Starting from scratch (no lenses at all) and only 1k to spend, what would you buy? I am very interested in everyone's opinions b/c this is sort of my situation.
Thanks in advance.
dwash_72 Hatchling 6 posts Joined Dec 2008 More info | Dec 21, 2008 14:57 | #1 Starting from scratch (no lenses at all) and only 1k to spend, what would you buy? I am very interested in everyone's opinions b/c this is sort of my situation.
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twiggles Senior Member  763 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Ohio More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:00 | #2 If I had a Full Frame i.e. 5d or 5Dii, I would have the 24-105L. I hear its a great walk-around lens on a FF body... T-Wiggles
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ZanderAlbertson Senior Member 359 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Oregon More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:00 | #3 What are you shooting? What body? Editorial Photographer, Canon Digital.
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pixel_junkie Goldmember  2,013 posts Likes: 143 Joined May 2007 Location: Southern California More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:01 | #4 |
SnapLocally.com Goldmember  1,744 posts Likes: 22 Joined May 2007 More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:07 | #5 |
ZanderAlbertson Senior Member 359 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Oregon More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:08 | #6 SnapLocally.com wrote in post #6921458  10-300 f/1.4 IS Hmm, just checked B&H and they are backordered. Editorial Photographer, Canon Digital.
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Markitos Goldmember  1,615 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Durham, NC More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:10 | #7 24-70 f/2.8 for FF, 17-55 IS for crop... neither are really quite long enough, but if it's only one lens, I want it to be fast and cover the midrange. |Fuji X-E2|Fuji X-E1|Fuji 18 f/2|Fuji 35 f/1.4|Fuji 60 f/2.4 macro|Fuji 18-55 f/2.8-4|Fuji 55-200 f/3.5-4.8
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Dec 21, 2008 15:11 | #8 I was thinking of general shooting, friends and family (portraits), landscapes, vacation, etc. I have an XSI so I was thinking Sigma 30mm, 85mm, and a cheap general zoom.
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Markitos Goldmember 1,615 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Durham, NC More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:13 | #9 dwash_72 wrote in post #6921484 I was thinking of general shooting, friends and family (portraits), landscapes, vacation, etc. I have an XSI so I was thinking Sigma 30mm, 85mm, and a cheap general zoom. But that's three lenses... you said just one. |Fuji X-E2|Fuji X-E1|Fuji 18 f/2|Fuji 35 f/1.4|Fuji 60 f/2.4 macro|Fuji 18-55 f/2.8-4|Fuji 55-200 f/3.5-4.8
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twiggles Senior Member 763 posts Joined Oct 2008 Location: Ohio More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:16 | #10 Markitos wrote in post #6921500 But that's three lenses... you said just one. Those would do the trick, though. I initially thought one lens too, looking back at the OP, it appears we mis-read... T-Wiggles
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Markitos Goldmember 1,615 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Durham, NC More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:18 | #11 twiggles wrote in post #6921517 I initially thought one lens too, looking back at the OP, it appears we mis-read... Oops, you're right. In that case, I'd get a 50mm f/1.4 (or Sigma 30mm 1.4) and a 28-135 IS, though that still leaves you without anything really wide. |Fuji X-E2|Fuji X-E1|Fuji 18 f/2|Fuji 35 f/1.4|Fuji 60 f/2.4 macro|Fuji 18-55 f/2.8-4|Fuji 55-200 f/3.5-4.8
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edrader "I am not the final word"  More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:18 | #12 dwash_72 wrote in post #6921484 I was thinking of general shooting, friends and family (portraits), landscapes, vacation, etc. I have an XSI so I was thinking Sigma 30mm, 85mm, and a cheap general zoom. tamron 17-50, canon70-200L f4, 50 1.8. http://instagram.com/edraderphotography/
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Markitos Goldmember 1,615 posts Joined Jun 2008 Location: Durham, NC More info | Dec 21, 2008 15:20 | #13 I always forget about the Tamron--good answer, Ed! |Fuji X-E2|Fuji X-E1|Fuji 18 f/2|Fuji 35 f/1.4|Fuji 60 f/2.4 macro|Fuji 18-55 f/2.8-4|Fuji 55-200 f/3.5-4.8
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Dec 21, 2008 15:21 | #14 dwash_72, Sony A6400, A6500, Apeman A80, & a bunch of Lenses.............
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Dec 21, 2008 15:31 | #15 Tamron 17-50 2.8 and Canon 70-200 2.8 (if you can find the pair for under $1000) or the 70-200 f4... I have a photographic memory, just wish I'd remember to take the lens cap off more often!
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