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Hi everyone, I'm pretty new to photography (doing it at A-level at the minute) but would like to carry on with it after i leave education, was just wondering if you had any tips or advice on what equipment to go for? Or should i stick with just my camera at the minute? I'm really interested in sport and quite like portraits if that's any help.

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Stick with what you have for the moment, the 1000d is a capable camera. What lenses do you have?

You have said you like portraits, do you have the 50mmF1.8? One of the cheapest lenses canon make, but its very sharp! I bought one and love it!
 
I just have the 18-55mm standard kit lens at the minute.
 
Stick with what you have and if and when you can afford it, add a Canon 55-25 IS lens if need more reach.
The kit lens is fine for portraits, landscapes etc.
Rome wasn't build in a day :)
 
Yea, I agree... I guess you can just stick with the kit lens at the moment.
If you need a ''better'' lens after you leave education, I would suggest you to get a 17-40L, it is perfect for general use but that causes you a lot:D
 
I am going to echo the above comments, however if you find that you need a bit more reach then i would suggest that you look in to something like the 17-85. These can be had for under £200 and i have seen some go for as little as £130! Its a great little lens some will say its slow (F4 is its widest) but its got stablisation which really does help in low light.
 
Dylanlewis2000 said:
I am going to echo the above comments, however if you find that you need a bit more reach then i would suggest that you look in to something like the 17-85. These can be had for under £200 and i have seen some go for as little as £130! Its a great little lens some will say its slow (F4 is its widest) but its got stablisation which really does help in low light.
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You can get a 55-250 IS for that sort of money which (by all accounts) is a cracker for the price.

Certainly, when I started out, my second purchase after the camera/kit lens was a longer zoom (although I talked myself into a 70-200 F4L ;))
 
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