 Christie Kleinert |
Canon Lenses and other compatible brands I have a Canon EOS Rebel xti Digital SLR. I have two lenses a 70-300mm and the other one that came with my old film Canon Rebel, I think it's 28-80mm. I'm getting married next year and we are heading to Rome for our honeymoon, so obvioulsy with lots of tight indoor spaces like catherdrals and Sistine Chapel type shots I need a wider lens. Both I have are Canon brand and I've liked their quality. I'd like to have a wide angle zoom of what, 10mm? 15mm? or 17mm? that at least goes up to about 50mm so I don't have to keep switching lenses for various shots, such as portrait shots. I figure that range would be the most versatile for what we'll need. Any suggestions on brands? My budget is tight with wedding stuff but I could squeeze about $500 at most, other brands of lenses are fine but I do want a good quality, I'm not professional by any means I just want a lens that will do a nice job for our honeymoon pics. Thanks for the suggestions!
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Jon Close |
17-xx or 18-xx will give you the same moderate wide angle you enjoyed when using the 28-80 on your old film Rebel. There are many good choices under $500, with or without Image Stabilization ("IS" for Canon lenses, "OS" for Sigma, "VC" for Tamron), with trade-offs between faster maximum apertures and zoom range. A specific choice depends on how you value the combination of features. The "usual suspects" include: Also worth mentioning (but beyond your stated budget) are the Tokina 16-50 f/2.8 DX ($570), and Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS USM. Tamron recently announced a new 18-270 f/3.5-6.4 Di II VC Macro, but I don't know the price or when it'll be available.
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Christie Kleinert |
Hmm, I'll have to try my old lens on my film camera and see if I can notice that difference. Would I need to go wider for cathedral pictures or is 17 and 18 mm enough? Why is 17 mm not as wide on a digital as it is on the film? I'm pretty new to the digital SLR world since I've been doing film SLR for about 6 years until I recently got my xti. I thought about a fisheye lens for the interiors of cathedrals but that style picture seems very limiting for a watch around lens on our honeymoon. Thanks for those lens suggestions. I'll have to check them out. Is the sigma and tamron quality pretty good?
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Jon Close |
>>" Why is 17 mm not as wide on a digital as it is on the film?"<< Because the image sensor for the Rebel XTi and similar DSLRs is smaller than the 35mm film frame, so it "sees" a smaller, narrower view. See Crop Factor Wider than 17mm would be an advantage for the interior of a cathedral, but the typical ultra-wide zoom for DSLRs has a very limited zoom range (10-20 or 12-24) and they're all $500 or more.
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Christie Kleinert |
Hmm...maybe I should try to find one wider and deal with not as broad a zoom, I do have the other lens that I can switch out with. Would the canon 10-22mm be good for most shots? I really think in a city most shots will be on the wider end since everything is so close, like the Coliseum and then of course interiors. What type of lens would you bring on a city type trip with lots of interior shots and wanting to get big buildings in the picture?
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