Reptile Forum, Reptile Classifieds - CaptiveBred

martinb20

As some of you know i own a Canon 400D (yes i said Canon all you Nikon fans!) anyway Ive got the standard kit lens which is gd 28-55 but there been loads of time where i wanted to get closer to something but couldn't.

just wondering any suggestion on what to get?

i thought this was pretty good deal considering in jessops its £140 more

http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/NEW-CANON-EF-75-300mm-F-4-0-5-6-III-USM-LENS-in-UK_W0QQitemZ180173288159QQihZ008QQcategoryZ30070QQssPageNameZWDVWQQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

Stuart · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:52 pm Post subject:

No offence but you will get pretty much what you pay for with lenses and tbh its worth saving up and getting something that you will not regret buying..
_________________

Stuart · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 4:58 pm Post subject:

http://www.ephotozine.com/article/Canon-75-300mm-USM-III and http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/showproduct.php?product=18&sort=7&cat=27&page=3 should give you some idea mate.
_________________

Stuart · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:03 pm Post subject:

I wouldn't buy from ebay but thats just me..it can be had here http://www.warehouseexpress.com/?/photo/lenses/canonlens.html for not much more and they are very reputable..
_________________

martinb20 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:08 pm Post subject:

yeah tis true you pay for what you get, what would you suggest? as i said i got a 28-55 lens and want to get good depth to my shots.

Stuart · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 5:11 pm Post subject:

Do you mean more reach?..if so whats your budget?
_________________

martinb20 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:46 pm Post subject:

yeah more reach want to take really nice portraits with a gd dof and of lanscape so a zoom lens is probably what i will need and a budget of about £250

Stuart · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 6:54 pm Post subject:

Portraits?..most use something around the 50-85mm range for that..as for landscapes I would have thought a wide angle would be better myself?
_________________

martinb20 · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 7:43 pm Post subject:

true but but a nice semi telephoto lens can get to shots which i can get to with my current lens and create much more depth too

Stuart · Posted: Fri Oct 26, 2007 8:58 pm Post subject:

If your looking to blur the background with that lens when using it for portraits you may be disappointed as its at best an f4 lens which is a slow lens at 75mm...maybe get yourself an 85mm prime like the 1.8...this will be ideal for your portraits or even the 50mm 1.4.. both within your range.I'm not quite understanding what you mean by getting depth?..
_________________