I have a newbe question for all you Canon DSLR users out there -
I currently own a Canon 400D which I bought about 3 months ago. I know that the camera body takes EF-S lenses due to it having a smaller sensor than some of the higher end Canon DSLR’s but I discovered yesterday that it will also accept EF lenses.
The camera that I bought comes standard with a 18-55mm lens which to be honest isn’t very good. What I would like to do is replace it with the equivalent EF lens as I would like to upgrade to a full frame Canon DSLR in the future. What I am trying to figure out is would a 28-105mm EF lens give me the same zoom range as the 18-55mm EF-S lens?
Just buy good lenses - the lens multiplier on the 400d is 1.6 so if you want the same on a full frame 5d it’s going to be 18 x 1.6 to 55 x 1.6 so around a 28 - 90. There’s a really fast 28-80 f2.8 lens that this guy uses Sean Wood | Flickr which would be worth looking at - if you got a really quick (f2.8 or less) wide to long zoom you’d be set for a lot of things. I just bought the cheap 50mm f1.8 lens - around 40 stg on ebay and it’s lovely if you like shallow focus - a lot of my stuff on John O'Connell | Flickr is shot with that lens and I plan to get the 28 - 80 next - fair price jump though :o
cheers - it’s just the 50mm at f1.8 on aperture priority and let the canon do the rest - For the price of it (buy one on ebay) you get gorgeous stuff. I’m only using the camera about two weeks so you’ll get the same right away.
I dont have any experience with the 28-80, Im assumeing that its the predecessor to the 24-70 F2.8 thats out now which is a sweet lens as well as the 17-40 F4L which is tack sharp and an all around great lens. As mentioned above the 50mm 1.8 is also an awesome lens which I too own and it can produce some amazingly sharp photos when its stopped down a notch or two. I also own the 17-40 F4L and love it too. If you are serious about the photography and want to eventually go full frame then invest in good glass…
you can look here http://www.photozone.de for reviews on lenses also which seems to have good info on the peformance on the lenses…
Yeah I’m pretty serious about it… it’s turning into quite an expenseve hobby though. I’m waiting for the Canon 5D mk2 to be released before I upgrade to full frame.
Yea Im egerly anticipating the 5D MkII, have a line on a deal on a used 5D that Im drooling over and seriously tempted to buy but I like my 40D ATM and looking at either a 70-200 F2.8IS or the 100-400L. And yes it can become quite expensive esp for a hobby and I speak from experience with an XTi and a 40D and 5 lenses, flash, all kinds of other accessories… lol
I would recommend the EF 17-40mm f/4.0 L lens if you want a great buy. One of the cheapest L lenses but also one of the sharpest. Great for architecture and nature shots! It’s very suitable as a “normal-lens” for the mid-range DSLR’s.
I also find the 50mm f/1.8 a useful lens i low-light situations but the AF is somewhat slow and inaccurate.
For wildlife and such I prefer the EF 70-300 f/4-5,6 IS USM - The IS works as hell and It’s tack sharp even at 300mm and one of my best buys ever. It’s often described as a hidden L lens at a more reasonable cost.
I fully agree with tehamnes, I also have the 70-300IS lens and its pretty freaking sweet, I also got a tamron 2x teleconverter for it and it looses a little quality but the quality is far above what I expected…
I have a few photos in my portfolio at the following link mostly from the 17-40F4L, 70-300IS, 50mm F1.8 and the Canon 10-22…
Hehe what a coincidence, just bought that 50 mm today
I also bought the 17-85IS and the 10-22mm to be used on 40D.
The package will arrive soon. Looking forward to play with my first ever dSLR!
I compared the two - the Canon 10-22mm and the Tamron 11-18mm and I think the Tamron provides better image quality.
I ran down to a camera store, tried out both lenses by focusing through the viewfinder on some text and attempt to get it as sharp as possible. I did this and I couldn’t get the Canon to focus as well as the Tamron.
However, the Canon does give you a larger view, at a slightly higher cost.
As for the Tamron, I’ve been using it constantly and think this is a spectacular lens for shooting small interior spaces as well as wide-angle photographs.
Either way, I don’t think you could go wrong with either one of these lenses. There’s also a Sigma which has spectacular reviews, but unfortunately I didn’t get a chance to try that one out.
