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Primevci
12th of October 2004 (Tue), 03:17
Ok does this seem liek the correct order to upgrade? Jsut courios to see if this is how people woulld do it.... I Have digital rebel with a kit lens and the 74-300 USM III...

Upgrade to a 100-400L with USM and IS
Get a 17-40L Or soemthinger near
Get something to cover the 40-100 range L..
Get a 20D or something better?

Camera i have right now is more than i need but i want to get into wildlife and dotn have money for primes.... this list will probly take me 2 years to complete......
nosquare2003
12th of October 2004 (Tue), 08:06
Upgrade to a 100-400L with USM and IS
Get a 17-40L Or soemthinger near
Get something to cover the 40-100 range L..
Get a 20D or something better?


Purchasing photographic gears are not reasonable except they can help you to earn money :P
Jon, The Elder
12th of October 2004 (Tue), 10:16
Primevci -

I have the 100/400L IS USM. I have been shooting for about 40+ years and learned the hard way that good glass makes all the difference. The way digitals are going, you will probably change up bodies in a year or two.
The glass stays with you. Canon has put a fine lens together in the 100/400. I use it for wildlife/zoo/horse shows/car races.
The push/pull takes a little getting used to, I happen to like it a lot.

I also have a Canon IS USM 28/135 which is my most used.

Then the 50mm f1.8

Now I have the whole spectrum covered and am very satisfied with my choices.

Believe me when I tell you, its NOT all about the gear !!
Primevci
12th of October 2004 (Tue), 14:48
I understand its not all about gear u half to be able to see something good but im plague with seign something good getting apicture and turns out fuzzy cause of my no so good 75-300mm USM III lens i half to shoot this at f/11 for any half way decent results....plus i herd allot of people use the 100 400mm l for wildlife and i pretty sure thats what i want to do, but its liek those mars pictures its a 1 megapixel camera with a $20,000 lens on it hehe but yea it would be nice to get sharp pictures...
ron chappel
12th of October 2004 (Tue), 15:05
Yes it sounds like a very sensible path to follow :)

You allready have a decent camera.Sure, it's not as fast as the 20D but very close in image quality

On the other hand the 100-400 is a BIG step up from the 75-300 :D :D
And the wide L lens will be much better than the 18-55 kit zoom

Yeah,definitely get the good lenses first 8)