Help!!!

Hi to you all. I recently bought myself a Canon EOS 350 with a standard 18-55 lens. I have taken a few holiday shots so far and all seem to be pretty good, usual stuff family, bit of scenery etc.
I know nothing about camera's at all, bought myself this as a bit of fun and something to learn on. the standard lens seems pretty good apart from really close up work and drawing in landscapes, I guess because I need a telephoto of some sort.
What I would like though is to do more landscape. What should I be looking for in a lens that's not to expensive.... like a up to £200.00 GBP ( around $400.00 ) I'm thinking the Canon 75-300? I want a USM lens.... I think?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks

See http://www.the-digital-picture.com …6-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx
This is a pretty good website that reviews all Canon lenses and in general I agree with the assessments found here. I had the 75-300 but did not like the quality of the images. The review indicates this and says the 70-300 is a much better lens with qualifications. It's a bit over your target budget but I feel would be a better investment.

tequila wrote in post #3441924

Hi to you all. I recently bought myself a Canon EOS 350 with a standard 18-55 lens. I have taken a few holiday shots so far and all seem to be pretty good, usual stuff family, bit of scenery etc.
I know nothing about camera's at all, bought myself this as a bit of fun and something to learn on. the standard lens seems pretty good apart from really close up work and drawing in landscapes, I guess because I need a telephoto of some sort.
What I would like though is to do more landscape. What should I be looking for in a lens that's not to expensive.... like a up to £200.00 GBP ( around $400.00 ) I'm thinking the Canon 75-300? I want a USM lens.... I think?
Any help appreciated.
Thanks

Typically, a landscape shot requires a wider as opposed to a longer lens. If you are trying to isolate and magnify a specific element within a broader landscape scene, then a telephoto would be helpful.

If you are, in fact, in the market for a low-cost telephoto zoom, then the Sigma 70-300 APO is often mentioned as a very good solution. In the U.S., it is about 200 USD

The sigma mentioned above is good for the money, if you want USM take a look at Canon's 100-300 USM. I believe it's your range.

Livinthalife wrote in post #3442207
The sigma mentioned above is good for the money, if you want USM take a look at Canon's 100-300 USM. I believe it's your range.

I agree wholeheartedly. I owned this lens and was very satisfied with it. It offered fast focusing with true ring USM and produced very nice colors and good IQ, even wide open and at ISO 800. In the U.S., it goes for about 280 USD.

Excellent, many thanks guys, much appreciated. Enjoying the site, some fantastic info..... it's just most of it I don't understand .............yet!
thanks again!