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Hi,

with my b.day & xmas approaching I need to get my order into Santa (husband) for a new lens.

I'm only a beginner and have a Canon 1000D. I have the 18-55IS kit lens and also a 'nifty fifty'

I mainly take photos of my little boy (20months) and would like something with more range to enable me to take close up (ish) shots of him when he's playing - inside and outside. Often he can be quite a few meters away in garden or at the park and I cant get close enough with 18-55, when I move closer he stops what he's doing & the moments gone. Find the nifty fifty v.tricky as my son is rarely still so I quite often get blurry shots with this.

Budget around £300-£500.

Any help/advice much appreciated.
 
Your hubby is santa. Can he get me the 600mm I want please:)
 
70-200 f/4 non IS should be in your price range if you don't mind used.
 
foggy4ever said:
70-200 f/4 non IS should be in your price range if you don't mind used.
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thanks for the reply. Bit worried I would struggle with non IS? What would an IS option be? Also would you for Canon brand or not?
 
Canon 70-300 IS :thumbs:
 
Canon EFS 55-250 IS (mk1 as its cheaper than the mk2 which only has cosmetic improvements) for £160 new which would leave more budget for an additional order to Santa!

Its a great lens for a great price, I used one for years and wish I still had mine!
 
What the man above said, 55-250mm IS can't be beaten for the money and should be just the job for your purposes.
 
Thanks all, off to check out details & prices for the ones that have been suggested. I find with the 50mm I dont have enough flexibility with not having any zoom, and unless he is mega still (v.rare) it just seems to be a bit blurry - its prob me, I am still learning! :)
 
p.s. If I wanted similar range to 55-250 but wanted to be able to get a lower F number (sorry have forgotten technical term), what could I look at? I had a short course on using DSLR and the guy said low F number was good???.... Sorry for beginnger dumbness!! :)
 
campergirl said:
Thanks all, off to check out details & prices for the ones that have been suggested. I find with the 50mm I dont have enough flexibility with not having any zoom, and unless he is mega still (v.rare) it just seems to be a bit blurry - its prob me, I am still learning! :)
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The f1.8 50mm is a superb lens for children indoors - ultra sharp from f2.8 onwards and very good from f1.8.

And frankly if you're still learning, all buying extra lenses will do is increase the complications for you.

I would say find out what you can do with what you already have.

And here is a shot using the f1.8 50mm lens at f2.0:


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Have you looked at the sigma 70-200mm 2.8, i used to have one great range and 2.8 helps get the shutter speed up, and gives great bokeh.....Within your price range too.

Andy
 
What mode are using for shooting.

Try shooting with the 50mm using aperture AV mode and setting the aperture to 1.8 - 2.8. This should give you a high enough shutter speed to avoid movement blur as long as there is enough light inside. With this try with auto iso to start with until you learn a bit more. Try for shutter speeds above 1/100. As you change the f number to a lower setting the shutter speed will increase.

Someone might be able to add to this to help out.

The 55-250 would work well outside in good light, I found it struggled inside due to the higher F number allowing less light.

Upload some pics with the exif intact and people might be able to help more with what you could change to improve the shots.
 
chiffs said:
Try shooting with the 50mm using aperture AV mode and setting the aperture to 1.8 - 2.8. This should give you a high enough shutter speed to avoid movement blur as long as there is enough light inside. With this try with auto iso to start with until you learn a bit more. Try for shutter speeds above 1/100.
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^^ This is good advice, also bear in mind that rather than trying to move nearer to your subject with the 50mm to frame the shot, you could just shoot from where you are and then crop the image afterwards to frame it how you want it. You might find there is plenty of detail still.
 
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