all-around/all-purpose lense

[tracktikz]

what is a good all-around/all-purpose lense on a elan2e and 20d body?

i need one with a decent wide to a telefoto.

[nammyboy]

Well, you have a problem because you want a lens for your full-frame Elan2 and your 1.6X cropped 20D. So while these lenses will be great for your Elan2, they simply won't be wide enough for the 20D.

 

$250 - Canon 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5

$300 - Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8

$450 - Canon 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6

$950 - Canon 24-105mm f/4L IS

$1000 - Canon 24-70mm f/2.8L

 

Wide for the 20D:

$100 - EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6

$500 - EF-S 17-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS

$600 - 17-40mm f/4L

$1000 - EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8L IS

$1300 - 16-35mm f/2.8L

 

If money is tight, I'd say get the 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 and the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8. The Tamron is an excellent lens and the 18-55 isn't too bad at the wide end.

 

If you can afford it, any combination of the four L's will be great.

 

~Nam

[thierry nguyen cuu - nomad]

If you have time to change the lens of body then the 16-35 f2.8 is the A list (coverage from 16 to 56) or the 17-40 f4 for half the $ and a little longer (64 mm with the 20D)

 

If you want to use the lens on both your cmeras then don't buy any EF-S mount.