I recently bought a Canon EOS 400, with a standard 18-55mm lense. Can you list the next 4 lense upgrades?

Question

the standard one really isn't that great.... Looking for one with a much better zoom but I dont really understand much about lenses themselves... A price indication would be fab, too... PREFERABLY IN UK STERLING .
Thanks in advance!

Answer 1

Canon has a nice selection of lenses. Some of them reasonably priced. Some of them, top of the line.

http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=111

Probably, the first lens you should consider (I actually think you should get one instead of the kit lens), is a standard zoom lens. The one I'm partial to is the EF 28-200mm. This has a decent amount of zoom but is still has plenty of angle for most standard shots. In other words, a good "walking around" lens.

If you want to take wide angle shots, buy a wide angle lens for these. Another consideration is extreme closeup photography with a macro lens. Depends on what type of photography you do alot of.

Answer 2

Great camera. And just so you know, the 'lens lust' never ends ;-)
If you want to upgrade your standard zoom, try the 17-85mm. The zoom range is a bit better and the image quality is much better ($510. Sorry, but I don't know the prices in pounds). If budget is no problem, look into the 17-55 f/2.8 ($1030) or an L-lens.
To extend your reach at the long end, perhaps the 70-300 with image stabilization ($560) If you want to spend more, look into Canon's 70-200mm lenses.
If you favor convenience over image quality and low light performance, you could consider the Sigma 18-200mm. And if you don't need wide-angle, you could consider the Canon 28-200. (Both for around $370.)
And you might want a dedicated low light lens - also very useful for the shallow depth of field. The simple but effective Canon 50mm f/1.8 will do nicely ($80). If you want to spend more, try the f/1.4 ($315). And if you want to go crazy, they just announced a new f/1.2 ($1600)
After that, you're into specialty lenses.
To extend your reach at the wide end, Canon, Sigma, Tamron and Tokina all have a variation on a 12-24(ish) zoom. Prices range from $500 to $700 for the Canon 10-22mm.
And then there's macro lenses, fish eye lenses, etc.

Answer 3

Canon would not make an 18-105mm lens. Nikon does. Canon has 2 fashions of 18-135mm. there is an older style and a greater moderen STM style. The greater moderen STM style could be greater advantageous. The 60D has a greater advantageous build, however the T5i has greater moderen good factors. could you get the 18-55mm STM or the 18-135mm STM with the Canon T5i? The 18-135mm is greater versatile. the two those STM lenses are reputed to be sharp. The 18-135mm has some chromatic aberration, however the T5i has processor correction for that. The older style 60D lacks that. the hot 70D could have it. The 18-135mm STM is greater costly than the 18-55mm STM. The 18-135mm STM is likewise heavier. some locate this very bothersome, others not lots.

Answer 4

It depends on what you shoot. You have all kinds of lenses. Go to the canon or tamaron sites and check them out.

About prices, I ntice that the money figure for some products in the UK and the US is the same. However the us prices are in $ and the UK prices in Sterling! If you have people going to the US, get the lens from there.

Answer 5

Of course it all depends on the type of photography you enjoy the most. But here are 3 great lenses.

first, your camera has a 1.6x crop factor, and as a result, it is compatible with the EF-S lenses from Canon.

I would suggest EF-S 17-85 IS lens - great all around everyday lens with Image Stabilization technology - which is helpful in low light photography (such as indoors). (~$500)

Then I would recommend a wide angle lens - the EF-S 10-22, which will provide you with super wide angle shots. (~$700)

Next would be a telephoto lens such as EF 70-300 DO IS. This is a great compact lens with a very nice long reach equivalent to 480mm (due to your 1.6x crop factor) - this will be plenty of reach for most photographic needs. (!$1,150)

If you would like a 4th lens, such as to work with Macro photography, the canon EF 100 f.2.8 is a fantastic lens. ($~450)

Sorry that the included prices are in US Dollars.

These are pretty expensive lenses, but they are the best for the format camera you have...

Enjoy.

Answer 6

Start off light, order the mythical 1200mm f/5.6L lens. I hear it's only $100,000. Excuse me, 53,424.6028 pound sterling.

Answer 7

Hi, I recommand you to try google picasa.

picasa is a Google's photo software. It's what should've come with your camera.

It can Edit , organise and Share you picture and small video flips.

It's very easy to use and is free, just like Google

Download it free in here:

http://www.bernanke.cn/google-picasa/

Good Luck!