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Buying first DSLR. Need suggestions for lenses.

  • 14-08-2008 10:47am
    #1
    The Tourist
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    As the title says, I am about to buy an eos 450 D and I am thinking about lenses. What would people recommend. I was thinking of one zoom lens, one macro lens, and a prime lens. Any suggestions?
    Thanks.


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  • #2
    Freddie59
    Closed Accounts Posts: 6,679 ✭✭✭Freddie59


    The Tourist wrote: »
    As the title says, I am about to buy an eos 450 D and I am thinking about lenses. What would people recommend. I was thinking of one zoom lens, one macro lens, and a prime lens. Any suggestions?
    Thanks.

    I bought the 50mm 1.4. Excellent lens. Around €400 here, but you can get it delivered for around €260 on Ebay.


  • #3
    AnimalRights
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 7,067 ✭✭✭AnimalRights


    Not got round to using my 50mm 1.4 since I bought my 24-105L, guess I could also say the same about my 100mm Macro but I def am going to take it out somewhere over the weekend.


  • #4
    hussey
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 6,240 ✭✭✭hussey


    The Tourist wrote: »
    As the title says, I am about to buy an eos 450 D and I am thinking about lenses. What would people recommend. I was thinking of one zoom lens, one macro lens, and a prime lens. Any suggestions?
    Thanks.
    Freddie59 wrote: »
    I bought the 50mm 1.4. Excellent lens. Around €400 here, but you can get it delivered for around €260 on Ebay.

    I would suggest a 1.8F over the 1.4, mainly for price as a beginner. Both are cracking lens.

    A good zoom lens (I've read) is the 55-250mm IS you can also get it from pixmania as apart of a deal.

    I have a sigma 70-300mm APO DG Macro which works as a semi-macro too, I find it excellent (as I read about it on boards)
    a few test shots here


  • #5
    SOL
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,155 ✭✭✭SOL


    I'd suggest spending the money on going and taking photographs,

    That is all


  • #6
    TelePaul
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    SOL wrote: »
    I'd suggest spending the money on going and taking photographs,

    That's free for the most part....unless you're going to like, I dunno, Africa and stuff?


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  • #7
    MartMax
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 1,667 ✭✭✭MartMax


    imho, if you are on a budget go for a general purpose lens, after a while you might get to know where your interest is. then, get better lenses specific to your needs. well, if you have limitless bank buying anything won't be any issues.


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