350 euro burning a hole in my pocket

toe_knee · 09-10-2010 04:26PM #1

OK, I have got 350 quid that the wife says I can use to buy something for myself( Isn't that nice of her). I got my first DSLR camera last year and realy enjoy using it so I decided to spend it on that. So here's what I have:
Canon eos 450D with the kit lens
Camera Bag
A decent tripod
Filters: UV and Polarising

So my questions is, what should I buy? I am thinking a better lens but what should I get for 350 euro. I take mostly landscape photos and the such.

oshead · 09-10-2010 05:05PM

For that sort of price range there's not really much that can be recommended for landscape. If you could double up your money the ef-s 10-22mm is an excellent, almost L quality lens. Sigma do a 14mm f2.8 but I don't know how good it is.

toe_knee · 09-10-2010 05:12PM

To be honest I am in shock at the fact that she is letting me spend 350 so definatly not going to push my luck. Any advice on any zoom lenses i.e 18-200/105 a decent all rounder lens?

swingking · 09-10-2010 05:16PM

If you do landscape work then get some nice filters like nd grads and a polariser.

.Longshanks. · 09-10-2010 05:21PM

You should pick up a 2nd hand sigma 10-20mm on adverts with change for a filter

kjt · 09-10-2010 06:03PM

You could looking into getting a pano head for your tripod. That is IF you take/plan on taking panoramic shots...

Nforce · 09-10-2010 06:05PM

Do you shot portrait's often? If so you'd get a 50mm f1.8 and a decent flash unit within your budget.

toe_knee · 09-10-2010 06:27PM

Don't shoot potraits really. I am thinking now of getting an all rounder lens now. Maybe get a 50mm on for about 90 euro and spend the rest on a second hand zoom lens nut really need guidance on what to get. Very new to this and am going through adverts.ie and ebay but havent a clue. Checking reviews of every lens I come across.
I have read great reviews on the 50mm but I would nearly prefer to get an all rounder

Kintarō Hattori · 09-10-2010 06:46PM

toe_knee wrote: »

Don't shoot potraits really. I am thinking now of getting an all rounder lens now. Maybe get a 50mm on for about 90 euro and spend the rest on a second hand zoom lens nut really need guidance on what to get. Very new to this and am going through adverts.ie and ebay but havent a clue. Checking reviews of every lens I come across.
I have read great reviews on the 50mm but I would nearly prefer to get an all rounder

There really is no such thing when it comes to a DSLR, that's the whole point of a DSLR- changing the lens for something best suited to the task at hand.

toe_knee · 09-10-2010 06:52PM

What are the 18-200mm lens for ???? I thought that would be an all rounder. Am I mistaken

Cionn · 09-10-2010 08:22PM

I had an 18-200 lens before I would not recommend it. It was on a 50D and just didn't cut it.

toe_knee · 09-10-2010 08:31PM

What did you get instead of the 18-200 lens

joepenguin · 09-10-2010 10:40PM

you could probably pick up a used sigma 18-50 2.8 and a canon 75-300 4-5.6 within budget. may even have enough left for a filter or two if you strike good deals. either that or a sigma 10-20 if you think you'd prefer to have something wide.

toe_knee · 09-10-2010 11:22PM

Now that I like the sound of. Time to go bargain hunting

CabanSail · 10-10-2010 12:07AM

The Kit Lens you have is already an "all rounder" so why double up there?

I have a Sigma 10-20 and have used it a lot. Below is a shot taken with it.

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toe_knee · 10-10-2010 12:13AM

Lovely pic. I know the kit lens is an all rounder but I have got to the stage where I can see how much it lacks in sharpness and so on. I wouldn't mind upgrading it to something better with a larger zoom.

Cionn · 10-10-2010 08:58AM

try to sneak an extra 100 -150 out of the purse and get a 70-200 F4 zoom lens it would be the best option for that type of money

Otherwise have you thought about getting a decent flash and a 50mm 1.8 lens. Both of those would be useful.

C
PS got rid of 18-200 and got a 15-85 lens on a 7d so I'm happy with that.

350 euro burning a hole in my pocket

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