Walk around Lens for Canon
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I received a Canon Rebel XSi from a client recently and am wanting to get something better than the kit lens (15-55mm). I haven’t used a full body camera since my old 35mm but remember some about lenses.
For what I will be doing (some grip & grins, some scenery, some bugs) I was thinking of an 18-200 mm with image stabilization and a macro setting. The other aspect is that I don’t want to spend an fortune. My budget is somewhere in the $300-400 range. I know this is in the Sigma price range but have also looked at the Tamron lenses and have been searching for a used lens (possibly also the 18-270mm)
I realize this is a question that much like “which rod should I buy,” but I am just beginning my search and any suggestions would be helpful.
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Thanks
If you google Canon lens reviews you’ll find plenty of good info. I like the digital picture site myself.
So many ways to go with this kind of request.
With that budget, that wide a range of kinds of things and no real desire to get better quality glass. Id point you towards the Sigma 18-200 with OS. The Canon equivelant (18-200 IS) might be out of that price range at retail. Here is Cda it retails for 700-800, where as the Siggy is in the 400 range. If you can find a used Canon your comfortable with Id go with the C before the S (despite the S having arguably better build quality and definately a better warranty).
I got one for my GF to have and use on her 60D anytime I’m not around or she couldnt simply use the key to my place and get what she wants. So realistically she just needs something for those blue moon occasions when I or my glass isnt available. So we wanted “bang for the buck” and not alot of buck. Kind of silly for her to spend good coin when she has access to a wide variety of lenses, even if Im out of town when on assignement thered still be good lenses behind for to use.
IQ is pretty good given various factors, if I had a real “complaint” about it, is that its slow focusing for my taste/preferances and can hunt a lot in low light. It gets there, but it can struggle to do so.
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