Hey!
I own a canon 600D and have had it for three years or maybe even four. However I am ready to upgrade my lenses. For the past years I've only used the standard kit-lense that came in the box: canon EF-S 18-55mm IS f/3.5-5.6 and the cheap plastic is starting to tear apart. I already know that I want the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 however, I want a all-around lense as well. Therefore I have been looking at the Sigma 24-105mm f/4, but I dont like the fact that the aperture can only go as low as 4. I want to be able to get a brighter shot and I think that a 2.8 would be much better. The range of the lense is also concerning, I shoot a lot of landscape when I'm on vacation and I'm worried 24mm wont be as wide as I need it to be. When using my 18-55mm I've run into the complication of 18 not even being wide enough...But then again I want it to zoom as far as 105. So my question is:
What lense for under 500 (500 max) should I get if I tend to shoot landscape, close-ups and portraits. There will be cases where I may shoot events such as graduations where I will need a good zoom, should I consider a telephoto lense as well? Note-budget.
And I know that I say my budget is 500 and that the Sigma 24-105mm costs nearly 1000, but with all the cons I doubt that it will be the lense for me. If so I wont be getting the samyang which I think is a good buy.
Other lenses I have been looking at are:
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8 C DC Macro
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DG HSM
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC DC
Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM
I would not mind at all a lense with IS.
Thanks beforehand!
I own a canon 600D and have had it for three years or maybe even four. However I am ready to upgrade my lenses. For the past years I've only used the standard kit-lense that came in the box: canon EF-S 18-55mm IS f/3.5-5.6 and the cheap plastic is starting to tear apart. I already know that I want the Samyang 35mm f/1.4 however, I want a all-around lense as well. Therefore I have been looking at the Sigma 24-105mm f/4, but I dont like the fact that the aperture can only go as low as 4. I want to be able to get a brighter shot and I think that a 2.8 would be much better. The range of the lense is also concerning, I shoot a lot of landscape when I'm on vacation and I'm worried 24mm wont be as wide as I need it to be. When using my 18-55mm I've run into the complication of 18 not even being wide enough...But then again I want it to zoom as far as 105. So my question is:
What lense for under 500 (500 max) should I get if I tend to shoot landscape, close-ups and portraits. There will be cases where I may shoot events such as graduations where I will need a good zoom, should I consider a telephoto lense as well? Note-budget.
And I know that I say my budget is 500 and that the Sigma 24-105mm costs nearly 1000, but with all the cons I doubt that it will be the lense for me. If so I wont be getting the samyang which I think is a good buy.
Other lenses I have been looking at are:
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8 C DC Macro
Sigma 18-35mm f/1.8 DG HSM
Tamron SP AF 17-50mm f/2.8 XR DI-II VC DC
Sigma 17-50mm f/2.8 EX DC OS HSM
I would not mind at all a lense with IS.
Thanks beforehand!