Value for Money items for EOS owners
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My votes for value for money lenses go to:
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM - sharp and light weight. Will never regret buying this, ask the guy who's covering an event or fashion show for more than an hour and you'll realize how lucky you are
Outside, it's just as good as it's bigger F2.8 cousins.
EF 17-40mm f4L - another good performer. nuff said.
EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII - Cheap-cheap. Love your pockets long-long! Indoor lens!
Tamron 28-75 F2.8 - gives the 24-70 F2.8L a run for it's money (IMHO)
EF 85mm f/1.8 - lovely for head and shoulders portraits; bokeh is good enough (of course compared to its faster cousin) and focuses fast. Indoor lens (if you have the space)!
EF 70-200mm f/4L USM - sharp and light weight. Will never regret buying this, ask the guy who's covering an event or fashion show for more than an hour and you'll realize how lucky you are
Outside, it's just as good as it's bigger F2.8 cousins.EF 17-40mm f4L - another good performer. nuff said.
EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII - Cheap-cheap. Love your pockets long-long! Indoor lens!
Tamron 28-75 F2.8 - gives the 24-70 F2.8L a run for it's money (IMHO)
EF 85mm f/1.8 - lovely for head and shoulders portraits; bokeh is good enough (of course compared to its faster cousin) and focuses fast. Indoor lens (if you have the space)!
archlover said:
Totally agree..The kit lens produce beautiful pictures if you know how to use it.
I actually used the kit lens to cover all my wedding shoots for about a year before i upgrade to the tokina 17-35mm f2.8-4 (which is sharper and cheaper than the 17-40f4L).
Now i am considering upgrading/changing to sigma 17-70 f2.8-4 or 17-50 f2.8 becoz 35mm end is really too short for me.
tamron 17-50. cheap and very good. also the 28-75mm.
for L lens... the 135L is extremely good value. the 17-40 is good, but with the 17-50 tamron its showing its age a little.
50mm 1.8, no need to say already.
zoom lens - sigma 70-200 EX 2.8. similar quality to the canon 2.8, but cheaper.
third party wireless radio triggers for flash - about $50. much cheaper than canon ST-e2.
for L lens... the 135L is extremely good value. the 17-40 is good, but with the 17-50 tamron its showing its age a little.
50mm 1.8, no need to say already.
zoom lens - sigma 70-200 EX 2.8. similar quality to the canon 2.8, but cheaper.
third party wireless radio triggers for flash - about $50. much cheaper than canon ST-e2.
Jester_farm
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theres a new 70-200 f4L with Is by canon right.
i suppose thats good for traveling , wont kill ur back
i suppose thats good for traveling , wont kill ur back
babykailan
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i inherited a marumi skylight 1a filter for my kit lens. should i dump it and get a better one or stick to it? if getting a better one, which is value for money? hoya? can recommend?:sweatsm:
No, 16-35 f2.8 is well known to be soft at F2.8. How soft, only when you've used it then you know. My sigma 18-50 ( guess I was lucky to get a good copy), it's sharper at F2.8 than the 17-40 at F4.dragos said:
However, they're all nothing that can't be fixed in PS, so...
Here's a link for you...
http://www.luminous-landscape.com/reviews/lenses/canon-17-40.shtml
Small LED torch...the kind that produces a bright, white light. Many versions are available at almost any night market or hardware store, and they don't cost much.
I've found this light aids in the quick detection of scratches on lens elements, coating defects and fungus. All these lens flaws just 'jump out' at me when the light hits them, more so than when using a standard torch light. Keep one in your bag and it may save you the next time you are looking to buy used.
I've found this light aids in the quick detection of scratches on lens elements, coating defects and fungus. All these lens flaws just 'jump out' at me when the light hits them, more so than when using a standard torch light. Keep one in your bag and it may save you the next time you are looking to buy used.
spartacus.ret
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Jester_farm said:
yeah, of course. the price will kill you before you get out with the lens!
the thread title reads: value for money
imo, i don't think the ef 70-200mm f/4 IS good value for money.
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