Canon DSLR - What is the one lens I need for holiday - Canon 500d
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18-200 the best for travelling purpose, especially if you are travelling with your wife, kids, or anyone who are not into photography. Tried telling my wife that I need to change an ultrawide to capture a certain landscape shot and five minutes later I needed to change to a zoom again for that old couple across the pond, all the while balancing her shopping bags on one hand and changing lens on the other :sweat:
Not to mention the look my wife gave me when we have to stop every now and then and wait for me to finish my shot. She very nearly killed me afterward.
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With IS on the 18-200, I can even shoot with one hand.:thumbsup:, highly recommended if you have to carry all those shopping bags.
Not to mention the look my wife gave me when we have to stop every now and then and wait for me to finish my shot. She very nearly killed me afterward.
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With IS on the 18-200, I can even shoot with one hand.:thumbsup:, highly recommended if you have to carry all those shopping bags.
Yep, it's always a compromise. the 18-200 is great for convenience but the IQ won't be as good.
I would recommend that you take 10-22mm for landscapes or whenever you need to go wider perspective.
For general walk around lens 24-105 does a great job. If you need something lighter, you can go for 24-85mm lens which is cheap, light and good IQ.
twinrongs
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The question should be what IQ is good ENOUGH :think:
Pixel peeking corner-to-corner, edge-to-edge with 18-200? IQ is probably not good enough.
General viewing on PC screen and sharing with family and friends, 18-200 is definitely good enough
twinrongs
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:bsmilie: totally agreed. The look on my wife face while she's holding the lens is :sweat:..... I usually avoid changing lens outdoor without a proper table.
On my recent 10 days trip to Japan, i brought along the following:
18-55mm - 60%
55-250mm - 30%
50mm - 10%
Forget Primes because they are not versatile enough, I only use it for the occasional food shots. I use the 18-55mm most of the time as it is wide enough for landscapes. If i need more reach i'll either zoom with my legs or switch to the 55-250mm
If you dont wanna change lens then maybe 18-200mm would be a good choice, or a 17-85mm. 24-105mm is not wide enough for crop bodies
cheers
18-55mm - 60%
55-250mm - 30%
50mm - 10%
Forget Primes because they are not versatile enough, I only use it for the occasional food shots. I use the 18-55mm most of the time as it is wide enough for landscapes. If i need more reach i'll either zoom with my legs or switch to the 55-250mm
If you dont wanna change lens then maybe 18-200mm would be a good choice, or a 17-85mm. 24-105mm is not wide enough for crop bodies
cheers
If you find your kit lens limiting on both ends, then I doubt you will find a solution that can go wider and longer in the same lens. You'd have to break the range up into at least two different lenses.
Don't be too worried about dust on your sensor. Seriously, just learn to use a blower to get the dust off.
Don't be too worried about dust on your sensor. Seriously, just learn to use a blower to get the dust off.
You are right, image quality wise, I must admit that the IQ can't compare to a L lens or prime lens. But lets face it, we don't work for National Geographic and the closest we can come to be afflilated with them is to subcribe to their magazine or buy one of their camera bags. The 18-200's Image quality won't blow you away but is acceptable for general purpose shooting. I don't expect my photos to make it to the cover of Nat Geo, or any magazine any time soon. So for leisure travelling, and especially if you are with your family, convenient and pacifiying your wife is the top piority, for me anyway.:embrass:
At least she offered to hold your lens. Or did you just shove in her hand? :think:
Maybe we should start a new thread regarding how to handle your wife when shooting overseas. :bsmilie:
I don't see how a table helps changing lenses. :dunno:
twinrongs
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Dun need wife to be holding the lens while I'm changing lens mah
Also like the lenses to "sitting" on a stable surface while changing lens. Dun like to fumble with 2 lenses and camera body, just my personal preference 
Dun need wife to be holding the lens while I'm changing lens mah
So you give the wife all the shopping bags to carry while you change your lenses?
:bsmilie:
Anson
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If you are saying about IQ to prime & L lenses (F2.8) of course the 18-200 can't match. But if are comparing to the dual kit lens (18-55mm + 55-250mm) the IQ is similar.
It really depends on your shooting style. If you wanna avoid changing lens and willing to compromise on image quality then a super zoom would serve you well. Canon has got the 18-200 IS and you may consider the Tamron 18-270.
But IMHO, for lanscape, you would just need an ultra-wide and a telephoto lens. Probably that's the reason why you mentioned that your kid lens is limiting at both ends. The Tokina 11-16 f2.8 is a good start and you could consider adding a 70-200 if you don't mind the weight. But that's me. You need to know your shooting style. I have got friends who use a 70-300 for his entire holiday.
But IMHO, for lanscape, you would just need an ultra-wide and a telephoto lens. Probably that's the reason why you mentioned that your kid lens is limiting at both ends. The Tokina 11-16 f2.8 is a good start and you could consider adding a 70-200 if you don't mind the weight. But that's me. You need to know your shooting style. I have got friends who use a 70-300 for his entire holiday.
in the sensor and Canon cleaned it out free;
I used to bring every lenses i have in a backpack and realised 90% of my shoots came from the point view of a 17mm and 35mm.
So now I just stick a 35mm/f2 on my 1.6x DSLR. might bring my 17-35 on a film body for a wider view if i want.
So I suggest to stick with your 18-55 and learn what you can capture with that lens here at home 1st. To me holiday is not the time to learn and waste time fussing over what a 'new' untested lense can do.
Happy shooting!
You are cool man.
Dun need wife to be holding the lens while I'm changing lens mah
Why not use this wonderful free gift called a camera strap to handle the camera body? Haha. Having to find a table is really sad.
twinrongs
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(being on budget) I have added 55-250mm IS (bought from B&S) into my collection of 500D + kit lens. these are exactly what i'm bringing to work in Paris (& some 'coverage' of cycling tour de-france later this month) ---- shhh... don't let my boss know of the 'coverage' thingy ! - cheers
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