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Advice on lens for Canon 1100D

  • 13-12-2012 02:55PM
    #1
    Wailin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,451 ✭✭✭


    Recently bought a Canon 1100D that came with the normal kit lens (EFS 18-55mm) and although I'm very happy with everything I'd like to get a better quality lens to use as an all rounder. I'm a bit of a novice when it comes to the DSLR's and I'd like recommendations from people on a decent lens.

    Basically I'll be photographing everything from landscapes, portraits, indoor, outdoor, etc and my max budget is 250-350 approx, although I might be able to stretch that if a lens was highly recommended. My ideal lens is probably the Canon 24-105mm L but that is well outside my price range. Would love opinions and advice on this, thanks.


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  • #2
    Splinters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 905 ✭✭✭Splinters


    Tamron do a lovely 17-50 f2.8 lens which would suit for most normal everyday use on a crop sensor like 1100D. You can often find them on adverts.ie for about 250. Its a great lens and having f2.8 is so handy. Coming from the 18-55 kit lens you wont know yourself with the Tamron, its a beauty!!


  • #3
    Wailin
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 4,451 ✭✭✭Wailin


    Splinters wrote: »
    Tamron do a lovely 17-50 f2.8 lens which would suit for most normal everyday use on a crop sensor like 1100D. You can often find them on adverts.ie for about 250. Its a great lens and having f2.8 is so handy. Coming from the 18-55 kit lens you wont know yourself with the Tamron, its a beauty!!

    Thanks splinters, as I'm a bit lost here could you explain what you mean by crop sensor? I know about full frame cameras which match 35mm film but does it mean that certain lenses won't be suitable for my camera because its "crop" sensor? Thanks for the advice.


  • #4
    Splinters
    Registered Users, Registered Users 2 Posts: 905 ✭✭✭Splinters


    No if anything its the other way around. Your camera can take both EF and EF-S lens. Full frame Canon cameras can only take EF lens. Also bear in mind that because its a crop sesor you're not getting the exact focal length the lens claims. Your is a 1.6 crop sensor so to get the effective focal range just multiply everything by 1.6. So your 18 - 55 is actually 29 - 88 on your camera. The actual value on the lens, 18-55 is assuming you're using a full frame. To be fair its actually quite a bit more in depth then that, but thats it in a nutshell. Main point, you can use both EF and EF-S lenses without any worries.


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