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I'm looking too buy a canon, been borrowing my dads for the past couple of weeks with just the standard kit lens on. I've found that I wants a lens with more zoom on so which would you recommend? Also looking for recommendations of good lenses for portrait and close up stuff.

Sorry if this is as really novice question!
 
You need to be more specific e.g. which camera you have, budget etc
 
I have to agree with Pete about the 55-250mm for a lens with a long focal length (the technical wording for 'more zoom'). For portrait and close-up stuff you're looking at a bit more cash. But a 60mm macro, £250 second hand from MPB, will be able to do both jobs very well indeed.
 
Or indeed the nifty fifty (50mm f1.8). Like most, I found the f1.8 to be great for portrait shots, especially when indoors. I have just upgraded from this to the 1.4 version. Can be had for as little as £60 used.
 
Hi,

I also agree that the 50mm 1.8 is a great lens for portraits. For a zoom lens I would buy one with Image Stabilization.:)
 
Tysonator said:
The Sigma is a DG version which means it is for a full frame DSLR ie 35mm,
so this will actually give you more zoom reach over a standard 70-300.
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you should mention that it also fits crop cameras as well.
its a decent lens for the money.
i had the apo dg verion which was slightly more expensive.
 
400D or even something like a 20D £200ish

Both great cameras you may want to try the 20D as is rather bigger than the xxxD range.

Option 1 (all round, Portrait, Landscape, Nature)

50mm 1.8 £50-60 (Great for indoors and will get you moving around for the best shot)

what have we got left.......erm......

Canon 55-250mm IS (Image Stabilizing) Here £148 Brand New.

Option 2 (One lens for now)

Get to the classifieds and see if you can pick up a Sigma 17-70 F2.8-4.5 (£165-190). I have this lens and it is fantastic for just about anything.

Or

If you have a little extra the Tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 is very, very highly regarded and is something that will last you much longer into your new hobby than pretty much anything else.

All really depends on what you love to snap, I'm not into the nature thing so 50/70mm is long enough for me.

Just my opinion, really it is upto you and your needs.

Hope this helps

Chris
 
Tysonator said:
The Sigma is a DG version which means it is for a full frame DSLR ie 35mm,
so this will actually give you more zoom reach over a standard 70-300.
Click to expand...
what a 70-300mm lens is a 70-300mm lens regardless if its on a full frame or crop camera, its just that on a 1.6x crop camera like a canon 1000d it will give you a field of view of 112-480mm lens on a 35mm camera..
so a sigma 70-300mm dc and 70-300mm dg will be exactly the same on the 1000d but on a 5d the dg will only work properly.
 
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Tysonator said:
The Sigma is a DG version which means it is for a full frame DSLR ie 35mm,
so this will actually give you more zoom reach over a standard 70-300.
Click to expand...

This is an incorrect statement! :nono:
 
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