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Hi all,

I'm thinking about buying a new addition to my Canon 550D and just wondered if any of you guys could give any suggestions to what would go nicely with my kit lens 18 - 55mm and my 50mm 1.8 lens. I like to shoot anything from landscapes, wildlife, sports, street and would like to get into portrait photography aswell.
I also have a couple of christenings coming up and just wondering what lens would be good for that?

Thanks in advance :)
 
With the things you like to shoot F2.8 70-200mm lens would be a good bet as you could use it for all those styles of photography adding a 1.4x extender would give you a 300mm F4 as well or with a 2x a 400mm F5.6, so it would be pretty versatile.
 
What's your budget? No point up recommending something you can't afford.
 
Sorry i ment to put that in my first post, I'm just a beginner so just learning the ropes prob only looking at spending a couple of hundred on one, but thanks for your suggestion Ian i may looking into that lens in the future!
 
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The Canon 55-250 has been recomended to me the other day so i have been looking at this lens but just wanted a few more opinions really. The 55-250 seems cheap aswell which is good, would this lens suit all of my needs?

Thanks for all your replys :)
 
Whats the Canon 75-300mm like anyone know or have one? and would this be better than the Canon 55-250mm or not for what i want it for?
Thanks
 
55-250 - it's what I did and don't regret it, long enough to be usefull, not too heavy and the best money I've spent so far.
BB
 
Barnbear said:
55-250 - it's what I did and don't regret it, long enough to be usefull, not too heavy and the best money I've spent so far.
BB

Think you have just made up my mind :) I think I shall be buying myself a new lens in the very near future. Thanks for your reply
 
Whats the Canon 75-300mm like anyone know or have one? and would this be better than the Canon 55-250mm or not for what i want it for?
Thanks

Hi

From these 2 I'd buy the Canon 55-250IS over the 75-300. My daughter has the 55-250IS and gets great results with it

Ian (Kerso - trader on here) is currently doing the 55-250IS for £119 on his new web site http://www.flashcamera.co.uk/canon-...utofocus-lens-for-select-digital-slr-cameras/

Ian is well respected on here and certainly worth a look

Hope this is of help :thumbs:
 
andyred said:
Hi

From these 2 I'd buy the Canon 55-250IS over the 75-300. My daughter has the 55-250IS and gets great results with it

Ian (Kerso - trader on here) is currently doing the 55-250IS for £119 on his new web site http://www.flashcamera.co.uk/canon-ef-s-55-250mm-f-4-5-6-is-autofocus-lens-for-select-digital-slr-cameras/

Ian is well respected on here and certainly worth a look

Hope this is of help :thumbs:

Thanks for that mate think I will be goin for 55-250 and also I have had a look at Kerso website, think I shall be ordering that very shortly. Just don't know what to get first my tattoo finished off that I started 2 years ago and still not finished or buy a new lens, decisions lol :)
 
Thanks for that mate think I will be goin for 55-250 and also I have had a look at Kerso website, think I shall be ordering that very shortly. Just don't know what to get first my tattoo finished off that I started 2 years ago and still not finished or buy a new lens, decisions lol :)

New lens :thumbs:

If you drop him a post on his thread http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=401380 I think you can get a discount aswell...
 
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