Which Lenses should I get for the Canon EOS 40D SLR?
Posted by admin | Under Canon EOS Lenses Saturday Nov 28, 2009I have narrow my search down to the EOS 40D SLR to buy. I was wondering which Canon Lenses would be best? I shoot a little bit of everything.
Depends greatly on your budget. Some good lenses:
Ultra-wide angle: EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM. For macro/mild telephoto: EF100mm f/2.8 macro USM. Telephoto: EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM.
If you don’t want to spend very much, you might want to consider something like the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, which also includes 4-stop Image Stabilization.
If you don’t know this already, when selecting a lens, keep in mind that a 32mm lens on this camera will take pictures sized approximately equal to what you see without the camera. A higher focal length number will appear "zoomed-in," while a lower number will show more of the image.
A very good place to find more information/reviews of Canon lenses is:
http://the-digital-picture.com/
Canon L 24-105 mm or Canon L 70-200 mm IS Lens. These are both awesome, but a little pricey. Check http://www.the-digital-picture.com for lens reviews
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http://www.the-digital-picture.com
Depends on how you plan to use them. Most photographs are taken with the normal lens + – about 25%
Suggest you start with a moderate wide to telephoto, and buy additional lenses as you find a need.
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Anything that has image stabilization. Also get a 2x converter. No mater what size Lens it will double the focal length. Careful it may also reduce F-stop.
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The 17-55 f/2.8 IS and either the 70-200 f/4 IS or the 70-200 f/2.8. Then you may want to get an ultra wide angel like the canon 10-22, the tokina 11-16 or 12-24, or the sigma 10-20. Stay away from the 2x teleconverter because not only do they not work on all the lenses, but you loose two F stops, so an f/2.8 becomes and f/5.6 and any lens that has a smaller than f/2.8 maximum aperture looses AF. The image quality is also affected. If you want to get a teleconverter get the 1.4x. You only loose one f stop and you get to keep the AF. It also has less of an affect on image quality. But remember you can only us them with some Canon EF lenses and no EF-S lenses. Most L lenses will accept them including the 70-200 zoom lenses.
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Try to stay with Canon, I have problem with other brand like Tokina or Tamron. The whole picture seems a little blur with blow up. I have good result with 17-40mm L-serise and 55-250mm IS whcih make a good combination. 55-250mm is cheap but excellent lens.
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http://www.slrgear.com
Depends greatly on your budget. Some good lenses:
Ultra-wide angle: EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM. For macro/mild telephoto: EF100mm f/2.8 macro USM. Telephoto: EF 70-200mm f/4 L USM.
If you don’t want to spend very much, you might want to consider something like the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, which also includes 4-stop Image Stabilization.
If you don’t know this already, when selecting a lens, keep in mind that a 32mm lens on this camera will take pictures sized approximately equal to what you see without the camera. A higher focal length number will appear "zoomed-in," while a lower number will show more of the image.
A very good place to find more information/reviews of Canon lenses is:
http://the-digital-picture.com/
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