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freemanbrett1 Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #1 · my first lens? Hello all.. I just recently bought a 10D and now I am looking for a suitable lens to aid my photography.. I do not have any lens now, and I am wondering what some people thought would be good to buy for a first lens. I plan on taking all sorts of pictures with my camera, so i do not need anything genre specific, more on all emcompassing friendly lens thanks for stopping by, brett Aug 12, 2006 at 07:10 PM

Me_XMan Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #2 · my first lens? Check out 24-70/2.8L lens. You won't be disappointed. It's a great general purpose lens! Aug 12, 2006 at 07:24 PM

CorruptedSanit Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #3 · my first lens? Whats your budget? Since you plan on using the camera generally, then a 2x-1xx is a good idea. So maybe a 24-105 f/4 L, or a 17-40 L. What side of the focal length do you see your self at the most? Wide end or long end? Aug 12, 2006 at 07:29 PM

azpatrick2000 Offline Upload & Sell: On p.1 #4 · my first lens? OP has a 10D. A good all purpose lens to match your camera would be 28-135 IS. This makes a great first kit, the lens can be had for around 300 used on FM. Aug 12, 2006 at 07:32 PM

John_B Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #5 · my first lens? freemanbrett1, The first lens I used with my 10D was the 28-105 f/3.5-4.5, it's a good all around lens and even works better on my 5D. This lens should fit your good all around lens catagory, and has a good low price. However a better lens I had on my 10D was my Canon 17-40L much higher price but it was a true wide angle on my 10D (17-40mm was like a 27-64mm lens, the 28-105 is like a 44-168mm lens). Good Luck with your choice Aug 12, 2006 at 08:31 PM

splathrop Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #6 · my first lens? There really isn't any one-lens solutiion that covers everything you might want to do. One way to think about the problem is to list the things you would like to photograph, and then figure out what is the lowest priority. Then see how many of the others you can cover with one lens in your price range. For instance, my choices in order of priority would be: having a lens capable of uncompromised quality for the things it does best (so I could get at least some shots that were jaw-droppingly terrific); low light capability without flash; good portrait capability; wide angle capability; telephoto capability. With that list it is easy to see that the 17-40L might fit the bill, after excluding the telephoto piece, except that low light is not covered. What do do? Surprisingly, the 24L covers the whole remainder of the list. But it is expensive. Maybe it isn't a one-lens solution. The 24 f2.8 plus the 50 f1.4 would cover the list even better, especially with regard to portraits, and cost about half as much. Or I could use the 85 f1.8 instead of the 50. So either of those combinations would be a solution for me. You get the idea. Hope this helps. Aug 12, 2006 at 09:05 PM

mh2000 Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #7 · my first lens? You don't state your budget... but since you bought a used 10D I would guess you aren't looking for $1200 lens recommendations. For excellent image quality on the cheap, an EF 28/2.8 + EF 50/1.8 (~$225 combined new) will give you a startling good start. I'm not familiar with all the zooms since I like shooting mainly fixed focal length primes, but for ~$50 you can get a mint used Canon EF 22-55mm which will work on your camera. It's kinda comparable to the S-mount kit lenses that come on newer Canon cameras... and it isn't that bad for what it is. [just a heads up, this forum is mainly devoted to highest quality, highest dollar Canon gear... so take that into account when reading recommendations] Aug 12, 2006 at 09:18 PM

phyrpowr Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #8 · my first lens? I would first advise the 17-85 IS, buy locally so you can return easily, there are, or at least were, some QC issues, then the 28-135 IS, which I've owned for years The 28-105 is also a good choice, really good little lens, especially for the money, but for general, walkaround all purpose, IS is worth the money Aug 12, 2006 at 09:23 PM

Aberdeen Photo Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #9 · my first lens? First lens $1200 on a 10, I really think that a couple of primes like the 50 1.8, Mk1, if possible, and a 28 f 1.8 would a good starter set or the 28-135IS is a nice little lens for the money, pleny long, perhaps not quite as wide as you would like, but it is a great place to start. You are starting and either of these is a great place to begin. For example, if you decided on the zoom, it would be a starting point for the perspective and image quality. Yes, Ls are better, but for about $300 and change used, the 28-135 would get you going and also have a hand at IS and see if it is for you, if not sell it for very close to what you paid for it and move in the direction you photography takes you, Good luck and have fun, Tom Aug 12, 2006 at 09:26 PM

timbop Offline Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #10 · my first lens? IS is nice, but a fast (f2.8) is better. IS will buy you 2-3 stops for static objects, f2.8 gives you 2 stops all the time. The shallower depth of field is nice for isolating your subjects, particularly for portraits. As others have noted you didn't mention a budget, but for a very good, mutlipurpose, and relatively inexpensive lens the tamron 28-75/2.8 is a very good multipurpose lens. It's only $350, and covers a lot of applications. I find on a few occasions it is a little narrow, but it covers a lot of applications: landscape, architecture, portraits, indoor sports (basketball or hockey); a very good walkaround lens. Aug 12, 2006 at 09:33 PM

Marc Brackhahn Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #11 · my first lens? phyrpowr wrote: I would first advise the 17-85 IS, buy locally so you can return easily, there are, or at least were, some QC issues, then the 28-135 IS, which I've owned for years The 28-105 is also a good choice, really good little lens, especially for the money, but for general, walkaround all purpose, IS is worth the money The 17-85mm IS will not work on a 10D because it is an EF-S lens. I would recommend the Canon EF 24-85mm f/3.5-4.5 USM. You will notice the difference between 24mm and 28mm. Aug 12, 2006 at 10:35 PM

bad_doggie Offline Account Locked p.1 #12 · my first lens? easy answer: you should get the equivalent of the kit lens: something cheap and versitile. i.e. an inexpensive zoom going from say 17 up to at least 50 or 80. emphasis on the word inexpensive. when you recognize the limitations of that lens, you'll know what lens(es) you have to buy for what you want to do. btw, i don't think the 17-85 fits the 10d (its an ef-s mount). Aug 13, 2006 at 12:27 AM

Bonjour43MA Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #13 · my first lens? Why wouldn't EF-S lenses work on a 10D? Last time I checked the 10D wasn't a fullframe camera?!?!?! Aug 13, 2006 at 01:12 AM

bad_doggie Offline Account Locked p.1 #14 · my first lens? yeah, but canon didn't introduce the ef-s mount until the 20d and the digital rebel/300d. bob atkins has instructions for how to take a hacksaw to an ef-s lens and reduce it to something that will work with a 10d. (not really as awful as it sounds.) the suggestion, of course, is that you do this to something like an ef-s 18-55, the kit lens from the rebel, which you can get on ebay for something under 50$ it seems ... http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/tutorials/efs-10d.html Aug 13, 2006 at 01:24 AM

Bonjour43MA Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #15 · my first lens? oh i see. ok that's interesting to know. Coming from Nikon i find it odd that you can't put new lenses on older bodies, if you could even call the 10D "old". lol Aug 13, 2006 at 01:47 AM

bad_doggie Offline Account Locked p.1 #16 · my first lens? well thats what some folks don't like about the ef-s lenses: but its not just arbitrary incompatibility. the lenses are designed to take advantage of the smaller mirrors on the 1.6x crop cameras and extend further into the body. if mounted on anything with a larger mirror - smack! Aug 13, 2006 at 02:08 AM

EB-1 Online Dedicated FM Upload & Sell: On p.1 #17 · my first lens? bad_doggie wrote: easy answer: you should get the equivalent of the kit lens: something cheap and versitile. i.e. an inexpensive zoom going from say 17 up to at least 50 or 80. Agreed. There are several appropriate Sigma or Tamron lenses that work on any 1.6x crop body. EB Aug 13, 2006 at 02:11 AM

Habzsi Offline Upload & Sell: Off p.1 #18 · my first lens? EB-1 is right, e.g. Sigma 18..50/2.8 Aug 13, 2006 at 03:07 AM

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