canon eos 10d lenses

[stretch]

i am about to purchase the eos 10d but i am not sure which 2 lenses to buy first, my budget is around £700 and i want to do a bit of everything can anybody advise me, thank you

[justme_dc]

Well I think that £700 is about $1150. So using that as a figure I'd say that you should look into (no pun intended) either the Canon 70-200 f4L (about $550) or if you can get a deal the Canon 24-70 f2.8L (about $1300). If you buy one quality zoom you'll cover the range of several primes. If you buy a canon L series zoom you'll never be sorry. The quality is really top notch and if you buy the best you never have to trade up. You have a great camera that you spent a fair amount of money on, it should have a great lens in front.

If you don't wanna spend that much then I suggest the Canon 50mm f1.8 ll, it's the best $75 you'll ever spend. it's small, light, sharp and fast.

I am sure someone will slam me for being an L series snob but I am not. It's not clever marketing that makes the pros use L glass, it's the quality.

Good luck with whatever choice you make.

[defordphoto]

I'd tend to agree justme. I just got my first "L" lens and am impressed! You could jack up a car with this thing and then turn around and take pictures of babies. And I haven't really shot anything much with it yet!!

In other words, the L series lenses are top notch and very impressive. Nothing wrong with the "regular" lenses as I have several. I still love my 28-135IS USM and it will remain my most used lens, but the 100-400 will make for some killer pictures at the race track weekend after this for the Champ Cars. Might even do some sprint boats this weekend!

If you can, get L.

[stretch]

thanks for your advice i think i will go for the canon ef50 1.8 11, and the canon ef70-200 4.0L, i will let you know how i go on

[chris maddock]

Be careful with converting US prices to UK ones, though - the 70-200/4 and 50/1.8 will probably come out a shade over your £700, even though the US prices quoted imply it's within.

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Chris

[Stever]

A few years ago I bought the Canon 28-135 IS and 75-300 IS lenses for Ellan II and EOS 50 camera bodies. I haven't been disappointed with these lenses. I get a great range of focal lengths they focus quickly and are light to carry. The smaller than 35mm sensor in the 10D means that the soft edges reported for the 75-300 are not an issue. I always try to shoot at F8 or smaller and I'm getting great results. Whatever, stay with Canon lenses they maintain their value and you will not get the annoying Error 99 that my only non Canon lense gets.

Stever in Canada

[CyberDyneSystems]

The 50mm 1.8 is a no brainer excellent choice. If you want something a little wider and more versatile the 28-135mm IS is a great chice.