I haven
What will you be shooting?
I will be shooting mostly kids, family and school events.
the 28 1.8 isnt that bad, less than 500 bucks, might be the focal length you want that is faster than 2.8, i myself have not use other glass besides canon not for sure about sigma or tamron.
I use 35mm1.4 on my 7D for indoor shots, I like it very much, but to be honest, F 1.4 is not fast enough in some lighting like candle light and can
When you were using the 17-50 do you know what focal length you shot the most? That will help you choose between 35, 24, etc..
Mark
Mark
Most of my 17-50 shots were at 24mm or above. I
I haven't used a lens in that focal range that's faster than f/2.8, but I agree that f/2.8 is often not adequate indoors for stopping movement (even with posed subjects, at least 1/30 s is usually needed, 1/60 s is better). On my 7D at f/2.8, that requires ISO 3200; for static subjects (i.e. not people), the IS on the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS allows shake-free images at reasonable ISO settings, at the cost of a slow shutter (e.g. 1/10 s or less).
With my EF 85mm f/1.2<span style="color: #ff0000;"]L II, an aperture of f/1.4 with the indoor lighting in my house at night is sufficient for 1/60 s shutter speed with around ISO 800. But, keep in mind the trade-off in terms of depth of field. For example, if you shoot at 35mm and f/1.4 on a 7D with a subject distance of 8 feet (reasonable for that focal length indoors), your DoF will be around 10" - enough to get a face in focus, but likely too thin for a group shot. So, flash is often needed anyway! Do you have an external Speedlite (430EX II, 580EX II, etc.)? If you are relying on your pop-up flash, I can certainly understand your reluctance to use it. But, a shoe-mounted flash bounced off the ceiling (or located off-camera, diffused with a softbox, and triggered wirelessly from your 7D!) provides much better and more flattering light.
Originally Posted by thekingb
That would be the one, or its sister lens the 24L f1.4.
Or just decide you will use a flash and go a diffrent route and save some $
When a 40D was my only camera I really enjoyed shooting with a 24 1.4. You could probably find a used one for somewhere around $800 (maybe less).