Zoom Lens Recommendations for Canon Rebel T2i (Page 3): Here's another shot I took with the same camera. Different flower, no water droplets, but similar composition, and more effort...

wrightwrjr Loc: Paducah, KY

lighthouse wrote:

She already has a dslr.
Compare the photos you posted to the photo posted by wrogers a few messages beforehand.
I think that says it all and the price is very similar.

Here's another shot I took with the same camera. Different flower, no water droplets, but similar composition, and more effort, but similar to wrogers. To each his own, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

riverenfp Loc: St. Louis, MO

I have a T3i and I got a 100mm lens last fall. I have loved the results and then invested in a ring flash for even more detail. It is fun.

wrightwrjr Loc: Paducah, KY

riverenfp wrote:

I have a T3i and I got a 100mm lens last fall. I have loved the results and then invested in a ring flash for even more detail. It is fun.

Do you use the ring flash much and how do you like it? I have thought about getting one for my 60mm macro, but didn't know much about them. Fill me in.

Sandie

TAMRON HAS A GREAT LENS, 18-270 AND CAN DO CLOSE WORK NICELY. IF YOU STAND AWAY FROM THE FLOWER AND ZOOM, WITH WIDE APERATURE( 3.5 OR SO) YOU WILL GET NICE RESULTS AND BLURRED BACKROUND. NICE FOR LANDSCAPES AS WELL SINCE IT IS WIDE ANGLE AS WELL AS TELEPHOTO. GET THE PZ SOMTHING(ANOTHER INITIAL ONE) GREAT LENSE. Some people get a Macro lens for flowers and wide angle for landscapes and tele for birds etc but this one lens does it all!!!

imagemeister Loc: mid east Florida

territurl wrote:

I am a novice at photography and have a Canon Rebel T2i which works great for my limited knowledge and skills. I want to invest in a zoom lens to take "up close and personal" photographs of flowers. Also would like to invest in one to bring in landscapes closer in. Do I need 2 different zoom lenses? Any suggestions?

The two lenses that will work the best are quite pricey - the Canon 70-200 F4L and the Sigma 50-150 F2.8. Both these would require a close up lens on the front like the Canon 500D to get as close as you want. But you could also do well with a 55-250 kit lens with a close up lens on the front. I would get a cheap set of + diopter lenses for the front of the 55-250 and see which diopter gave the focus range I would be using the most. And then order an expensive 2 element close up lens of that diopter. The Canon 500D is a +2 diopter, theCanon 250D is a +4 diopter. Marumi makes a +3 - 2 element diopter.

PhotoGator Loc: Florida

I would venture to say 70-200mm f/2.8 and the 17-85mm f/2.8

Raymond Loc: Portland Oregon

Linda From Maine wrote:

I think you will find these shots pretty close:

http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-211735-1.html

The depth of field is very shallow when zooming that far, and I should use a tripod more often, but I don't :)

Fabulous shots. Linda!!!

picturedude Loc: Yosemite natl. park, Ca.

I used a Tamron 28-300 for my everyday lens on my Canon A2e 35mm.
I will be ordering the new Tamron 16-300 for my new Canon 60D.
B & H is selling it for around $630. I think you would be very happy with it since it can go from very wide angle to very telephoto in a heartbeat. It should be the only lens you will need.
Hope this helps!

Oh yeah! Welcome to the Hog, there are a great group of photographers here who are just full of ADVICE! I have learned a lot here, and have also recommended it to several people. If you can't get an answer here, I'd venture to guess you can't get an answer anywhere!

lighthouse Loc: No Fixed Abode

wrightwrjr wrote:

Here's another shot I took with the same camera. Different flower, no water droplets, but similar composition, and more effort, but similar to wrogers. To each his own, beauty is in the eye of the beholder.

Yes, similar composition, but thats irrelevant, thats not what it is about.
Compare the subtlety of the detail in the similar toned areas of each photo.
The DSLR wins hands down.
I suppose you can either see it or you can't.

wrightwrjr Loc: Paducah, KY

lighthouse wrote:

Yes, similar composition, but thats irrelevant, thats not what it is about.
Compare the subtlety of the detail in the similar toned areas of each photo.
The DSLR wins hands down.
I suppose you can either see it or you can't.

Or maybe you will only see it if you want to bad enough. By the way, YOU are the one who decides what it is about? "That's" good to know. While we're sharing in our respective areas of expertise let me introduce you to the apostrophe. It looks like this. (').

waterfixer660

Given that you're relatively new to photography you're already ahead of the game in owning the Canon T2i. Up until recently it had been Canon's third best seller among their DSLRs. I also own this as one of my Canon bodies and highly recommend pairing it with the Tamron 18-270 VC PZ lens. That combination will provide everything you could want for quite some time. Best to get to a good camera shop that sells Tamron and ask to try it on your T2i body. Prepare to be amazed without having to go overboard price-wise.

Brian in Whitby Loc: Whitby, Ontario, Canada

territurl wrote:

I am a novice at photography and have a Canon Rebel T2i which works great for my limited knowledge and skills. I want to invest in a zoom lens to take "up close and personal" photographs of flowers. Also would like to invest in one to bring in landscapes closer in. Do I need 2 different zoom lenses? Any suggestions?

I recently replaced my two kit lenses Canon 18-55 and canon 55-250 with a Sigma 18- 250 plus Macro. It is not a true macro since its maximum magnification is o.9 but it is close I love it and have used it for closeups of flowers with very good results.

PhotoGator Loc: Florida

My brother has one and loves it.
I have the non-macro.

GaryS1964 Loc: Northern California

The least expensive option is the Canon 55-250. Next I would say was the Tamron 70-300 which has a macro mode for closeups. While more expensive the 15-85 is, IMHO, the best walk around lens Canon makes for crop cameras. It does well with closeups and landscapes. It lived on my Canon crop cameras. If you really want to do macros then the Canon 100 f/2.8L macro is a good option.

Bill Emmett Loc: Bow, New Hampshire

I think there is actually two questions being asked here. One is about a close-up lens. The other is about a landscape lens. The close-up lens could be either a dedicated macro lens, or a broad scope macro mode zoom lens, as the Tamron 18-270mm VC Di lens for cropped body camera. A great landscape lens is the Canon EF-S 10-22mm USM lens. It is one of the best of Canons "S" lenses, it almost "L" quality. For Macro, I use a Canon EF 100mm f2.8L IS Macro USM lens.

B