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Okay, that might be going a bit far, but it does seem odd coming into a forum for the first time.

I am relatively new to photography at least digital photography.

I used to own a Kodak Brownie 127 when I was at school back in the early sixties. We had a darkroom at school so I used to do my own developing (and use it as an excuse to fondle the girls in the class).

I remember those b&w photo's with great affection and still have a few of the originals tucked away somewhere.

As times moved on I brought a Pratika 35mm film camera with a 50mm lens and a x2 adapter. Oh yes I had a light meter as well. Got some great colour snaps with that.

Anyway after a few Canon Sureshots and the like I decided to splash out on a Canon 40D. I was warned about the buying more lens virus that attacks new photographers and I caught it. I have only had the camera 6 months and I cant count how many lenses I have bought and sold.

What I have left is as folllows:-
Canon 18-55mm f3.5 - 5.6 IS
Canon 18 - 200mm f3.5 - 5.6 IS
Canon 50mm f1.8
Sigma 70mm f2.8 (dream lens)
Sigma 10-20mm f4.0
Sigma 24 - 60mm (WOW)
Canon 70 - 300mm f4.5 - 5.6 IS
Sigma 70- 200mm f2.8
Sigma 120 - 400 f4.5 - 5.6mm OS
Tamron x 1.4 adapter
Lots of filters and things..

So thats me, what I could do with is somebody sorting out all these lenses, I'm sure I dont need them all.

Kind regards to all who read,

Gordon
 
Thanks Carl!
 
Carl, have you any suggestions on what lens I should keep and what I should let go?

I bet you say they are all useful!
 
Hi Gordon :wave: and :welcome: to the forum :thumbs:
 
Thanks for your welcome!
 
Well, you certainly seem to have most focal lengths covered.

What you keep depends really on the type of photography you do. To be honest with you I'm not familiar with digital lenses as regards to the quality as I still use film and manual lenses - yes we're a dying breed, I'm sure.

But looking at your telephoto zooms, you seem to have 3 of them which overlap one another. Unless you really need the 400mm end of your Sigma 100-400mm zoom, I'd possibly sell that and hang on to the Canon.

Personally, I use mostly wide-angles as landscapes and architecture are my main areas of interest.
 
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