Buy Lens or Save for new Body?

[hotsecretary]

Looks like the Lens purchasing is winning for sure, now to decided which Lens to get first..

[Jarhead5811]

You've got a great body. Get the lens!!! You'll likely be using a lens long after you upgraded bodies.


Lens technology is a very mature technology. That being the case there's not alot of room for improvement and prices are pretty stable, rising even.


Bodies on the other hand are like computers, they drop in price all of the time.The longer you put of the purchase of an additional body the better one you will be able to get when that time comes.

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

I got my 24-70 f/2.8 Lthree years ago for $1150, it's sold for $1270 today (without the rebate). Always invest in glass, camera bodies come and go, a good glass can last you over a decade. []


What lens to get next depends on what you have now.

[hotsecretary]

I've got the EF-S 17-85mm that came with the kit and just the cheap/wonderful 50mm L/1.8 currently.

[Sinh Nhut Nguyen]

17-85 can be a wonderful general purpose lens, if you're constantly feeling lacking inreach then a telephoto zoom (70-200) is next.

[piiooo]

17-85 can be a wonderful general purpose lens, if you're constantly feeling lacking inreach then a telephoto zoom (70-200) is next.

That is exactly what I would do as well. 40D is a fine body and will serve you well. 70-200works on bothAPS-C and FF bodies.

[hotsecretary]

Which 70-200 is the question


2.8 or 4... IS or Not?





Darn decisions! Expensive ones at that!

[Chuck Lee]

Ms. Secretary,


Check out what this lady does with a rebel..... http://saralondesworld.blogspot.com/search?updated-min=2008-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&updated-max=2009-01-01T00%3A00%3A00-08%3A00&max-results=9


Doesn't look like she's spent a fortune on glass.


I agree with the other posters that you should "invest" in glass, "buy" bodies. Your 40D is a semi-pro camera and is more than enough.


"2.8 or 4"... IS or Not?" What are you going to do with the 70-200? I always ask myself what it is I will use that lens I'm getting ready to buy for. Do you have a specific idea or you just think you need it? I say this, because in your original post it sounds like your excited but not certain.


I carry three lenses with a used 5D. 17-35 f2.8 L, 28-75 f2.8 L, & 70-200 f2.8 L That is my "kit". I have a EF 50 1.4 and a EF 100 f2.8 Macro. I bought all these lenses over a period of two years while taking over 30,000 photos among three different camera bodies. My original lens was a Tamron 28-75 f2.8 Dithat came on a used 20D and within two days I added a Tamron 17-50 f2.8. The 20D is gone but I still have and use on occasion both of those lenses on my 40D. I bought the wide angle 17-50 f2.8 simply because we were heading to the state fair and I new in my mind the photos I wanted to take. It worked very well without breaking the bank at the time.


I am extremely happy with the IQ of the photos thatmy "kit" produces.I am left withno excuses. It all boils down to what I am learning and how I grow as a photographer. I still dream of one day owning a EF 200 f1.8 L but in the mean time I'll be very contentto shoot what I've got.


Chuck