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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Camera doesn't have IS nor does lens (landscape photography)?

Q. The Canon 5D Mark II does not have IS nor does the Canon 17-40MM L Lens (the first two pieces of equipment I plan on buying for photography). Would a remote shutter and tripod be good enough? Would wind be to much for the camera?
I plan on getting a Manfrotto (055xprob) with a ball head for about 300 USD. Surely this will be good for now?

I have already added all the gear up and it till be close to 5,000 so I will have to stick with the 17-40mm lens for now.

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A remote shutter release and tripod is the best, VR, IS or not.

We have been shooting landscape photography for over one hundred years ... no image stabilization.

If all you are shooting is landscapes, I would recommend the EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM. The silly little mm difference can sometimes make a difference and of course it is a stop faster

What is the best lens for landscape photography with the Nikon D 5200?

LEO

I am looking for an affordable lens for the Nikon d5200 that works great for landscape and city photography. Also, i am interested in night sky shooting any reccomandations for how to get some great results

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On your DX camera- the Nikkor 10-24mm is a superb landscape lens for around $1200 dollars. Not that cheap, but an excellent lens for your needs (effectively 15-36mm). City photography means a lot of different thniings- carry around lenses with large zoom ranges are often popular due tot heir versatility but thye often do have to make compromises on quality at the extremes. The 18-200mm and 18-30omm lenses are both great walk around lenses but niether is cheap. Tokina does an 18-270mm lens which is cheaper. Alternatively look at the 18-105mm lens from Nikkor that comes as a kit lens on some of their cameras

For night sky shooting:
Use a tripod and remote release.
Put you camera in mirror up mode
Use small apertures and long exposure times
Try to do it in an area with very low incidental light so as to not have light from the sides overexposing the picture

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