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As I only have an 18-55 kit lens and have had for 2 years I'm looking at upgrading I only take pictures of old historic buildings pictures of my sisters baby, general pictures of me and my gf and pics when I go on nice walks and holidays what would be the best for me to get £250-£300 budget I wanna leave the lens on my camera al I travel light
 
samems said:
Heard the Tamron 17-50 2.8 is a great lens.
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sell your's 18-55mm and get Tamron 17-50mm. great lens for the price. just get it brand new. tamron gives extra 5 years warranty on it now (so total of 6 years warranty).

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The warranty alone is well worth buying new. I never knew that.
 
How about a nice prime instead? Something like a 30mm sigma would compliment your kit lens well for portraits and low light work in old buildings. I realise it's slightly over budget but you'll be blow away by the creative possibility of having such a wide aperture, failing that Canon 35mm F2 or 50mm F1.8 are worth looking at too.
 
Thanks for the reply I am waiting for the arrival of the tamron 17-50 non vc
 
it would help if you said what make of camera you have. Realspeed
 
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Depending on how much it eats into your budget - a 50mm f1.8 would also be a handy lens to have. For a modest price it opens a few doors for you in terms of low light and shallow depth of focus.
 
It looks like you've already got the Tamron 17-50 non VC, which is a great lens. For anyone else reading this who is in the same position, it might be worth considering the 50mm f/1.8 as suggested by Phil.

When I got my first DSLR (a 1000D) some 4 years ago the first additional lens I bought to complement the 18-55 kit lens was the 50mm f/1.8, and it totally changed the way I viewed photography. It barely left my camera - I was more than a little in love with the low light shooting and shallow depth of field that the wider aperture affords - and I learned to "zoom with my feet", a key skill if you're intending on picking up more prime lenses later.

Four years on and the 50mm f/1.8 is still in my kit bag, though I only use it occasionally these days. For less than £90 it represents fabulous value for money - there's a reason its colloquially known as the "nifty fifty".
 
50mm is a superb lens. Only one i have at the moment. Thinking of getting a 55-250 or maybe a Tam 17-50
 
35mm f/1.8G is also a consideration
 
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