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Archive 2009 · Lens Suggestion Please

  
 
joezasada
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p.2 #1 · Lens Suggestion Please


you may want to consider a wide zoom like the EF-S 10-22 since you don't have anything in that range...


Jul 02, 2009 at 12:35 PM
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No-brainer for the price/performance ratio of the 85 f1.8 lens. Just go for it - it might be a bit long for portraits on a cropped DSLR, but it is perfect for some short tele photographies of concerts or other low-light situations. On full-frame it is the ideal portrait lens IMO. It complements my 70-200 f4 IS lens perfectly.


Jul 02, 2009 at 01:19 PM
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yeah, I'd say get a 50 first. 50/1.8 gets my vote, but the 50/1.4 is also good. I'd also get the 100/2 over the 85/1.8. I wouldn't get the 100 macro unless you really want a macro lens... and then I would look at all the other options as well.


Jul 02, 2009 at 01:27 PM
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p.2 #4 · Lens Suggestion Please


retrofocus wrote:
No-brainer for the price/performance ratio of the 85 f1.8 lens. ...



Ditto.



Jul 02, 2009 at 01:39 PM
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p.2 #5 · Lens Suggestion Please


I'd consider a fast 50 first to complement your existing lens kit. On a crop body, I personally find the 85 and 100 a bit long for indoor candids and portraits, and prefer the 50-60mm range. The 50 on APS-C will give you portraits with less flattening of features; it draws with an "intimate" look that I quite like. I don't think it's overkill to have both this and the 30.

If you go that route, the Canon 50 1.8 is cheap and optically good; the 50 1.4 is better if you can afford it. The new Tamron 60mm f/2.0 macro may be an interesting choice if it proves it can double as a fast portrait lens.

The longer primes can be great for sports, stage, and other uses, or for portraits you like the flattening; it just depends on what you shoot.



Jul 03, 2009 at 01:36 AM
Allan Bruce
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p.2 #6 · Lens Suggestion Please


Matt Khoury wrote:
i have the 30mm... but don't you think that having a 30 and a 50 would be odd?


Not really, I have a 28/1.8 and 50/1.8 and find the two are very different FLs. I am also hoping to get the 85/1.8 soon too :-)



Jul 03, 2009 at 03:25 AM
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