Quick advice needed on my Lens dilema ??

I purchased my 1st DSLR about 4 weeks ago (350D).

Due to my obvious inexperience I've ended up with two rather similar lenses.

EF 55-200mm F4.5/5.6 MKII USM (Bought brand new £200)
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EF 75-300mm F4/5.6 MKII USM (Bought used of Ebay £90)


My dilema is this.........

I bought the 55-200 Lens brand new and still have a couple of days to return it to the shop if I want.

I'm thinkin about returning this lens and using the money to purchase a decent wide-angle lense such as the Sigma 10-20mm (open to other suggestions).

My question is this, Is there any significant reason as to why I shouldn't stick with the 75-300mm and trade in the 55-200mm ??

Thanks for your time

BB

return it if you can. i think if you want wide, then that 10-22 is a good choice. liked by many here.

If you want the 10-22 thats a great lens. I've seen some excellent shots from that lens. There is a wide angle thread over at Fred Miranda that has some great examples of what that lens can do. Myself I'm waiting to see what happens early next year. I am waiting to see Canon is staying with the 1.6 crop for a little while longer before making my decision. As far as the telephoto end there is a 70-300 that costs just a bit more and has the 3rd generation IS. That lens would be better than either of the 2 telephotos you have.

Bugg; first fill in the rest of this question (honesly)

I really want to be able to take good pictures of _________

If your answer tends more toward Wildlife/Sports; then maybe now that you know about this forum you could sell both on ebay and go for a 70-200

If your answer is more about Landscapes and nature shots; then an ultra wide angle may be in your future.

If you're more of a people person (candids and portraits) then 10-22ish is too wide; you'll need something in the 16-40 mm range (quite a few to choose from) or you can get the 50mm 1.8 as a lens for now and start saving for others.

You've tapped into a good resource here; but you need to be more honest about what you really want to do/excel at for us to give you more solid answers

Do NOT tell us what lens you should buy or your crdit cards will be maxed before you know it

Good luck!
-TommyD

Thanks for the reply folks

Although I want to learn all types of photography in the future the area which I will be spending a lot of time in is Landscape and CityScapephotography so I guess my decision in exchanging the lens for a wide angle would be beneficial.

BB

Yes return it and buy wide angel Sigma.
the 10-20 is for 1.6x crop bodies only. you may go FF later on as you mentioned you will be doing Landscape photography more. so i think Sigma 12-24 should be best for you as it works fine on both 1.6x and FF camera throughout of its focal range.

Can't find the Box, I'm gutted

Yet another steep learning curve for Buggbairn !!!

I guess I'll just have to resell and take the hit.