Searching for a zoom
May 28, 2013 12:53:42 #
Years ago I purchased a Canon T1i with a regular and telephoto kit lens. I upgraded to Sigma 17-70 to replace my short kit lens. This lens is great, cost around $400 and takes very sharp photos. Now I want to replace the kit 55-250 with a lens of similar quality to my Sigma either 250 or 300 zoom. It seems that Sigma makes a low end zoom and a very high end lens with nothing in the middle. Any suggestions?
May 28, 2013 13:13:22 #
IBE wrote:
Years ago I purchased a Canon T1i with a regular and telephoto kit lens. I upgraded to Sigma 17-70 to replace my short kit lens. This lens is great, cost around $400 and takes very sharp photos. Now I want to replace the kit 55-250 with a lens of similar quality to my Sigma either 250 or 300 zoom. It seems that Sigma makes a low end zoom and a very high end lens with nothing in the middle. Any suggestions?
Try the Canon 70-300mm IS...refurbished it's cheaper than your Sigma 17 -70 mm lens...I love mine :thumbup:
Here's a link on this forum that gives you some of my examples and others....it also gives you a link to where to buy a refurbished lens:
http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-121960-1.html
May 28, 2013 13:41:57 #
May 29, 2013 07:37:45 #
May 29, 2013 10:05:30 #
Ugly Jake wrote:
Jan - show 'em your SX50 pics !!
Here's a pic of full moon taken with my SX50....
Love this camera!
May 30, 2013 13:07:24 #
IBE wrote:
Years ago I purchased a Canon T1i with a regular and telephoto kit lens. I upgraded to Sigma 17-70 to replace my short kit lens. This lens is great, cost around $400 and takes very sharp photos. Now I want to replace the kit 55-250 with a lens of similar quality to my Sigma either 250 or 300 zoom. It seems that Sigma makes a low end zoom and a very high end lens with nothing in the middle. Any suggestions?
Canon 28-300mm F3.5-5.6 IS appears to cover nearly the entirety of the focal range you had covered with two other lenses. It is expensive, but the best lens for a wide array of different kinds of photography. Sigma makes a comparable lens albeit at far lower cost and quality.
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