Out of the loop

It has been years since I've checked this place out. Not new to dslr but new to today's cameras. I'm picking up a 77d but no idea what's a good multi purpose lens. I do a lot of still photography.

Welcome, ArtbyJ.

This roundup might be helpful.

https://bestphotograph​ygear.com/best-lenses-canon-77d/

ArtbyJ wrote in post #18829644
It has been years since I've checked this place out. Not new to dslr but new to today's cameras. I'm picking up a 77d but no idea what's a good multi purpose lens. I do a lot of still photography.

All depends on what you shoot and how much you want to spend. A good budget set of lenses would be the 18-55STM, 55-250STM, and maybe the 10-22 for the wide stuff. If you ant to spend a bit more, replace the 18-55 with 17-55IS as it's a much better lens.

I am getting back into pet photography, some portrait and some outdoor and city

The first two kinds would indicate the need (for your APS-C body) for something about 60-70mm FL to maybe double that FL (allowing you to be twice as far away but still get tightly cropped framing, while making it twice as easy to follow moving subjects)

'Outdoor' is a bit too varied to characterize well as a single 'best' FL...for outdoor individual sports vs outdoor airplane landing vs outdoor birds vs. outdoor game animals?

'City' ...is that Wide Angle shots of entire building exteriors, or telephoto shots of interesting architectural details on building exteriors?

I have a Canon 18-135 USM that I use quite often for a "do everything" type lens

Nature and small details. I cant do landscape to save my life haha

gjl711 wrote in post #18829800
... replace the 18-55 with 17-55IS as it's a much better lens.

Much more expensive but old design and no improvement in sharpness - plus AF inconsistency.

I would get (and myself did get) the kit 18-135 USM. Excellent lens.

duckster wrote in post #18829988
I have a Canon 18-135 USM that I use quite often for a "do everything" type lens

Yes, excellent zoom range, sharp, great AF.

Are sigma lenses still good? Theres a zoom that's on par with the canon I am looking at. 18-35

Archibald wrote in post #18830008
Much more expensive but old design and no improvement in sharpness - plus AF inconsistency.

I would get (and myself did get) the kit 18-135 USM. Excellent lens.

I've seen Archibald's work and, on that basis alone, would take this seriously.

AZGeorge wrote in post #18830020
I've seen Archibald's work and, on that basis alone, would take this seriously.

Thanks for the comment, George, but I almost always use the 100-400mm II and 100mmL macro lenses. They are for my bird and bug work. For general photography I do use the 18-135mm USM, but the frequency of use is much less than with those other lenses.

ArtbyJ wrote in post #18829902
I am getting back into pet photography, some portrait and some outdoor and city

Then I would consider either the EF-S 15-85 or EF-S 18-135 as a first lens. Offers flexibility and good quality images.