ballsafire Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

I have the Canon T1i/500D camera and the following lenses:

Kit lens - EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS
EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II IS
EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III (no IS)
Prime EF 50mm f/1.8 II (no IS)
EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 STM
All 5 of the above are Canon lenses
Prime EF Opteka 85mm f/1.8 (no IS)

Sometimes I feel that I should have another lens that my present lenses don't cover considering my present T1i/500D camera. What lens would you recommend and why---?

Mac Loc: Pittsburgh, Philadelphia now Hernando Co. Fl.

Only buy a news lens if your current lenses don't fill your needs.

ballsafire Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

Yes, but which one would you recommend and why? Thanks!

blackest Loc: Ireland

Where are you struggling to make the shots you want?
What issues are you having? No point in recommending a lens unless you have a use for it.

rook2c4 Loc: Philadelphia, PA USA

If you have no idea what lens you want, chances are, you don't really need it.

rpavich Loc: West Virginia

Answer:
No. You don't need more stuff.

If you are bound and determined to spend cash, then buy yourself a plane ticket to go shoot some photos somewhere.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

I have a T1i and a SMALL budget!
I walk around with a Sigma 18-200 and a 50 f1.4. The two kit lenses hardly ever get used.

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

:thumbup: :thumbup:

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

Balls, actually you're just suffering from really BAD GAS!! All of the lenses you have mentioned are just nothing more than GAS guzzlers!! They are the cause of the problem, not the cure!
Get rid of ALL the GAS guzzlers and then get one each of every L lens that Canon currently produces.
That will cure your GAS till Canon comes out with a new lens which is not very often.
Just like any ailment, the cure is rarely cheap.
Talk to your health provider, if you can get them to agree that acute GAS could be disabling, they might cover the cure for you.
That would be cheaper for them than paying disability for the next 50 years!
Good luck!!!! :lol:
SS

SharpShooter Loc: NorCal

My condolences!!! :lol:
SS

GoofyNewfie Loc: Kansas City

The best advice I've read in a long time.
:)

Peterff Loc: O'er The Hills and Far Away, in Themyscira.

Why are you asking the question? It would be helpful to know the reasons.

Quick analysis for an APS-C camera:

EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS - inexpensive lens in the wide to portrait category.
EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II IS - OK lens in the standard to short telephoto category
Prime EF 50mm f/1.8 II (no IS) - inexpensive but OK lens in the portrait category, OK for low light work.
EF-S 10-18mm f/4.5-5.6 STM - very good value ultrawide lens
EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III (no IS) - pretty crappy telephoto zoom, one of Canon's worst lenses
Prime EF Opteka 85mm f/1.8 (no IS) - pretty basic and a little strange very low cost lens, unlikely to be Samyang, very few reviews available.

Without any further information, and depending upon you budget and objectives I might consider two possibilities if you really want to spend money on lenses:

1) Replace the EF-S 18-55 and the EF 28-105 with an EF-S 18-135 STM as a walk around lens to cover the wide to medium telephoto range with a single lens

2) Replace the EF 75-300 with a used EF 70-300 IS USM lens which will do a much much better job of covering the short to medium telephoto range at an affordable price.

These suggestions are based upon the thinking that you could reduce the number of lenses you have to carry around and improve the quality of lenses you use.

The EF-S 10-18, EF-S 18-135STM and EF 70-300 IS USM would give you a very broad range of coverage for every day use with just three lenses at a moderate investment especially if bought used. The 50mm is useful for low light situations and portraits where narrow DOF is desired. The Opteka is a curiosity and probably mostly harmless at best.

However, as others have said, if you don't know why your current lenses don't meet you needs then why change anything? Go out and take photos or buy a truck load of beer and you'll have a whole shed full of mediocre glass!

Good luck!

Longshadow Loc: Audubon, PA, United States

:wink:

ballsafire Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

Yes, you are right, I do have BAD GAS as I have just ordered Neewer® 12-20-36mm Macro Automatic Extension Tube Set DG for Canon EOS Cameras AND a Neewer 48 Macro Led Flash Light.

ballsafire Loc: Lafayette, Louisiana

Yes, you have given me some VERY GOOD ADVICE! Thanks-- and-- I will quit buying other lenses except for the used EF 70-300 IS USM lens.