what kind of lenses would be best for the canon eos 30d?

Question

thanks!

Answer 1

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Canon Lenses and Reviews

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/ (See "Recommendations" on this page)
http://www.photo.net/canon/#lense
http://www.wlcastleman.com/equip/reviews/index.htm
http://www.photozone.de/active/news/index.jsp
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/index.html
http://www.fredmiranda.com

One of our devoted Canon users recommended the EF-S 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS USM (28-135 equiv.) (April 2007-$515) as a good "walk around" lens at a good price.
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ModelDetailAct&fcategoryid=149&modelid=10511
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-S-17-85mm-f-4-5.6-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

Not quite as much of a wide angle, the Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM Autofocus Lens (2007-$1,060) is a pretty good all-around lens. This review says, "If I had only one lens, this would be the one."
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-24-105mm-f-4-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

Excellent general purpose lens: Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 24-70mm f/2.8L USM Autofocus Lens (April 2007-$1,140)
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-24-70mm-f-2.8-L-USM-Lens-Review.aspx

I really like my Nikon 17-55 and Canon makes a comparable lens, the Canon Zoom Super Wide Angle EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM Autofocus Lens. It's not an "L" lens, but it seems popular.
http://www.bobatkins.com/photography/reviews/ef-s_17-55.html

Answer 2

No one lenses will cover everything. The BEST kind of lens would be Canon's L series. Of course your looking at over $1000 per lens. For a general purpose lens the 24-105mm f/4 L lens by far is the best walk around lens. Theres the 28-105 or the 28-135 IS (if you need IS) for a cheaper price. For low light you probably will need to go into the L series lenses. There is the 24-70mm f/2.8 and it is execption for clear shots.

There are many lenses to fit your need you have to tell use what you need it for. I own two lenses one for general purpose and one for telephoto fast action shots or portraits. One lenses wont do everything you need (99% of the time).

Answer 3

If you have money to burn, go for the sharpest "L" graded lens.
I would get a 16-35mm/2.8L to replace the EFS 18-55mm kit lens that comes with the body.

For mid range, I have an EF 28-135 mm with image stablization. It 's quite good for portrait, indoor, and any low light condition.

For Telephoto, I would recommend the EF 70-200mm/2.8L IS USM if you want to shoot sports or wild life in a far distant.
This one also costs a lot of money --- more than your camera body.

Answer 4

Depends on what you want to do. For macro work a 18x55mm is great. It is also very good for portrait work. A 35x135mm is a good general purpose lens and any thing else is more or less just bells and whistles.

Answer 5

Depending on what shots you wanna take.
The lens you will be using is dependent on what shuttle speed you might have, distance of object and lighting conditions.