Best general purpose lens for the Canon 350D and Canon 400D?

abhijit b

I am planning to pickup the Canon 350D or Canon 400D. What is the best general purpose lens ? Is the EF-S 18-55mm kit lens fine? or is it better to go with say the Tamron 18-200mm Di-II?

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I don't think that there is an easy answer here without knowing some more about what your interests are. The standard lens covers a useful range of wide-angle to normal and the shorter telephoto range, so it will always be a useful lens. It is likely to be less bulky than the 18-200mm, but you need to make the assessment yourself whether it will be too awkward for some circumstances.

That said, I use a Tamron 28-200mm on a film body when I want a one lens solution to cover a broad range of work when I am travelling. When I a home based, I tend to use a smaller lens, say a 35-70mm or 35-105mm on the camera, with a longer zoom (50-150mm or 70-210mm) in my camera bag.

So, if I were in a similar situation, and only going to get one lens, I would have a preference for the 18-200mm over the kit lens.

which fisheye lens would be good for my canon 350d?

jess b

im willing to spend around $1000
does sigma or one of them other brands make a fisheye that would fit the 350d then?

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The only fisheye Canon makes at this time is one for their 35mm EOS and Canon EOS-1Ds Mark II and is the Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens

I would look for one in the near future because of the popularity of the 350D and 400D cameras. It will be around 8.5mm or 9.0mm

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Zoom lens for my Canon 350D?

Droogette

I bought the kit lens, it's good for portraits and all but I would like to buy a lens with better zoom for far away shots. Can someone recommend a good quality zoom lense from about $ 200 - 500 dollars?

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Canon Lenses and Reviews

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/ (See "Recommendations" on this page)
http://www.photo.net/canon/#lense
http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/index.htm
http://www.photozone.de/active/news/index.jsp
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/index.html
http://www.fredmiranda.com
http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/forum.asp?forum=1029

Your budget almost reaches the Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (28-135 equiv.) (April 2007-$515) is a good "walk around" lens at a good price.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=149&modelid=10511
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-17-85mm-f-4-5.6-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

Using a Sigma 55mm lens on a Canon 350D that has a 58mm lens fitted..?

matt

Is there some sort of adapter available to size up or down the fitting on a camera to allow a smaller lens to be fitted? I can't afford to buy another lens for my Canon and I love my Sigma on my other camera but would like to use it for digital rather than film photography.. so assumed if an adapter was available it would be considerably cheaper! I've no idea what i'm looking for, i've only found things for changing the size so you can attach a smaller / larger filter so far.
No not at all! I have a Canon camera with a Canon lens and a Minolta camera with a Sigma lens.. So I guess the terminology of what I'm after is the 'mount' part!
Minolta Dynax 2xi is the other camera

and as for the Sigma lens, it says on it Sigma Auto Focus, Aspherical 24-70mm 1:3.5-5.6
Nothing to do with filters! I was merely saying that is all I had found at the time!

So if my understanding is correct my Sigma lens that is currently fitted onto my Minolta camera can be fitted onto my Canon camera with something like this..? http://www.suntekstore.co.uk/Minolta-MD-MC-Lens-to-Canon-EOS-Camera-Body-Adapter-Ring-.html

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Whoa!

Are you saying that you have a Sigma 55 mm lens with an EF Canon lens mount?
It is an older lens since the new Sigma lens in that focal range is the sigma 50mm F1.4 EX DG HSM. It uses 77 mm filters

If this is true, just remove your current lens and replace it with the Sigma lens.

The 58 mm filter thread is just that, the size thread you need when you buy filters for your existing lens.

NOTE: There was a Sigma XQ 55mm f2.8 macro lens was produced in the early 1970s, but that can only be used on Canon cameras made before the Canon EOS cameras were introduced in 1988, the old FD and FL lens types. That manual focus lens uses a 62mm filter

It is a little difficult to answer your question since you are not being very clear.

Are you talking about using different size lenses on your camera or are you asking about using filters of different sizes on your lenses?

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Best general purpose lens for the Canon 350D and Canon 400D?

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abhijit b

I am planning to pickup the Canon 350D or Canon 400D. What is the best general purpose lens ? Is the EF-S 18-55mm kit lens fine? or is it better to go with say the Tamron 18-200mm Di-II?

Answer
I don't think that there is an easy answer here without knowing some more about what your interests are. The standard lens covers a useful range of wide-angle to normal and the shorter telephoto range, so it will always be a useful lens. It is likely to be less bulky than the 18-200mm, but you need to make the assessment yourself whether it will be too awkward for some circumstances.

That said, I use a Tamron 28-200mm on a film body when I want a one lens solution to cover a broad range of work when I am travelling. When I a home based, I tend to use a smaller lens, say a 35-70mm or 35-105mm on the camera, with a longer zoom (50-150mm or 70-210mm) in my camera bag.

So, if I were in a similar situation, and only going to get one lens, I would have a preference for the 18-200mm over the kit lens.

which lens would be best for my canon 350d?

TWA

I'm looking for a good wide angle lens to use with my canon 350d. I've got a sigma 18-125 which is a fine all rounder but I'm after something a little sharper for close portraits. Something that lets a lot of light in, & pin sharp. Any advice would be much appreciated.

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Do you want a portrait lens or a wide angle lens?

The two are different.

A 50mm or 60mm lens is the perfect focal lenght for portraiture on your camera thanks to the APS-C crop.

You also want a wide aperture to blur the background.

Canon make such a lens, and its also their least expensive lens.

Some call it the nifty fifty.

Its the Canon EF 50mm f1.8. A great portrait lens, especially given the cost.

But it is not a wide angle lens.

If you want a wider lens closer to the standard field of view the Canon EF 28mm f2.8 or Canon EF 35mm f2. Because of the APS-C crop these lenses become more telephoto in perspective, combined with a close focus distance makes them quite nice for portraiture.

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