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Most versitile lense I have the Canon Rebel XT with the 18-55, f.28/.9 that came with the camera and I purchased the Canon 28-200 f/4.5-1.5 lense. I want to upgrade and purchase only IS lenses but do not know what lense is best. I have looked at the Tamron 28-300mm, f/3.5-6.3XR VC and the Canon 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS USM. There is a significant price difference but if the difference in photo quality and versatility is that much greater, I am willing to spend the money. I take mostly nature shots and country.
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Hi Patricia, 1) What is a "18-55, f.28/.9"?
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Oliver Anderson |
Canon makes a 28-300IS lens you might wanna look at, I've got the Canon 35-350mm which I bought so I wouldn't ever need to change lenses but found that I'm too spoiled by my 24-70 & 70-200 2.8 IS lenses since I shoot people/motorcycles/cars so I'm selling the 35-350mm. If your shooting country (landscapes) you need a wide angle like the 17-40L or 10-22. For nature are you talking about animals???? the 100-400 is great but get a monopod unless you're really strong like me...I'm incredibly strong so I handhold.jk
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- Carlton Ward Contact Carlton Ward Carlton Ward's Gallery |
Hi Patricia, This really depends on what your needs are. I have the 17-40mm f/4 L for landscapes. I use my 24-70mm f/2.8 L (no IS) for walking around. My friend has the 24-105mm f/4 IS L that he uses for walk around and he loves his & the fact it has IS. I use my 70-200mm f/2.8 IS L for lots of different uses (portraits, walking around, nature, landscapes) and it is one of my sharpest and most versatile lenses. I use a 50mm f/1.4 for indoor (concerts, clubs, aquariums, museum) photos when I dont want to use a flash. I use my 100mm Macro for Macro photography (with a ringlight). I use my 100-400mm f/4.5 IS L for a lot of nature shots (birds, critters,etc..) I do love this lens and it is heavily used. Only 2 of my lenses have IS and I don't really feel a need for IS except for the longer lenses when I do need more stability when zooming out a ways. If you want great landscape & nature shots, I would reccomend either the 16-35 f/2.8 L or 17-40mm f/4 L and also the 100-400mm f/4.4 IS L lenses. And the very best thing for landscape (and other photography) is a quality tripod & head. I believe that one of the things that seperates an amatuer from a pro is the fact that the pro will lug their tripod around with them everywhere because they know how important it is and the flexibility it gives them to capture the image as they want to. Using elapsed time, etc.. I also use a B&W Kaeseman 77mm Circular Polarizer for landscape & waterfall photos. This filter fits 4 of my lenses and one of the best made CP filters. It really makes a big difference with its ability to cut down reflections on water, allow more detail in darker areas along with bluer skies and something you cant easily duplicate with photoshop. Hope this helps - Carlton
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