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  • 24-01-2008 1:12pm
    #1
    jackdaw
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    Hi
    I'm looking for a good lens for my Canon EOS 400D, I want a decent telephoto lens , one thats good for photographing animals (maybe 70 - 300 range??)

    but I don't wanna be switching lenses to much because of sensor dust.

    anyway is it possible to get 18-300 ?? or 24-300 ??

    maybe it will be ok if i do get a 70-300 and change lenses often,
    im sure a rocket blower would solve any future dust problems ??

    so anyone know of a good model lens ? in each category ?
    wide - zoom, and reg - zoom ?

    and a good place to get them ? (price wise and reliability)


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  • #2
    challengemaster
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    read the stickies? all the info in there...

    Kea Photo


  • #3
    Fajitas!
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 16,624 ✭✭✭✭Fajitas!


    If you fancy a trip to London, you could do a lot worse than Camera Cafe off Tottenham Court Rd.


  • #4
    jackdaw
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,788 ✭✭✭jackdaw


    challengemaster wrote: »
    read the stickies? all the info in there...

    Kea Photo

    oops !

    cheers


  • #5
    Thirdfox
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    Tokina do a 28-300mm if I remember correctly... don't know about image quality though (unlikely to be astounding).


  • #6
    leohoju
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    Thirdfox wrote: »
    Tokina do a 28-300mm if I remember correctly... don't know about image quality though (unlikely to be astounding).

    Do you mean this one? Manual zoom only as far as I can tell, which may or may not be a problem.

    Tamron has a similar version, which includes VC (Vibration Compensation, their version of IS/VR), as does Sigma (without any stabilisation).

    For a 18-250mm range try the Tamron 18-250mm - nearly that magic 18-300mm range! :D


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  • #7
    Thirdfox
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    Ah, my bad... I was thinking of Tamron's VC version.


  • #8
    Calina
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    jackdaw wrote: »
    but I don't wanna be switching lenses to much because of sensor dust.

    400D has a sensor cleaner if I remember rightly.

    I switch lenses fairly regularly in the most forgiving of conditions, eg, a very windy beach, and so far, I have not had to deal with sensor dust. On the other hand, I am extremely fast at doing a lens change.

    The zoom I would recommend is a Sigma 70-300mm DG APO which you can get in any camera shop in the city for under 200E (normally). I still use the kitlens and have gotten very decent photographs out of so don't generally listen to complaints about it.


  • #9
    duffarama
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    The 400D's sensor cleaner is not that great, that's why they include dust removal software on the CD that comes with the camera.


  • #10
    Covey
    Closed Accounts Posts: 2,368 ✭✭✭Covey


    leohoju wrote: »
    Do you mean this one? Manual zoom only as far as I can tell, which may or may not be a problem.

    Tamron has a similar version, which includes VC (Vibration Compensation, their version of IS/VR), as does Sigma (without any stabilisation).

    For a 18-250mm range try the Tamron 18-250mm - nearly that magic 18-300mm range! :D

    Not quite the 18mm but Canon do a decent 28 - 300mm f3.5-5.6L IS . L glass and image stabilisation to boot.


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