I regard myself as below amateur and above noob.. Photography is not new to me but DSLR sure is.. Been sittin infront of my pc for 2 months trying to decide between all the entry level dslrs; also looked at it's pros and cons(aperture, full frame difference, iso bla bla bla) and now i am happy to say i have chosen the Canon 450D.. right now, lens choice is really buggin me..
I have preordered a 450D(body only) and after some extensive research into lens choices,
it has come down to these 3 choices for starters.. I am more into portrait and normal scene shots. Landscape shots(wide or zoomed) is a plus factor for me but budget is the problem so i cant get all...
It will be either the 50mm f1.8 and EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 or just the Tamron 17-50mm
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EF 50mm f/1.8 II (crazy good for it's price)
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (wide range of shooting options but not good at it's widest)
Tamron SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD Aspherical [IF] (like the reviews but a much longer range would had been great, luv the constant 2.8 though)
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I have seen really good shots of the EF 50mm f/1.8 II and although blur(bokeh) is not as pleasing as the f/1.4 counterparts or other macro type lens and one will question it's build quality..
The tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 also what i am interested in.. but i want to ask how good is it's speed to lock onto a subject? and i am still not sure about the difference in mark 1 and 2..
heard about back focus problem in some of these lens.. but extremely rare cause of manufacturers defect ?
i really like the 17-85 range of the canon ef-s .. Ring type USM and IS is really a kick ass option but ppl prefer the lower aperture for say tamron's F/2.8 .. and yes i will be also taking night scene.. It also has quite noticeable distortion problem and CA at it's widest 17mm side as many of u all pros know.. I would really love a lower fixed aperture canon lens with USM and IS but haha it's gonna be way out of my league (talkin about L series)
So what lens should i buy ? any other choices of lens that i may have overlooked in my range which is good ? 24-100 and 28-100mm lens not a viable option unless i got enuff money to buy and cover the lower focal range(super and normal wide angle lens) which is likely not gonna happen anytime soon.. (maybe in 2 to 3years time)
I have preordered a 450D(body only) and after some extensive research into lens choices,
it has come down to these 3 choices for starters.. I am more into portrait and normal scene shots. Landscape shots(wide or zoomed) is a plus factor for me but budget is the problem so i cant get all...
It will be either the 50mm f1.8 and EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 or just the Tamron 17-50mm
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EF 50mm f/1.8 II (crazy good for it's price)
Canon EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (wide range of shooting options but not good at it's widest)
Tamron SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR Di-II LD Aspherical [IF] (like the reviews but a much longer range would had been great, luv the constant 2.8 though)
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I have seen really good shots of the EF 50mm f/1.8 II and although blur(bokeh) is not as pleasing as the f/1.4 counterparts or other macro type lens and one will question it's build quality..
The tamron 17-50mm F/2.8 also what i am interested in.. but i want to ask how good is it's speed to lock onto a subject? and i am still not sure about the difference in mark 1 and 2..
heard about back focus problem in some of these lens.. but extremely rare cause of manufacturers defect ?
i really like the 17-85 range of the canon ef-s .. Ring type USM and IS is really a kick ass option but ppl prefer the lower aperture for say tamron's F/2.8 .. and yes i will be also taking night scene.. It also has quite noticeable distortion problem and CA at it's widest 17mm side as many of u all pros know.. I would really love a lower fixed aperture canon lens with USM and IS but haha it's gonna be way out of my league (talkin about L series)
So what lens should i buy ? any other choices of lens that i may have overlooked in my range which is good ? 24-100 and 28-100mm lens not a viable option unless i got enuff money to buy and cover the lower focal range(super and normal wide angle lens) which is likely not gonna happen anytime soon.. (maybe in 2 to 3years time)