What's the first Lens you got after purchasing your canon DSLR ?

[kwang0429]

just wondering :)

[Adam Hicks]

The Tamron 28-75 2.8 after a little research and budget considerations. Then the 50mm 1.8, then the 100mm 2.8 Macro, then the 100-400L IS. Next is the 300mm 2.8 IS (things just keep getting more expensive!)

[Biko]

Had 50mm 1.4 then bought the 100 - 400L IS and then bought the 20D

Then I bought 24-70L and then the 16 - 35L

[Tdragone]

The 70/200 F/4 L

It's the best lens I have ever used.

FAST focusing/fairly lightweight; I handhold it all day long w/o a problem.

I do live in San Diego; so I have a lot of Sunshine; but I have used it at night and in anything more brightly lit than the field where I play softball; it kicks serious @$$

[lmelendez]

50mm f1.8

Cheap, fast, sharp :)

[Olegis]

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8. Actually I came to the store prepared to buy 10D body with the Canon 28-135 IS lens, but the seller convinced me to try the Tamron and said that he would exchange it for the Canon if I wouldn't be happy with it.

[Mogwyth]

50mm f/1.8 probably the best value lens on the market.

[aikidoforever]

The 17-85 IS USM came with the camera kit. But the one after that was the 100-400 L IS USM. I love it. Next is the Canon 1.4 TC. I would also like a 50 f1.4. Ah, the list gets longer every day... ;-)

Ivan

[Mills]

1. 24-70 f/2.8L
2. 70-200 f/2.8L IS
3. 16-35 f/2.8L
4. 100-400 f/4.5-5.6L IS
5. 50 f/1.4

[Cadwell]

Oh well I odered several at the same time, but the first one to turn up was the Sigma APO 120-300mm f/2.8 EX.

[KevC]

I bought the kit, it came with the 18-55mm. It's pretty crummy IMHO... f/5.6 nowhere near wide enough for me. I do use it for the wide angle though.

My dad already had an EF35-105mm. f/3.5-4.5. Pretty nifty. However, I've already placed an order for the EF50mm f/1.8 :D

[eosster]

18-55mm (came as kit) - 17-40mm f/4L - 70-200mm f/4L - 50mm f/1.4 - ?(most likely 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM ) is my list.

[alan sh]

I bought the Sigma 18-125 3 weeks BEFORE the 20D was available. Big mistake....

Luckily I got a 20D kit so used the 18-55 until I also got a 28-135.

EXchanged the 18-125 for a 17-40L.

Alan

[lomond]

1. 28-135 IS………..Good (with the camera)
2. 75-300 IS………..OK
3. 100-400L IS…….Very Good
4. 17-40L…………..Very Good
5. 50 1.8 …………..Good

Now looking at the 200mm f/2.8L II USM.
Please make it stop. :~(

[LouDawg]

First the 24-70 f/2.8L then the 70-200 f/2.8L (non-IS).

[Bruce Hamilton]

The EFS 18-55 that came with it. :D

[Citizensmith]

The 18-55 that came with it. Then traded my 100 f/2 and 28-105 f/3.5-4.5 for an 85 f/1.8 and 24-85 f/3.5-4.5.

[forrest64]

just wondering :)

The Canon 17-40 F4 L, and never regretted it.

Mark

[jyrgen]

50/1.4

[Canuck]

Oh lets see here...
I had 2 sigma lenses from the EOS 50E I had bought in Dec, 99. They are the 28-80 and 70-300mm no frills lenses. The 70-300 was sold and made way for the Sigma 120-300mm F2.8EX. That lead to the Canon 16-35mm F2.8L, then the Canon 24-70mm F2.8L and then the Canon 50mm F1.8 and 1.4x tc for the Sigma.

The 28-80mm doesn't get used at all, lest I want to be reminded how much it sucks compared to the other lenses I have. :cool: :lol:

[BearSummer]

Hi kwang0429,

200 1.8

best regards

BearSummer

[Roy NN7DX]

1½ years ago... The new Digital Rebel's were just hitting the stores...
EFS18-55 Kit lens
EF50mm/f1.8
EF55-200MKII The other "kit" lens Canon introduced at the same time as the Drebel... It's only about $200 and it is not L glass but you can see that it's found a following here (http://forums.dpreview.com/forums/read.asp?forum=1029&message=10967028)... Look at Adam-T's test photo's with 100% pixel views of his images... Impressed? Me too, but I've always been happy with that lens... I still have it.
Lenses? Now? Don't get me started...

[tacos3]

Tokina 28 - 70 2.8
Canon 70 - 200 2.8L
Canon 1.4x II
Canon 50 1.8

next lens....17-40 4.0L or 16-35 2.8L

[dr.bear]

sold 28-105
then bought:
100 macro
17-40
70-200 IS
then want:
400 2.8 IS
50 1.4
85 1.8

[attu]

My first was a 28-135 IS USM, since then Ive bought 4 others and they have all been L series lenses but I still like the 28-135 for its low weight and good range.
I know some people dont like this lens but my copy is nice and sharp.

Andy

[roanjohn]

50 f1.8

RO1

[Medic1]

The 18-55 kit lens, then a 28-105 II USM, then a 70-200 f4L, and soon a 100-400 IS...probably a 50mm 1.4 as well

[DionM]

Already had 28-105, 100-300 and 50. So my first lens just for my 20D was the 17-40.

Now look at the 100-400 to replace the 100-300.

[Volatile]

18-55 kit lens

[markubig]

Tamron 28-75/2.8 . . . love it!

[photog]

17-85 IS came with my 20D.

Next up was the 70-200 2.8L IS along with a 1.4 II extender then a 100 2.8 Macro.

I'm thinking of adding the 24-70 2.8L before the rebate ends.

I predicting there will also be a 50 1.4 in my future.

[Whaler]

Rebel, 17-40, and 70-200 all came in the same box.

[ssim]

I was so dang excited to have a 10D body that I went to one of the local camera stores and bought a couple of "affordable" lenses. The 24-85 and the 100-300. Both were reasonable lenses but certainly not as sharp as I wanted. From there I went to L and haven't looked back since.

[JeffS]

I went to DSLR with the 10D from my G5 point-and-shoot, and everywhere I went people said "get good glass." So I jumped in headfirst with the 24-70mm f/2.8 L and had no regrets.

[kwang0429]

The 70/200 F/4 L

It's the best lens I have ever used.

FAST focusing/fairly lightweight; I handhold it all day long w/o a problem.

I do live in San Diego; so I have a lot of Sunshine; but I have used it at night and in anything more brightly lit than the field where I play softball; it kicks serious @$$

I live in San Diego as well :)

[mblanton]

1. 17-40 L
2. 28-135 IS
3. 75-300 IS

I bought these at the same time I bought my 10D. I use the 28-135 most of the time and reserve the 17-40 for specail shots. I don't use the 75-300 alot, but I took it to the park and got some great shots of the kids playing. I have also ordered a 50 mkII 1.8. I think I am going to take it to Disney World. I wanted to get something fast for indoor shots. I would like to buy a couple more L series lenses, but I have spent about all I can afford for now. Photography is just a hobby for me and I don't have any plans of taking it any further. I learned the hard way that when you take something you love and try to make money from it, you end up miserable. Good luck in whatever you are doing.

Mike

[FlyingPete]

Like many others, that would be a EF50 f/1.8. Does this remarkable piece of excellent value have a nick name?

[eosster]

Like many others, that would be a EF50 f/1.8. Does this remarkable piece of excellent value have a nick name?
Sharpie.....

[kwang0429]

seems like everyone have a 17-40 and loved it, I guess I will save my money for a 17-40 for sure now!

[digger1914]

I got the 24-70 2.8L

[johneo]

75-300 IS (with the 10D July '03)
28-135 IS (with the 10D)
17-40 L (2 weeks after I recieved the 10D)
50 f/1.8 (a few months later)
100-400 L IS (May '04)
sold the 75-300 IS (after getting the 100-400)
next - 70-200 f/4 L (May '05?)

[mwinog2777]

Tamron 28-75

[darkdrakon]

the first lens I bought AFTER buying a dslr...100-400L, 2nd 200mm 2.8 L . plus what I allready had from my Elan IIe :-)

[C.S.I.]

Sig's 70-200: 105: Canon 50 1.8 in that order.

[zach]

Tamron 75-300, Canon 50 1.8...next is Canon 400 f/5.6

[raylks]

I love landscape photography so I rush to the shop to get my 17-40mm f4L a week after taking the 300D kit. Oh, what's a wonderful lens and it is still the most used lens on my camera.

[kb244]

My first lens other than the 18-55 that came with the Digital Rebel was a Canon 28-135 USM IS ( well first one I actually kept, I bought a Quantary 70-300 'high speed autofocus' lens, absolutly hated it returned it, spent the extra money towards the 28-135 )

[pierrot]

My 20D came with the 18-55, a honest though not outsatnding lens.
I already had a 28-70mm and 70-300mm from my EOS5.

Additional purchases then were:
Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5

Both are really worth every cent :
the 1st one so quick and crisp it would deserve a "L" rating,
the 2nd one really stunning as it features real wide angle on my 20D. Amazing, not a quick one, but sharp.

[Xtrophic]

I started off buying the camera. After a while getting familiar with the camera I realised the bundled lens had some limitations when it came to zooming. After alot of research and looking at different lenses I decided to go with a compact type with good zoom. So my first lens I bought after the one that came with the camera was a:

EF 70-300 f/4.5-5.6 DO IS USM

then I followed up with the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens.

Next on my list is the 100mm macro lens I think, but that will have to wait a little while. :)

[Jesper]

When I bought my 10D in October 2003, I already had an EOS 30 (Elan 7E) with Canon EF 28-135 IS USM. The first lens I bought after the 10D was the Canon EF 17-40 f/4 L USM, in January 2004. After that the Canon EF 70-300 DO IS USM (June 2004), the EF 50 f/1.8 II (September 2004), EF 100 f/2.8 Macro (November 2004).

Now I'm done buying lenses for a while.... :)

[Jesper]

Like many others, that would be a EF50 f/1.8. Does this remarkable piece of excellent value have a nick name?People often call it the "Nifty Fifty" on the forums here..... :D

[blinking8s]

50 1.8 followed by the 70-200 f4 L followed by the 85mm 1.8

[Hazza]

I bought the Sigma 18-125, its a bit slow but I find that it covers most of the stuff that I take. Some people don't like it but mine seems pretty sharp, better than the kit lens which gets left in the bag. I'm looking for a 50 macro next.

[antaine]

the 300 L f4 version (non IS) - love it; Tamron 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di is next!!

[sGu]

17-40mm L, bought it together with 10D this time last year, now I own 16-35mm L :D

[karusel]

50 1.8.

[mdr]

Got the 17-40mm f4 L with the 20D. I'm very impressed and now I've got the L fever :p. Saving up for the 24-70mm L and 100-400mm L IS (or hopefully its replacement to be announced next month).

Had to sell one of my two EOS 3's and my 28-135mm IS and 20-35mm USM lenses to afford the 20D with 17-40mm L :(.

[digibeet]

50/f1.8, a cheap 80-200/4,5-5,6 and a sigma 20/f1.8

[dphotomania]

Wow, I dont even remember which I order first, actually I ordered all of them the same day. They just arrive on different days. But this is what I have.

EF 50 mm f/1.8II
EF 70 - 200 mm f/4 L USM

EFS 18 - 50 mm f/3.5 - 5.6
EFS 17 - 85 mm f/4 - 5.6 IS USM

[ducdubbq]

i had a large collection of lenses from my film slrs. but after i got the 20d I needed something
kind of wide-end so i got the

20/2.8. had nice heft, but a sticky autofocus. it comes out to 32mm on the 20d


my two most useful pre-dslr lenses on the 20d are the 50/1.8 and the 70-200/4L.

[theman]

canon 17-40 L f4, great lens but I still like my 28-135 IS better as an all purpose lens.

[DocFrankenstein]

70-200 2.8 HSM EX APO

[skyphix]

70-210 F4 ... paid all of 100 bucks for it, and it has proved a better prop than lens...

It did a decent job for some Hockey photography recently... so I guess I cant complain.

[tim]

The Tamron 28-75 2.8 after a little research and budget considerations. Then the 50mm 1.8, then the 100mm 2.8 Macro, then the 100-400L IS. Next is the 300mm 2.8 IS (things just keep getting more expensive!)

I did the same as Adam, minus the 100-400L. Next for me.... maybe the 70-200 F4, or the 85mm F1.8. I'd love the 85mm F1.2L, but it's just too expensive. I want me an L IS lens some time, might as well have the best :)

[CyberDyneSystems]

Sigma 50-500mm EX HSM :mrgreen:

[KevC]

50mm/1.8

[pcasciola]

Sigma 50-500mm EX HSM :mrgreen:Your first lens was a Bigma?!?!?! Now that's impressive.

I bought my 20D with the 18-55 kit and 50/1.8. Not much, but the 20D purchased tapped me out. Two weeks later I bought the 300 f/4L IS.

[thomasrhee]

Canon 17-40/4L and Canon 70-200/4L. Two of the best lenses for the money. At $1150 for the pair, a real value in my book.

tyr

[CRE@TE]

EF 28-105 3.5-4.5 USM

[Oculus Sinister]

An EF 75-300 f4-5.6 IS USM which has served me well.:)

[HJMinard]

Shortly after buying my original DRebel with kit lens: 50/1.8 and 70-200/4L

[swiftybilko]

18-55 EF-S With the camera,

75-300 f4-5.6 USM
Not the world's greatest lens.

[rfreschner]

70-200 f/2.8 L then 24-70 f/2.8 L. They both came in the same shipment as my 20D, but I opened the 70-200 first! The 24-70 spends more time on my camera though. :D

[CyberDyneSystems]

Your first lens was a Bigma?!?!?! Now that's impressive.

I bought my 20D with the 18-55 kit and 50/1.8. Not much, but the 20D purchased tapped me out. Two weeks later I bought the 300 f/4L IS.

First lens "AFTER" getting my first DSLR,. ;)

My first lens for that same 10D was a Sigma 28-200mm.. (a mistake!) . but I got it before the 10D... ;)
So if you consider the 28-200mm my "kit lens"...

I then got the 50-500mm :)

[lost]

Following wonderful advice from the people here I got a 50/1.8 then feeling the need for some telephoto I bought the 70-200 F/4L. Now I need to re-examine the wide angle side of my lens collection. Probably 17-40 L.

[flyfishnj]

I think it was the 28-135 or the 19-35

[Jarrad]

I suppose it was sort of an odd choice, but my first lens for my 20D was the Canon 100mm 2.8 Macro USM.

It's still my only lens, but it does just about everything I need a lens to do at this point.

:)

[mr.photoguy]

50mm 1.8

[oddball]

Not counting the EF-S 18-55 that came with my Rebel XT, an EF-50 f/1.8 and EF- 70-200 f/4.0L came in the mail two weeks later.

[malla1962]

ef 70-200 f4l

[Mycroft]

Rebel XT came with the EFS 18-55, got a 75-300 USM next. Seriously considering the EFS 17-85 IS USM to replace the 18-55 and to fill the gap, but would also like to get the IS version of the 75-300. Unfortunately, I'm still paying off the camera itself, so lenses will have to wait. :(

[MrChad]

Sigma 18-125mm DC.

This lens paired very well with my current line-up of lenses from my Elan and gave me a great general use lens. Way better then the 18-55 EFS IMO. It's no L but a huge value for the dollar in my collection. I really love the build of the lens, much nicer then my USM Canon's for the what you pay. But clearly no L.

[DReb-MO]

In Order

0) 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 (20D Kit)
1) 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS
2) 28-135mm f/4-5.6 IS
3) 50mm 1.8 II
4) 70-200mm f/2.8L IS, Extender 1.4x II

Waiting for 24-70mm f2.8L....$$$

[Raj]

Started with Sigma 18-125 DC, then 50 mm f1.8 II & 100 mm f2.8 macro.

[viknijjar]

35 f2

[MadTony]

Had Before 20D:

24-85
75-300 USM

bought after 20D:
17-40L, 70-200 f/4L

next up:
50 f/1.8, 1.4x extender
(Ordering soon)

wish list
100-400 IS
24-70
70-200 IS
(probably in that order, but not for a while)

[roebuck]

1. 18 - 55 (came with the 300D)
2. 55 - 200 (great lens)
3. 50mm f1.8 (dropped it and it broke)
4. 50mm f1.8 (love it)
5. Tamron 28 -75 f2.8 (love the range perfect for studio shoots)

Cheers
Michael

[RMc]

EFS 17-85 IS came with the camera. I didn't take too long to get the EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS.

[Andy D]

Already had: 50 1.8 MkII, 35-135 USM, 75-300 non USM Mk1.

After 10D came the 28-135 IS USM; then 70-200f4L, then 100-400L IS USM.

After 20D came the 17-40f4L.

Top of wish list is 200 f2.8L USM and 1.4TC :)

[jokar]

Interesting thread...

I had two old lenses from my EOS 50 film camera days - 70-300 and 28-80 (I think it is..)

I got the kit lens with the 300D purchase (couldn't buy it without in Australia), then bought:
. 50mm f1.8
. EF-S 10-22mm

Wish list:
. 100-400L IS
. 24-80L

[IainB]

Tamron 28-75 F2.8 followed closely together by 70-200 F4L and 50 1.8

[BigWorm]

Tamron 28-75 f/2.8. Works great, glad I got it.

[Maureen Souza]

75-300/4-5.6IS USM, then the Tamron 28-75/2.8...then my fave 50/1.4.
Next will be an L...still thinking it will be the 70-200/2.8...........

[symes]

50 f1.8 MKII

love it...

[PhotosGuy]

Well, it's not a "lens" as such, but it was an adaptor for my 4 Nikkor primes!:D:D:D;)

[steibeldj]

28-135 IS. Excellent lens for a non-'L'. Greate range for DSLR and the IS was a big plus. Only $500 at the time. Smaller than most of the 'L' and lighter as well.

[krms]

FIrst and only glass so far with my 20D -> 24-70/2.8L.

Up next:
EF-S 10-22 or 17-40/4L

Don't see too many people with the 24-70 pairing up with either of these WA. They are both around the same price and one is an EF-S with better practical range and one "L" with optimum quality. Which one is the better choice??

[cruzyn56]

just wondering :)
50mm 1.8 so far.

[prime80]

50mm 1.8 so far.

ditto

[Tomasz Dziechciarz]

17-40/4
70-200/4

the below one I had since I started using CANON
20-35, 50, 28, 85, 100-300, 28-105

Now I ordered 28-75/2,8 Tamron. Hope to have it before 01-May-2005

[picture-this]

About a month ago I didn't know what an Fstop was. I had an A80 for a year then decided to play with m mode a lil and got frustraighted as I was always sayin what if I had a faster lens, I cant focus through this lcd, This iso sucks! So after doing my recearch I figured if your gona do it do it right. I never even held an slr before my purchase but reading stuff here and after debating if I was interested in photography enough to justify price, I knew exactly what I wanted/needed. Went with 20D , 10-22 , 24-70L , 70-200L IS battery grip to make sure I had a good grasp, 580ex,off shoe cord, omni bounce defuser, remote switch cord, manfrottto tripod/monopod and an extra mounting plate. Everything fits nicely in the lowe pro toploader with lens cases on the sides. Buying everything at once got me a price discount I was happy with. I use every item I bought every day I shoot and havn't felt that I made any bad choices. If I had to have only bought one lens at the start I think it would have to be the 100-400L or 50 1.8 both come on 70 bucks...
I know it sounds extreme for a begginer but I think in the camera field you cant sacrifice what you need because it costs alot. Everyone should have a cheap P&S but when it comes to SLR I would rather save money an not have a camera till I had enough to do it right, then spend an inbetween amount (still lots) of money and be frustraighted.

[cfcRebel]

Have a 18-55mm kit lens that came with my first digital - 300D. Ordered the "nifty fifty" last friday (3 months after i bought the camera).

[Wazza]

I purchased 20D body on Jan 30th '05,
Ordered a 2nd hand 50mm 1.8 that week (no one stocked a new one!)
And the weekend following, Feb 5th, bought the 17-40L + Sigma 70-300mm Super Macro II, just in time to shoot my girlfriends 21st of that night! :)