Help me choose (what lens to get)

Sgouz · 4th of August 2006 (Fri)

I am looking at getting a new lens. I only have my kit lens that came with my Rebel XT. Here are the 2 I am looking at.

http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1

and

http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-70-300mm-APO-...QQcmdZViewItem

The extra money is not a big deal. Can someone please help me with the pros and cons of each.

Thanks

RikWriter · 4th of August 2006 (Fri)

Get the 70-300. Most of the superzooms like the 28-300 you listed have serious pincushion and barrel distortion at the long and short ends. The Sigma 70-300 is regarded as the best of the cheap 70/75-300 lenses.

steved110 · 4th of August 2006 (Fri)

Concur with Rik, the Sigma 70-300 APO macro is the best of this class of telephoto zoom lens. It's the one with the red strip on the front of the lens, so it must be good....
It's a great focal length and will give you a lot of fun, and allow you to explore a lot of the fun bits of DSLR.

4th of August 2006 (Fri)	#1
Sgouz Member Join Date: May 2004 Location: Brockville, Ontario, Canada Posts: 162 IMAGE EDITING OK	Help me choose (what lens to get) I am looking at getting a new lens. I only have my kit lens that came with my Rebel XT. Here are the 2 I am looking at. http://cgi.ebay.com/ws/eBayISAPI.dll...MEWA%3AIT&rd=1 and http://cgi.ebay.ca/NEW-70-300mm-APO-...QQcmdZViewItem The extra money is not a big deal. Can someone please help me with the pros and cons of each. Thanks __________________ Canon EOS 350D \| Sigma 500 DG Super Canon EF-S 18-55mm II \| Sigma 70-300mm F4-5.6 APO DG \| Sigma 17-70mm DC Visit my galleries at http://sgouz.zoto.com/galleries \| See all my photos at http://sgouz.zoto.com/

4th of August 2006 (Fri)	#2
RikWriter Goldmember Join Date: May 2004 Location: Lakeland, FL Posts: 3,466	Re: Help me choose (what lens to get) Get the 70-300. Most of the superzooms like the 28-300 you listed have serious pincushion and barrel distortion at the long and short ends. The Sigma 70-300 is regarded as the best of the cheap 70/75-300 lenses. __________________ My gear: 7D, Tamron 28-75 f2.8, Canon 100-400L IS, 600mm f4L IS, 1.4X II TC. My pics: www.pbase.com/rikwriter

4th of August 2006 (Fri)	#3
steved110 Cream of the Crop Join Date: Dec 2005 Location: East Sussex UK Posts: 5,756 IMAGE EDITING OK	Re: Help me choose (what lens to get) Concur with Rik, the Sigma 70-300 APO macro is the best of this class of telephoto zoom lens. It's the one with the red strip on the front of the lens, so it must be good.... It's a great focal length and will give you a lot of fun, and allow you to explore a lot of the fun bits of DSLR. __________________ 20D, Eos 100 Canon EF-S 18-55 IS, Canon EF 50mm f/1.4 , Canon EF 85mm f/1.8 Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 macro CanonEF 17-40 f/4 L and 70-200 f/4 L Speedlite 580EX and some bags'n pods'n stuff

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