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Jonny69
13-07-2009, 19:35
I thin kit might be time to expand my camera's legs a little. I've wanted a couple of different lenses to the kit lens for some time and I think I'm going to start looking. I'm not after anything expensive because my camera gets beaten about something silly and I don't want to wreck a £400 lens.

So I'm looking for a 200mm zoom lens, maybe something like this (http://cgi.ebay.co.uk/Canon-EF-S-55-250-mm-IS-EFS-55-250mm-F4-5-6-f-4-5-6-EF_W0QQitemZ360159103095). What I can't work out is if I used that on a 350D does that give me 55-250 or 88-400?

I'm also looking for something wide like a 10-22 but all I can find is mega expensive glass. Would a fixed lens (ie non zoom) be cheaper? I don't think with a lens that wide I'd want zoom on it anyway, I'll just move in or out to suit.

Finally I know the kit lens is an EFS. Is this what I have to look for or will an EF fit? Can I use lenses from a film EOS? For the wide one I guess I'm not that bothered about autofocus either so would this expand my possibilities?

Sorry for the bombardment of questions and lack of Google skills here. I only know about what's currently on my camera :(
Mark
13-07-2009, 19:39
The 350D is a crop body - 1.6x, so that 55-250 becomes 88-400. From what I've heard it's a good budget lens. :)

350D will take both EF and EF-S.
Toby
13-07-2009, 20:29
The 55-250 is a very good budget lens and a steal for the money. The IS will prove useful at those focal lengths too.

As Mark said, 55-250 on a crop body equates to 88-400 on a full frame or 35mm body so a good range there and complements the kit lens nicely.

As for wides, they are epic fun but not cheap. The Canon 10-22 is generally regarded as the best but you pay for it. Have a look around to see if you can pick up a Sigma 10-20 or Tokina 11-16 cheaper as both of these get good reviews. Primes are sometimes an option but generally don't come cheap, especially at the wide end. The nifty fifty (50mm f/1.8) is an exception but I find the 80mm effective focal length on a crop to be rather limiting.
Jonny69
14-07-2009, 18:12
Ah right, so for super wide I need to make sure I don't get a full frame lens otherwise I'll be no better off than the kit lens :D

Cool, well EF and EFS opens up the scope a bit.
Mark
14-07-2009, 18:21
It's not that you shouldn't get a full frame lens - you may well be better off in image quality, but it makes not a jot of difference to zoom range as all (that I know about) DSLR lenses quote the full frame zoom range (even if they don't actually fit a full frame camera).
Joe 90
14-07-2009, 18:32
The sigma 10-20 is an awesome lens. A friend of mine has one and I've also wanted one ever since I used his!
Chuckles
18-07-2009, 17:34
The sigma 10-20 is an awesome lens. A friend of mine has one and I've also wanted one ever since I used his!

I had that when I owned a 350D (Sold it as it doesn't work on a 5D).

It's a really good fun lens, but not really budget (£300+?)
Davey_Pitch
18-07-2009, 18:47
I've got the 55-250mm IS, and it's a quality lens, really good for the money you pay for it. I can heartily recommend it :)
Joe 90
18-07-2009, 19:46
I had that when I owned a 350D (Sold it as it doesn't work on a 5D).

It's a really good fun lens, but not really budget (£300+?)
nah it's far from budget in my book but it was mentioned in the OP so maybe it's within budget in this case. If so, certainly worth looking at. At least getting a demo of in a shop :)