draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Last year I bought canon EOS 300D.The lens that followed with the camera isn't anymore a challenge for me..so, if anyone of you could help me findd a good lens that doesn't make me broke and has a good quality and a good price. I like to take pictures of buildings and architecture...please help me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_h Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Try a Canon 24TS. Buy one of those and then perhaps a 90TS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yakim_peled1 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 <p>1. Get the 50/1.8. </p> <p> 2. <a href="http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/lenses.html#whichlens">Which lens should I buy for my camera?</a> <b></b> </p> <p> 3. <a href="http://photonotes.org/articles/beginner-faq/lenses.html#whichdigitallens">Which lens should I buy for my EOS digital camera?</a> <b></b> </p> <p>4. What is your budget? </p> <p>Happy shooting, <br> Yakim.</p> Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 hmm...to expensive...is there a good lens for around 300 $? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bill_fouche Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I love my 50/1.8. It's less than $80, has famously good optics (particularly at the reduced apertures you will be using outdoors), and if you take the shot at a decent distance, it will produce relatively distortion-free images. Do a search on this site. There's a ton about this lens. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 thanks yakim...It really helped me...Edwards proposition was too expensive for me... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 Thanks Bill Fouche... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 I've checked some websites, and some of them say that the 55 f/1,8 II. They say its a very good lens body it is fragile because the body is made of plastic...so they suggested that i should by the 55 1,4 because of its metal casing..is this true? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rokkor fan Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 the 50mm f/1.4 is about 5 times the price - I figure you will have to be pretty unlucky to break 5 50mm's. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jim_larson1 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I have not broken the first 50/1.8 yet. . .been a bunch of years. Buy it . . .and count yourself lucky that you still can buy one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bens Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I've had them both. I had the 50/1.8 for about three years. I dropped it and it broke. I bought the 50/1.4, have had it for about a year. My 50/1.4 is better than the 1.8 in colors (warmer) and bokeh (softer). They are about the same in clarity. The 50/1.8 is a steal at the price. The 50/1.4 is worth the money. You can't go wrong with either one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tommyinca Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 I would consider getting either a 28/2.8 or 35/f2 prime. It give a wider view then the 50/1.8. I have a 35/2 and a 50/1.8. It is hard to tell them (the results) apart. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
aljaz_. Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 Buildingds and arhitecture, hmm.. For these objects a wide-angle lens, such as a 24mm one, is traditionally advised. For example, I think the 28mm/f2.8 is a very good lens and costs less than any other wide-angle lens. The 24mm/f2.8 is a tad more expensive but equally good. If some money is left you could add the (inexpensive) 50mm/f1.8 or (fairly priced) 85mm/f1.8 for details and object isolation. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mawz Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 The 28mm makes a great normal on a APS-sensor DSLR. The 35mm is a little long for my tastes (About a 55mm equivalent). The 50mm is a superb short telephoto on a DSLR. This should be the first lens you buy after the kit no matter what brand DSLR you have (Well, except for Sigma, which doesn't offer a decent normal 50mm, only a slower macro). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 thanks...all of you Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bsd230 Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 ask 10 people get 10 different answers, if you shooting architecture I would go with widest quality lens I could afford. Like the 17-40 4L canon or the for less money you could get the Sigma EX 17-35mm 2.8-4.0 which is a nice lens as well. It would be helpful if we new what price range you are trying to stay in, some of the lenses people are recommending are over a $1,000 bucks. I quess "doesn't make me broke" is all relative. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 True....i have around 100$ - 300$ to use...is it better to buy different lenses for different uses or should i buy a lens that i more allround...if you know what I mean... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
panos_voudouris Posted August 28, 2005 Share Posted August 28, 2005 "True....i have around 100$ - 300$ to use...is it better to buy different lenses for different uses or should i buy a lens that i more allround...if you know what I mean..." Any zoom in that price range won't be much better than the kit one you have. Look for used primes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
draugen Posted August 28, 2005 Author Share Posted August 28, 2005 I think I'll go for the 50/1,8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edward_h Posted August 29, 2005 Share Posted August 29, 2005 Ah yes. A FOV of 80mm will surely make great architecture shots. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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