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To sell my canon 55-250mm lens or not?

  • 17-04-2010 1:19pm
    #1
    blues2
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭


    I have a canon 450d with kit 18-55mm lens and EFS 55-250mm lens.
    I recently purchased a 50D with an 18-200mm lens and am selling the 450d but would like advice.

    What lens should I keep that are best:
    The 18-55 and 55-250mm lenses or the 18-200mm?


Comments

  • #2
    oshead
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,131 ✭✭✭oshead


    Sell the three of them and save up the rest of the money for either the EF24-70mm 2.8L or EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS.


  • #3
    squareballoon
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 716 ✭✭✭squareballoon


    agree with oshead


  • #4
    Blazer
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 17,468 ✭✭✭✭Blazer


    Then he's kinda limiting himself to that range.
    Op..what kind of photography are you into?
    If it's close ups etc then do what the guys say..otherwise I'd hang onto at least one of the longer ones if you cant' afford to get one of the L versions.


  • #5
    Heebie
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,302 ✭✭✭Heebie


    I would say you'd have to look at the max aperture at both ends of the scale.
    You did forget to tell us what the max aperture is. (although I'd imagine many might know exactly which lenses you're talking about.. especially users of similar kit.)

    The suggestion of selling them all & saving up for a faster lens isn't a bad one. I've got a reasonably fast 17-70mm, and a really sweet 70-200mm f2.8. I also have a 70-300mm f4-5.6 that I pretty much never use anymore even though it's a LOT smaller & lighter than the 70-200 f2.8.. it's just really worth it to have the extra speed & sharpness.
    blues2 wrote: »
    What lens should I keep that are best:
    The 18-55 and 55-250mm lenses or the 18-200mm?


  • #6
    blues2
    Registered Users Posts: 98 ✭✭blues2


    Thanks for the feedback guys. Sorry for not responding sooner. The lens are kit lens so not very fast. I would love to get some of the lenses mentioned here but cant afford them right now. Maybe Christmas, fingers crossed. I have sold the 450d.


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  • #7
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    Berkut wrote: »
    Then he's kinda limiting himself to that range.
    Op..what kind of photography are you into?
    If it's close ups etc then do what the guys say..otherwise I'd hang onto at least one of the longer ones if you cant' afford to get one of the L versions.

    I would agree. I have a Tokina 12-24 and the EF-S 17-55 2.8 IS, but am caught a bit for zoom. Am looking at the 18-200 IS.


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