simonstl1
16th of February 2004 (Mon), 22:32
After years of using digital cameras that made me miss my old fully manual Pentax K1000 desperately, I finally have a Canon 300D, with the kit lens. I'm looking for my next lens, and planning on a telephoto zoom, as that seems to be where I most frequently curse the current lens.
I had a (mediocre) 70-300mm on my old Pentax, and did a lot of work in its 70-150 zone. With the 1.6x multiplier on the 300D, the 70 would start out at 112 (75 is 120), so I'm thinking that the Canon 55-200 lens is a better idea than a 75-300.
No stores seem to carry the 55-200, though. I've tried the local Ritz, a few places in Philadelphia, and Nelson Photo in San Diego. Everyone still seems to think 75-300 or 80-200. I can mail-order the 55-200, but it's odd that no stores I've found carry it and it doesn't get much discussion I can find.
In general, it seems like manufacturers and stores are still thinking mostly about 35mm film. The 50/1.8 lens sounds good, though it's a telephoto on this camera, and the 35/2.0 costs about four times as much.
Any thoughts on the 55-200? Is there some reason no one carries it? It seems like a natural second lens for the 300D, but its absence at stores is troubling.
I had a (mediocre) 70-300mm on my old Pentax, and did a lot of work in its 70-150 zone. With the 1.6x multiplier on the 300D, the 70 would start out at 112 (75 is 120), so I'm thinking that the Canon 55-200 lens is a better idea than a 75-300.
No stores seem to carry the 55-200, though. I've tried the local Ritz, a few places in Philadelphia, and Nelson Photo in San Diego. Everyone still seems to think 75-300 or 80-200. I can mail-order the 55-200, but it's odd that no stores I've found carry it and it doesn't get much discussion I can find.
In general, it seems like manufacturers and stores are still thinking mostly about 35mm film. The 50/1.8 lens sounds good, though it's a telephoto on this camera, and the 35/2.0 costs about four times as much.
Any thoughts on the 55-200? Is there some reason no one carries it? It seems like a natural second lens for the 300D, but its absence at stores is troubling.