A new lenes

Alright so I sold my XT and my 75-300mm and now I'm looking for a new lens. I have $350 right now to spend on it. Is there something in this price range worth buying. Note that right now I only have a 50mm prime for my 5D2.

Thanks,
Phil

85 1.8? add another hundred for a sigma 24 1.8?

otherwise, id would save up, treat that 5DmkII right.. with some good glass

Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8.

Fureinku wrote in post #11514236
85 1.8? add another hundred for a sigma 24 1.8?

otherwise, id would save up, treat that 5DmkII right.. with some good glass

I was gonna say...

You only have a 50 1.8?

I wanna goto the 85/1.8. Put something awesome on it in the FL that you need! Especially on a 5DmkII. You have 350 already, why not sell that 50 and you can easily get 70ish for that thing and you will have ~420 for a good prime.

we don't know what you shoot..

egordon99 wrote in post #11514275
Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8.

^^^ This or a Canon 28-135mm IS. Or if you want a wider prime, maybe a 35mm f/2 or 28mm f/1.8. Any of those would fall into your price range if you get something used. It just depends on exactly what you want.

Long-term your 5D2 wants (and warrants) something "better" like a 35L, 24-70, or 28-105.

Maybe you should have upgraded your lenses before the body. Slapping crappy lenses onto a 5D is like driving around a Volkswagen Golf with a V12 engine

Hmm, id think your comparison should be flipped around but oh well

Jericobot wrote in post #11515246
Hmm, id think your comparison should be flipped around but oh well

oops yeah my bad
maybe a Bentley with a vespa scooter engine

FuturamaJSP wrote in post #11515235
Maybe you should have upgraded your lenses before the body. Slapping crappy lenses onto a 5D is like driving around a Volkswagen Golf with a V12 engine

You know that VW actually did that right, (it was a W12 but about the same thing). Also I got the body uber cheap (under 1600) so i couldn't pass it up.

I guess I'm just looking for a good walking around lens, I don't do a lot of zooming. but would like something with at least 70mm length. and one that goes wider than the 50mm some where 35mm and under.

What would you say is better the 28-135 canon or the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, something to tie me over until I get something better, I like the 50mm but a telephoto would help out a lot.

dmnelson wrote in post #11515228
^^^ This or a Canon 28-135mm IS. Or if you want a wider prime, maybe a 35mm f/2 or 28mm f/1.8. Any of those would fall into your price range if you get something used. It just depends on exactly what you want.

Long-term your 5D2 wants (and warrants) something "better" like a 35L, 24-70, or 28-105.

The image quality of the Tamron 28-75mm lens is better than the Canon 28-135mm or 28-105mm lenses and on par with the 24-70L. My only complaint is the non-USM AF in the Tamron lens.

I'd definitely get the Tamron 28-75mm if you need a general purpose full-frame lens.

ythe1300 wrote in post #11515557
You know that VW actually did that right, (it was a W12 but about the same thing). Also I got the body uber cheap (under 1600) so i couldn't pass it up.

I guess I'm just looking for a good walking around lens, I don't do a lot of zooming. but would like something with at least 70mm length. and one that goes wider than the 50mm some where 35mm and under.

What would you say is better the 28-135 canon or the Tamron 28-75mm f/2.8, something to tie me over until I get something better, I like the 50mm but a telephoto would help out a lot.

Yes I know and a lot of ppl laughed at it too lol simply because in Europe VW isn't exactly a luxury brand like it is here in North America and putting a V12 in a compact like the Golf is ridiculous.

Well if you are looking for primes then you should take a look at the 85 f1.8. I don't think there are any decent wide primes under 500 bucks though unless you don't mind older lenses with adapter. Even the Zeiss 35 f2 is around a grand. Maybe you should just save money and get either a EF 24L II or Zeiss 35 f1.4 or 35L in the future.

First off thanks for all the responses guys, I really appreciate your input.

I think that I'm going to go with the 28-135mm for the extra focal length even though it's not technically the best Lens of the two choices.

This will tie me over until hopefully mid July when I should have enough to get a 70-200L ( 2.8 first gen ) and then December when I should have enough to get a 24-105L. I had a chance to shoot with both of those tonight and I have to say... Wow how quickly they focus and the shoots that they come out with are just great.

Once agian thank you for all of the input.

i really think you should reconsider, the 28-135 isnt a stellar performer

If you are looking for a 70-200mm 2.8 then why not get the 70-200mm F4 non-IS right now, check around for a used one and put a little extra cash in the pot and I am sure that you will find one.

I got to play with a 70-200mm F4 non-IS for a while on my XTi and it was crazy sharp, made every other lens I had at the time look like crap.

70-200mm FTW.