Sdhorton42

I have a new camera. I’m new to photography, I have the 75-300mm zoom lens and it came a wide angle lens. Is that something I can use on the larger zoom lens to get a wider shot?

Someone suggested I get a 55-200mm lens as I’m constantly switching from my larger to 18-55 because I cannot get up close shots.

Jrhoffman75 Loc: Conway, New Hampshire

Sounds like you are talking about a screw-on auxiliary lens. Don’t use that. They result in very poor quality images. The 55-250mm lens is a good choice. The 18-55/55-250 set will be a good kit.

Charles 46277 Loc: Fulton County, KY

A simple extension tube fits between any lens and your camera--it lets you focus closer with little or no loss of quality, for $20. You can get the Canon brand for a lot more, but since there is no glass in it, the Chinese is fine. You can stack them for more extension, but probably would never need to (and at some point the quality of the pictures will begin to fall off). While the tube is attached, you can only focus close--not landscapes. The Canon Macro lens for Rebel-size models is around $400 and it is a flat 60mm. It focuses close but also focuses distances and is very sharp indeed, sharper at all distances than the zooms that come with the cameras as a kit.

https://www.ebay.com/itm/274529009726?hash=item3feb34403e:g:uZoAAOSwZR1fgkiN

This one keeps the auto-focus for your lens (some don't), but very close work sometimes does not focus well on auto--use manual setting M on the lens.

CHG_CANON Loc: the Windy City

If I understand your question, no, you cannot connect your two lenses together to use at the same time.

Tamron makes a reasonably good and not too expensive 18-400 zoom lenses works with your Canon Rebel. That might be a lens you want to investigate for an all-in-one solution.

The EF-S 55-250 lens might be a better lens overall to your 70-300, adding IS support if not more focal length, but still the 55mm wide / short end of that zoom is still not very wide at all. You might find an EF-S 18-135 more useful for a general purpose lens that handles most of your needs without changing.

Charles 46277 Loc: Fulton County, KY

CHG, wouldn't it make sense to add focal lengths not already covered? sdhorton has 18-300 covered... Canon has a very wide zoom 10-18mm in the EF-S mount that is excellent (and not too pricey). I have that 70-300 and added the 10-18 eventually. The two I use 80% of the time are the 10-18 and a 60mm macro, but some people use longer lenses more than I do. When I saw a deer in the yard I went for the longest lens.The 60mm EFS macro is great for selling items on eBay--also portraits and general use, and it may be my sharpest Canon lens (but not cheap).

richardsaccount

CHG_Canon, you are correct in kind. However, probably in the later Twentieth Century and after seeing an article
in Pop or Modern photo, I obtained a double 55mm filter ring and mounted two prime lenses. I think a 90mm and a 35mm front element to front element. It worked but it certainly had limitations. the optical complexity of zoom optics
would no doubt make this impossible. I do enjoy your many comments and quips. Happy Fourth.

pego101

Why do folks keep spelling Canon as cannon? I have never seen nikon called nikkon here? Cannon is a towel manufacturer.

PHRubin Loc: Nashville TN USA

What I eventually did was get 1 lens that covered 18-300mm. It is the Sigma 18-300mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM.
There is also a Tamron 18-400mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC HLD for even more $.

dwmoar Loc: Oregon, Willamette Valley

Because a Cannon has big balls and a Nikon - well not so much

Charles 46277 Loc: Fulton County, KY

Cannon are also big guns.

But Church law is called Canon law; the canon in Church of England is also a church leadership family under the aegis of one cathedral (headed by a Dean). All the smaller churches (priests, lay clerics, etc.) around a cathedral are canon under that Dean. The two Archbishops and 24 other bishops sit in the House of Lords; they are all appointed by the Monarch on advice of the Prime Minister, neither of whom has to be (or is) a priest.

No doubt Canon law prohibits the use of Nikons, or certainly not during Lent.

Kidding aside, the name comes from the Japanese Kwannon--a Buddhist bodisattva. The religious significance is lost on me.

"Bodhisattva
In Buddhism, a being who has developed a spontaneous wish and a compassionate mind to attain Buddhahood for the benefit of all sentient beings.

"In Buddhism, a bodhisattva ( BOH-dee-SUT-və) is any person who is on the path towards Buddhahood. In the Early Buddhist schools as well as modern Theravada Buddhism, a bodhisattva refers to anyone who has made a resolution to become a Buddha and has also received a confirmation or prediction from a living Buddha that this will be so." en.wikipedia.org See also:

Kannon or Kwanon is a goddess with statues all over the far East.
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/community/2011/06/25/our-lives/kannon-the-goddess-of-mercy-and-pets/

How Nikon can top that, I wonder. But wait: Nikon (first Nikkor) came from Nippon Kogaku. Nippon means Japan, and Kogaku means Ancient Learning--one of the three old traditions of Confucian teaching.

So the first question is whether you lean toward Buddha or Confucius.

dennis2146 Loc: Eastern Idaho

Please assure us there will not be a Pop Quiz on the above.

Dennis

BlueMorel Loc: Southwest Michigan

I have a Canon Rebel t8i (recently upgraded from t2i). I buy lenses on a budget, so what I have is the 18-55 that came with the cameras, a 50mm f-1.8 ($125 3 yrs. ago), and a 55-250 (I think $150 2 years ago). I love closeup shooting, but didn't want to fork over big bucks for a more powerful prime macro lens, so I went the cheap route and bought the Yongnuo extension tube set, which lets me zoom in really close with the 50mm and connects to the electronics so you can auto-focus if needed. You can use it on the larger lenses, but have to watch to make sure your front lens doesn't touch the subject.

For wide shots I use the 20mm distance on my 18-55 and am pleased with the results. It'd be nice to have a wider angle but that's not my thing, so I won't spend the money to get one.

I can actually get closeup shots sometimes with my 55-250 if I'm trying not to scare away a dragonfly or don't want to bend over a flower close enough, but the tubes with the 50mm give better sharpness.

The one thing you need to get used to if you're out in the field and often switching from closeup to far away shots is how to switch lenses on the camera. It takes practice and care to make sure dust doesn't get in. I always point the camera down and get the lens attached quickly, never in blowing wind and dust situations.

BTW, I also bought the front screw-on magnifying filter set from Pro-Optic that fits my two larger lens. It's just fine for me, but doesn't really help me that much in my closeup work. At least I didn't spend much.

So I would buy a 50mm f-1.8 and a set of extension tubes to add to your repertoire if you're on a budget and concentrate on doing closeups with those on your Rebel. I spent three months with my 50mm as my only lens on my t2i and grew to love it.

Now, if you're not on a budget, get a longer macro lens, but they're too pricey for me.

Architect1776 Loc: In my mind

Harvey Loc: Pioneer, CA

YES- Tamron's 18-200 is my walk around lens on my Rebel cameras - less than $200 w/ IS if you have the $$ I suggest going for the bigger selection 18-300 or 18-400.
Harvey

Ed D Loc: Virginia

It all depends on what you intend to photograph. I have the Canon R5 but used to shoot with the Canon Rebel T6. I do mostly wildlife photography and use the Sigma 150-600, which I love for birding. The Sigma has an EF mount which is what the Rebel uses. For the Rebel I also have the Tamron 28-400mm lens and it’s probably the most versatile for close and moderate distance shots. I don’t use it for my R5 because it’s a crop sensor lens. Instead I use a Canon 28-300 lens. To clarify, Rebels are crop sensor cameras as opposed to full frame.