, getting out and taking more photos will :) The question you might be meaning to ask is, "what lens will get me out more to take more photos?" and I'm afraid only you can answer that ;)

The blue bits are saying you might want 16mm or 500mm. That's quite a range...

What are the limitations of your currently lenses preventing you from capturing? Is it lens speed, is it having longer reach or wider angle of view? Is it having a better walkaround "snap anything" zoom? Is it resistance to flare when shooting into the sun, or sharpness at wide aperture?

My advice would be to stop worrying about lenses and think more about what you're shooting when you have your camera in your hand (with whatever lens it has on it at the time). Having an 85mm (full frame) lens on when shooting "landscape" can open up the eye to a whole different type of photography... so don't feel constrained by the lens you're using and instead use it to open your eyes to the opportunities in front of you.
 
Thanks for your help everyone! I can't really respond to everyone, but I read all of your replies. I think I'm going to settle with:

- Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Lens

- I'm also going to sell some of my lenses that I don't use.
 
razuto22 said:
Thanks for your help everyone! I can't really respond to everyone, but I read all of your replies. I think I'm going to settle with:

- Canon EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 IS
- Canon EF 24-105mm f/4L
- Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L USM Lens

- I'm also going to sell some of my lenses that I don't use.
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...but these might not help with wildlife, I'd be looking at maybe a Sigma or Tamron >600mm for that.
 
I would say best value for wildlife would be sigma 150-600c. Around a $1000 US but it is a big lens. It all depends on what you are going to shoot
 
I'd argue that the Canon 100-400 IS mark 1 is a good choice - just recently bought one off Phil on here, and it's fantastic. Went photographing red kites at the weekend - love it!
 
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