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<p>Yakim, that is exactly what i was thinking but was not sure. That the 17-55mm would virtually take the place of my 50's and kit lens.</p>

<p>Thanks all. Thats what i love about this site, all the great advice. From my limited past experience it seems i can't really go wrong with any canon lens I buy. This is my second dslr(XSI was 1st) and have been through a few lenses. What i love is i can buy a lens, use it for a year, take good care of it, and sell it for almost what I paid for it. I used my XSI fo a year and sold it for 5 dollars less than what I paid for it. I will probably sell the canon 50mm and then buy a flash and try to learn some of its techniques. Thanks again everybody. Yes i am also contemplating get one of those wide 10-20, 11-16mm lens as well, but for now I will take some time and learn the flash. Waiting for the Tamron 90mm to be delivered this week and will play around with that for a while.<br>

Jeremy</p>

<p>Mark. For instance, yesterday at church i was taking pics of kids on santas lap. The Sigma 50mm 1.4 was working great for that with no flash. But when some of the larger families wanted pics done. i had a time backing up to fit all them in and the kit lens just didn't have the quality of course that the sigma did. Looks like i should experiment with a flash and the kit lens before i make a big purchase like that. Do any of the 3rd party lens that are similar to the canon17-55 have a better quality to cost ratio.</p>

<p>So what do you guys think of a third party brand like the one mentioned above or zeikos. i see they sell for 60-110 on ebay</p>

<p>What flash do you suggest I try. Should i go ahead and get a good one now so i won't have to upgrade later? Or will something like 430 ex be good enough.</p>

<p>Hi there. Just an everyday amateur photographer here. Looking to by a lens. This is what I have.<br>

Canon t2i<br>

Canon 50mm f/1.8<br>

sigma 50mm f/1.4<br>

canon 55-250mm is<br>

canon kit lens 18-55mm is<br>

tamron 90mm macro<br>

What I am thinking is getting the canon 17-55mm f/2.8. To do that I would need to sell something. I love the sigma but my canon 50mm is not so bad either. If I buy the lens above I would definitely not need to kit lens. But hard to sell those for any money. I don't need both 50mm but can't decide which one to keep. I think the 17-55mm will help me out with indoor pics and that is where I need the improvement with the ability to zoom. I am still learning so I know I do some things wrong. The sigma seems great when I have one subject but I get some blur if its like a family photo indoors. ( maybe I need a flash as well?) It boils down to this, I am not happy with the kit lens indoors and i can sell one 50 and keep the other and if I get rid of the kit lens i will need something to get the wider angle shots.<br>

Thanks for you advice<br>

Jeremy</p>

<p>Hello all. I am from southeastern VA and am new to photography. I consider myself to have a decent eye for good photos. I love this site so I subscribed for 3 years. I seem to learn best by trial and error, with advice of course, than to be taught and then try if that makes any sense. I drive around a bit for my job and I always seem to see things, that in my mind, would make great photos. I don't have a good deal of free time so most of my chances at taking pictures are brief. I have seen some amazing stuff on here and feel i can only get better. I have already gotten some great advice and am always open to any suggestions.<br>

Jeremy</p>