Which Lens
Dec 25, 2013 14:57:08 #
Wait! Don't make this a surprise! She is taking a photo course, she will know what lens or lenses she will need for this course. Or, she can ask her instructor. From reading all the posts, you don't know exactly what lenses she may already have for her camera. Nor, what she may need for the course.
Dec 25, 2013 15:08:01 #
bigwolf40 wrote:
Tamron SP 70-300 lens with VC I use it and like it....Rich
Thank You.....
Dec 25, 2013 15:35:58 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Bill Emmett wrote:
Wait! Don't make this a surprise! She is taking a photo course, she will know what lens or lenses she will need for this course. Or, she can ask her instructor. From reading all the posts, you don't know exactly what lenses she may already have for her camera. Nor, what she may need for the course.
Or at least get it from a good store so she can exchange it for another one if it's more appropriate.
Dec 25, 2013 15:41:59 #
amehta wrote:
Or at least get it from a good store so she can exchange it for another one if it's more appropriate.
All she said to me is that she needs one of these two lens. This is my favorite granddaughter and I would get both if that is what she wants. I am thinking that she will continue with photography once she out of high school.
Dec 25, 2013 16:13:15 #
amehta
Loc: Boston
Sac-Jack wrote:
All she said to me is that she needs one of these two lens. This is my favorite granddaughter and I would get both if that is what she wants. I am thinking that she will continue with photography once she out of high school.
If she said one of the two, then go for it. But there is absolutely no reason to get both, they cover essentially the same focal length range. I would probably go with the 55-250mm because it has image stabilization, while the 75-300mm does not.
Dec 25, 2013 16:29:11 #
amehta wrote:
If she said one of the two, then go for it. But there is absolutely no reason to get both, they cover essentially the same focal length range. I would probably go with the 55-250mm because it has image stabilization, while the 75-300mm does not.
Thanks
Dec 25, 2013 17:30:40 #
Dec 25, 2013 17:48:36 #
Yes, please go with stabilized ......but the Tamron 70-300 VC is a better investment ....
Dec 25, 2013 17:59:02 #
Sac-Jack wrote:
Right after Christmas I want to buy a lens for my granddaughter in which she has a Canon XTI. I'm looking at getting her a 55 -250is or 75 - 300 lens. will I be getting any thing different with these two lens or should I h=just buy them both. My granddaughter is just starting out and is also taking a photography class.
I would get her the Canon EF-S 55-250mm F4-5.6 IS STM Lens for Canon and the Sigma 10-20mm f/4-5.6 EX DC HSM Lens for Canon Those would be two great starter lenses and if she sticks with the Crop Sensor Camera for Canon during upgrade they will still work for new Camera. I have used both and I loved them.
Dec 25, 2013 19:50:24 #
I kinda agree with Sporty on the lens ranges - - and you want as few lenses as possible, because every time you change the lens, you take the chance of letting in dust. You also want to cover as wide a useful range with those lenses as possible - - so - -
a WIDE lens is needed - around 10 to 12 mm at the low end - especially for a crop sensor camera like the XTi - - so a 10-20 or a 12-24 would be a good choice for the wide. You really don't need image stabilization for such wide lenses unless you plan to be doing a lot of shooting in really DARK places (you can typically hand-hold a shot down to 1/focal length - so at worst would be 1/25 second).
But I wouldn't go to the 55-250 from there - because you miss the range of 20 (or 24) to 55. So you might think about the Canon 18-200 IS. I carry that plus my Tokina 12-24 as a 2-lens solution when traveling on vacation.
Yeah - - a LONG zoom is on my list for later down the road, and I do have some specialty lenses in-between - like my Canon 15-85 which is near "L" quality for an EF-S lens, and the totally specialized 100mm F4L Macro.
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If she can't get it done with the 10-20 and the 18-200, then her class is NOT being taught at an introductory level.
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Also - invest in good glass NOW - she can take it with her when she upgrades to the 7D-II in a few years. {please note that NONE of the lenses I have mentioned {other than the 100mm F4L} will work with a Canon FULL FRAME Camera - so if you THINK she will go PRO at some point in the future - only buy EF lenses - NOT EF-S - ALL of the EF lenses will also work on her XTi, just NOT the other way around}
Do let us know what you decide.
a WIDE lens is needed - around 10 to 12 mm at the low end - especially for a crop sensor camera like the XTi - - so a 10-20 or a 12-24 would be a good choice for the wide. You really don't need image stabilization for such wide lenses unless you plan to be doing a lot of shooting in really DARK places (you can typically hand-hold a shot down to 1/focal length - so at worst would be 1/25 second).
But I wouldn't go to the 55-250 from there - because you miss the range of 20 (or 24) to 55. So you might think about the Canon 18-200 IS. I carry that plus my Tokina 12-24 as a 2-lens solution when traveling on vacation.
Yeah - - a LONG zoom is on my list for later down the road, and I do have some specialty lenses in-between - like my Canon 15-85 which is near "L" quality for an EF-S lens, and the totally specialized 100mm F4L Macro.
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If she can't get it done with the 10-20 and the 18-200, then her class is NOT being taught at an introductory level.
-
Also - invest in good glass NOW - she can take it with her when she upgrades to the 7D-II in a few years. {please note that NONE of the lenses I have mentioned {other than the 100mm F4L} will work with a Canon FULL FRAME Camera - so if you THINK she will go PRO at some point in the future - only buy EF lenses - NOT EF-S - ALL of the EF lenses will also work on her XTi, just NOT the other way around}
Do let us know what you decide.
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