I have a canon 550D with only the standard 18-55mm lens which ive been doing well with considering. im now after something with a lot more zoom 😀 my choices are the 70-300m f4-5.6 ef which retails around £250 or spend more and get the 70-200mm f4.0 L series which retails about £450. now with my camera being a budget camera will i notice a big difference between the 2 lenses? or will i need a much better camera to make it worth using the L series lens?
By: oldgit158 - 3rd December 2012 at 09:49
Hi Steven,
Many thanks for your assistance, like I said in my original post had been led to believe another lense maybe better, as a newbie to DSLR cameras I am still depending on others experience and advice.
Regards
Jay
By: steven_wh - 3rd December 2012 at 00:42
I have a Canon 500D with the standard 18-55mm lense and a Canon 70-300mm telephoto lense which came with it. What I need is some assistance with what lense I should purchase so I can take better close up shots of aircraft whilst situated in both museums and hangers when parked up close with others, without standing too far back to get the whole subject in without losing detail.
What’s wrong with your standard 18-55mm lens for close-up shots? This is about the right range for most aircraft museums and hangars. I use a 25-70 lens and that is fine for interiors at the likes of Duxford, Newark, Coventry, and the rest.
Steven
By: oldgit158 - 2nd December 2012 at 15:28
Hi All,
Hope you do not mind my hi jacking your thread Chriswade.
I have a Canon 500D with the standard 18-55mm lense and a Canon 70-300mm telephoto lense which came with it.
What I need is some assistance with what lense I should purchase so I can take better close up shots of aircraft whilst situated in both museums and hangers when parked up close with others, without standing too far back to get the whole subject in without losing detail.
I have been led to believe that I need a wide angle lense such as the Canon 17-40mm which sadly is out of my price range at £555.Another person suggested that prime lense such as the EF 50mm or the EF 40mm will give me the result I am seeking yet a fraction of the price.
Any assistance is very much appreciated
Regards
Jay
By: chriswade - 21st November 2012 at 23:08
Its ok ive played with the 70-300 and decided its the perfect lens for me 🙂 thanks guys
By: tenthije - 21st November 2012 at 20:51
I can’t comment on the 70-300 having never used one. I have had two 100-400s though. When my gear (body + 3 lenses) was stolen it took me three weeks to figure out what replacements to get. Five seconds of that time was spend deciding to get another 100-400. If you get a good one you have a awesome piece of kit. Some of the earlier 100-400s lenses had pretty poor quality control, so do try it out a bit before handing over the cash.
By: chriswade - 17th November 2012 at 23:03
ok so i bought the 70-300L IS USM and i love it! but now im wishing i had more distance! so stick with the 70-300 or go the 100-400? ive heard the quality and sharpness is less in the 100-400 and obviously you cant go any lower than 100mm but you get the extra 100mm and can be used with the 1.4 extender! grrrr im so torn between the 2 🙁
By: TonyT - 28th October 2012 at 19:51
If you can afford it get an IS one, as stabilised makes a difference.
By: tenthije - 28th October 2012 at 17:14
Typically the lense will always be the limiting factor on any DSLR camera. Therefor if you can afford the money, always go for the better lense even if it comes at the expense of your camera. Unless you really need the added zoom at your local airport, go for the 70-200 and never look back!
Even if you do really need the extra zoom I’d take a very close look at the 70-200. My old 70-300 lense (Sigma) lost a lot of quality beyond 250mm making most of the benefit of having a longer lense moot.
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