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Hi all. I have had my Canon EOS 550D for about three years now; I'm a relative amateur. Bought it with the kit 18-55mm and then bought a 70-300mm last year which is great for wildlife shots when out exploring etc. I'm a bit sick of having to constantly swap lenses when just out sightseeing etc so thinking of swapping lenses.*
I noticed Tamron do an 18-270mm which might be the best of both worlds for me; a decent 'coverall' anyway, so was thinking about getting one of those (I know I probably wouldn't get much at all for my 18-55 but have a friend who bought her EOS with a fixed 50mm so she might buy this one off me...).
Apart from that, I was thinking about getting a second lens for portraits/indoor shooting (so ideally something pretty wide with a decent aperture - around f/1.4?). I'm just trying to figure out which factor is most important to me - for example, do I get a Sigma 10-20mm that only goes down to like f/4.0, or go for a standard Canon 50mm that goes down to f/1.4? (no way could I afford the f/1.2s!!
)? OR, is there a lens that somehow achieves both requirements? I've seen Sigma do a 30mm f/1.4 which is slightly wider than Canon's 50mm I guess....
Anyone got any suggestions?? Or objections as to why my current plans are ill-informed?!
I noticed Tamron do an 18-270mm which might be the best of both worlds for me; a decent 'coverall' anyway, so was thinking about getting one of those (I know I probably wouldn't get much at all for my 18-55 but have a friend who bought her EOS with a fixed 50mm so she might buy this one off me...).
Apart from that, I was thinking about getting a second lens for portraits/indoor shooting (so ideally something pretty wide with a decent aperture - around f/1.4?). I'm just trying to figure out which factor is most important to me - for example, do I get a Sigma 10-20mm that only goes down to like f/4.0, or go for a standard Canon 50mm that goes down to f/1.4? (no way could I afford the f/1.2s!!
)? OR, is there a lens that somehow achieves both requirements? I've seen Sigma do a 30mm f/1.4 which is slightly wider than Canon's 50mm I guess....Anyone got any suggestions?? Or objections as to why my current plans are ill-informed?!