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Canon Lens Advice please?

  • 05-06-2009 12:12pm
    #1
    dandy_warhol
    Closed Accounts Posts: 11 ✭


    Hi all,

    I'm heading away traveling soon for 12 months and I need some advice from all you experts out there...

    My current bag contains a canon 300d, canon 50mm f1.8, sigma 10-20 f4-5.6 and a sigma 28-300 f3.5-6.3.

    I absolutely love the 10-20 and the 50 is great fun but my specific question is about the 28-300. I picked it up second hand a few years ago for e150 and while it has served me well I think it might be time to upgrade. Given that it's the lens that probably spends most of the time on the camera (that hated phrase, my "walk-about lens") what would people recommend as a replacement on a budge of about e500? Not to be smart but I'd pretty much be using it for everything, street scenes, architecture, landscapes, people..... not sure if I would mind shortening the focal length a bit to get a better quality lens. Any suggestions?

    (I may also upgrade the 300d to a 40d or 50d before I go but that's a story for another day! I think the lens is probably a greater priority)

    Thanks a million one and all for any help!


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  • #2
    kmick
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 3,375 ✭✭✭kmick


    500 is not much for a decent zoom. This one here is popular
    http://www.canon.ie/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Zoom_Lenses/EF_70200mm_f4L_USM/index.asp but outside the budget.
    You might be able to pick one up second hand for 500 or less on buyandsell.ie


    This one would replace your old lens pretty well but the only advantage would be the IS.
    http://www.canon.ie/For_Home/Product_Finder/Cameras/EF_Lenses/Zoom_Lenses/EF-S_55-250mm_f_4-5_6_IS/index.asp

    If you are going to be in the US on your travels wait and buy there. Its a hell of a lot cheaper. In NY bandhphoto.com is a legendary place to shop. They will also do a trade in on your old lens. Its run by Hassidic jews so its not open Saturday. Beware if you buy online - it will be caught in customs and have to pay duty/excise/VAT. However if you know someone in NY they could send it to you under plain package.


  • #3
    LeoB
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,256 ✭✭✭LeoB


    I got the Canon 55 - 250 a while ago and am delighted with it. Its quite light and very sharp.

    Think you would get it for about €330 - €380. You could use some of what you save for memory card or filters.
    Also got the 40d in January superb. Got it in Jessops Newry and saved serious money. It cost about £600stg which is €685 - 690. Second hand in Dublin hey are from €700 know i saved about €400 at the time.

    Also try www.adorama.com if in N.Y.Or Hunts www.huntsphotographic.co in Boston. The 55 - 250 is $225 which is about €160


  • #4
    Rb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 14,277 ✭✭✭✭Rb


    70-200mm F4L is going at roughly €450 second hand on Adverts.


  • #5
    kumate_champ07
    Closed Accounts Posts: 7,150 ✭✭✭kumate_champ07


    Rb wrote: »
    70-200mm F4L is going at roughly €450 second hand on Adverts.

    +1


  • #6
    Forde-fotos
    Closed Accounts Posts: 20 ✭Forde-fotos


    LeoB wrote: »
    I got the Canon 55 - 250 a while ago and am delighted with it. Its quite light and very sharp.

    Think you would get it for about €330 - €380. You could use some of what you save for memory card or filters.
    Also got the 40d in January superb. Got it in Jessops Newry and saved serious money. It cost about £600stg which is €685 - 690. Second hand in Dublin hey are from €700 know i saved about €400 at the time.

    Also try www.adorama.com if in N.Y.Or Hunts www.huntsphotographic.co in Boston. The 55 - 250 is $225 which is about €160
    Did you pay 685 euro for the 40D body ? If you did you got ripped off. You can pick the body up off e-bay for around 500 euro.


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  • #7
    Pete67
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,257 ✭✭✭Pete67


    The 70-200 f4L is going for GB 465 new from online sellers in the UK, thats close enough to your budget. It's a fantastic lens but on a cropped frame camera may be a bit long for a walk about. If you ever upgrade to a full frame camera the lens will still be a useful addition to your arsenal, which is not the case if you go for an EF-S lens.


  • #8
    henryp
    Closed Accounts Posts: 17 ✭henryp


    kmick wrote: »
    If you are going to be in the US on your travels wait and buy there. Its a hell of a lot cheaper. In NY bandhphoto.com is a legendary place to shop. They will also do a trade in on your old lens. Its run by Hassidic jews so its not open Saturday.
    Thank you. Much appreciated. We are in fact closed Friday afternoons and all day Saturdays.


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