Lens for around 700 $

[umayr]

Greetings all,

a friend of mine is coming to singapore , i want to buy a lens for canon 350D.. suggest a lens for round about S 700 $ and where to buy it ? thanks

 

[DT_]

Greetings all,

a friend of mine is coming to singapore , i want to buy a lens for canon 350D.. suggest a lens for round about S 700 $ and where to buy it ? thanks

EFS 17-85 IS

from buy/sell forum here....

 

[umayr]

EFS 17-85 IS

from buy/sell forum here....

hmm well since she doesnt know too much about lenses and camera's i am avoiding a 2nd hand one.. but is it worth it ?

 

[JediForce4ever]

New or used?

 

[umayr]

New or used?

well new or used both will be ok ..

 

[JediForce4ever]

hmm...the range you're lookin for?

zoom or prime?

 

[zaren]

tamron 17-50/2.8 new for $660 to $680.

 

[wanzw]

looks like the 28-135 is a good idea as well!

 

[tUx]

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro - $600+
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM - $900+

These are prices for brand new.

 

[varf]

what does she already have?

 

[+evenstar]

Greetings all,

a friend of mine is coming to singapore , i want to buy a lens for canon 350D.. suggest a lens for round about S 700 $ and where to buy it ? thanks

i'm selling my 85mm f1.8...$540...PM me if interested

 

[maxlam]

Get the 50mm f1.4 value for money for superb portrait shots. Got mine at CP, friendly service at reasonable prices. :thumbsup:

 

[calebk]

Are you looking at prime or zoom?

For primes:
50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.8 are good choices for your budget.

For zooms: as mentioned above. Do note that Sigma may suffer from build issues (peeling finish after a certain period of usage) and optics issues (yellow cast, left and right of lens uneven sharpness).

Also, what focal length are you looking at?

EDIT: Zaren mentioned the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. That's a great walkabout for 1.6x crop DSLRs, and held in high regard by many photographers. There are even cases of photographers selling off their 17-40Ls for this lens.

 

[look4raymond]

Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro - $600+
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM - $900+

These are prices for brand new.

The Macro feature on the Sigma 17-70 lens is really useful.
The zoom range is very adequate too.
TS should consider it.

I got mine at $650!@#*^%$##$... Just make sure you buy it at S$600.