 Lisa Doyle |
What lenses are recomended with a new Canon 10d I am interested in upgrading from the G2 to the Canon 10D...I would like to know if someone can recomend what lenses I would need to get the most from the 10D...This would be my first SLR (I have never used an SLR)... I would shot landscape and pets and children to start with...I do know about the batteries and cards that are needed for digital cameras, but I am not familer with SLR's at all so I wondered what is needed to get the most put of an SLR... Thank You Lisa
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Jon Close |
For your intended subjects, a moderate wide angle to telephoto zoom would be appropriate. In 35mm film camera that would be a 24-80 or 28-80. Because the 10D uses the same lenses as the 35mm EOS cameras, but has a smaller image sensor, you need to choose wider angle lenses to get the same view. Canon's EF 17-40 f/4L USM is a terrific lens and on the 10D gives the same range as a 28-70 zoom on 35mm. Similar (though with shorter telephoto) would be Sigma's 15-30 f/3.5-4.5 EX, 17-35 f/2.8-4 EX HSM, or Tamron's 17-35 f/2.8-4 Di LD. To get the most out of the SLR you'd want a more powerful accessory flash to use instead of the little built-in that is prone to giving "red-eye." To work with the 10D the flash must either be fully compatible with Canon's E-TTL system (Canon's 550EX, 420EX, or 220EX, Sigma's 500 DG, and I think Metz has E-TTL compatible flashes); or it must be a simple non-dedicated automatic flash (such as the Vivitar 283) which requires you to manually set the aperture and shutter speed.
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Reid S. Mason |
Lisa, Check out the thread on a similar question another user asked about lenses for his 300D (the "Rebel" version of your 10D). I just went through the same process upgrading from a G2.
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Craig m. Zacarelli |
does it come with a lens? I love my Canon 50MM f/1.8 and my Sigma 24-70MM F/2.8 EX DG Macro (compair it to the same from Canon in its "L" line but 600 bucks cheaper!) And my Tamron 28-200mm. I also love Canon's Image Stabelizer lenses.. I have the 75-300MM and it works like a charm. Craig-
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Robyn Gwilt |
If I can also put in/ask a question related to this - I've just bought a Canon 350D and didn't want the 'pack' lens 18-28 ?, as it was very plasticky. I've ordered the Sigma 18-200, but am worried as I have the 28-300 for my Eos 300 (non dig.)Am I doubling up too much here. Should I use the 28-300 on my digital, which will then give me 44 - 480? I feel I'm then short on the wide angle side. The 18-200 covers nearly all the range and has great ratings on the net. As I live in South Africa, wild-life photog needs a decent zoom, and budget constraints regarding Canon lenses prevail ....:) So, Should I rather go for a wider angle 12? 14 - whatever. I'm trying to get away from always changing lenses, but find that sometimes the F3.5 is limiting and would like a faster lens.... HELP!
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Justin G. |
Lisa, Please don't take any offense to this but I'm wondering why you want to upgrade to a discontinued camera? There are two new generation cameras derived from the 10D. After the 10D was the 20D (about $1300 body only) with 8.2 MP I believe and then just released is the pricey!lol 5D at 12.8 MP (but a hunkin $3300 body). Anyways I'm just assuming it's price but I just wanted to make sure you knew there were later generation cameras in the 10D family.
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Andrew Laverghetta |
I like my Sigma 24-70mm f/2.8 EX DG as somebody else mentioned previously. While it's not extremely wide on the digital SLR's that you'll be looking at, it will show an angle of view around the same as a 38mm lens. Like I said, it's not incredibly wide, but it does the job quite well. This lens is just over $400 while canon's version of it is around $1100. Quite a steep price for slightly better glass, USM, and some other extras (I'm sure there are more important ones). For a general purpose lens, it's pretty good. I bought it because the maximum aperture is constant at f/2.8 and doesn't get smaller if you zoom. This is why I didn't want to go with the wider lenses even though when I've been using this lens on my film camera, I've become a wide angle junkie lol. Also, somebody mentioned the 300D or 350D. Make sure that you don't get a lens that's not made for your camera such as Canon's EF-S lenses. You can only use Canon's EF lenses. Another note, when I bought my 200mm f/2.8L Canon lens, I thought about buying a 2x teleconverter. Paired up with the field of view crop inherent in the 10D, 20D, 300D, and 350D, this lens would be like a 640mm lens all for under $1000. This would just satisfy your telephoto craving as this lens without the teleconverter would still be like a 320mm lens. Just to make sure you know, multiply the focal length that the lens says it is by 1.6 and that will be the "actual" or what the focal length actually seems to be. Anyway, if you can deal with a smaller aperture and love WIIIDDDE angle shots, go for one of the others. If you need a faster lens but don't NEED incredibly wide, check out the Sigma that mentioned above. Ask if you want to see some images I made with that lens. Hope this helps! Andrew
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Jon Close |
>>"Also, somebody mentioned the 300D or 350D. Make sure that you don't get a lens that's not made for your camera such as Canon's EF-S lenses. You can only use Canon's EF lenses."<< Just to clarify, the 300D and 350D (aka Digital Rebel and Digital Rebel XT) can mount both EF and EF-S lenses, as can the EOS 20D. The film EOS cameras, the pro-line DSLRs (1D, 1Ds, 5D) and the older model consumer level DSLRs (10D, D60, D30) can use only lenses with the EF mount. Nit-picking ;-)
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