Feedback Desired: The next lens I'm considering ...

[Brendan7]

Thanks Brendan, you are so right ...I need to give it more time and see all of what the lenses I have can do for me and concentrate on getting the better tripod. And yes, the Canon 70-200 2.8 sure looks like a good one for me to save up for.


well, the 70-200 is my personal choice, you have to like it yourself, but you get the idea. And my best advice is: practice! practice without ceasing.


remember that equipment doesn't do everything. I shoot birds with my 300 f/4. I have tried the 500 f/4. While it was better, my lack of experience and expertise would have negated any benefit new equipment would have offered me, and would have wasted an extra $4000. (lot of moolah)





brendan

[neuroanatomist]

Hi Denise,


As others have pointed out, you have great quality in the telephoto range already, with the 100mm f/2.8L Macro and the 300mm f/4L.


If you're looking for better image quality in the lower end of your shooting range, you might consider another prime lens such as the EF 50mm f/1.4 USM ($350 on Amazon), the very inexpensive but still sharp 'nifty-fifty' (EF 50mm f/1.8 II, $100 on Amazon), or for a more 'normal' perspective the EF 35mm f/2 ($320 on Amazon). Any of those will have better image quality than the kit lens covering that range, better build quality (except for the 50mm f/1.8 which is similar in quality to the kit lens), and also much wider apertures allowing ambient light pictures indoors or in low light. Compared to the kit lens at 50mm, which is at f/5.6, the 50mm f/1.4 is 4 stops faster, meaning 16 times more light. Yes, the kit lens has 4 stops of IS - the difference is that 4 stops of aperture means the ability to use a shutter speed fast enough to freeze the motion of those running grandkids.


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[Daniel Browning]

Should I sell the two Canon kit lenses and replace them with the Sigma?

If you want the convenience of an 11X superzoom, go for it!


But you should be aware that the quality will be much lower than your 18-55 and 55-250. Also be aware that some users have issues with autofocus on that Sigma superzoom.