| When I bought my first Canon Digital Rebel, I | | | | length at 75mm than you do with the kit lens |
| spent as much time laboring over the lens choice | | | | 55mm, although it is lacking a bit on the wide end |
| as I did over whether to buy a Canon or a Nikon. | | | | at 28mm as opposed to 18mm on the kit lens. |
| And, trust me, there are many, many lenses to | | | | You also get f/2.8 which means super fast |
| choose from. | | | | shutter speed in normal situations and better |
| Here's my take on lens choice. If you have plenty | | | | images in lower light situations because the lens |
| of money, get several lenses to cover the wide | | | | allows more light to hit the sensor. User ratings |
| range of shooting possibilities. You will need a wide | | | | for this lens at are very high at 8.5 out of 10 for |
| angle lens for landscapes, a medium range lens for | | | | an off-brand lens (users at fredmiranda tend to |
| such things as portraits and street scenes, and a | | | | be brand-snobbish). |
| telephoto lens for capturing distant objects. Oh, | | | | - Tamron AF18-250mm F/3.5-6.3 Di-II LD |
| and you will also want to get a dedicated macro | | | | Aspherical (IF) Macro - This is a fantastic choice if |
| lens to shoot those delicate flowers and | | | | you plan on buying only one lens. The 18mm wide |
| butterflies. | | | | angle is fine for landscape and the 250mm |
| Once again, if money is no object, definitely get | | | | telephoto gets you right up close to almost |
| Canon "L" lenses. They are the Cadillac of Canon | | | | anything. There is no need to switch lenses and |
| lenses. The "L" lens has the very best glass and | | | | miss that great photo opportunity. users have |
| technology that Canon has to offer. | | | | rated this one at 8.3 out of 10, which is quite |
| However, if you are on a budget, you will want to | | | | good for an off-brand lens. It is available for |
| consider getting one lens that will cover a | | | | Canon and Nikon DSLR cameras. |
| multitude of shooting situations. There are a few | | | | - Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Image |
| excellent choices for a general "walk around" lens, | | | | Stabilizer USM Autofocus Lens - Canon has been |
| and not all of them are made by Canon. Tamron | | | | promoting this lens as the kit lens on some of its |
| and Sigma make lenses for Canon and other | | | | cameras. It is a fine walk around lens, giving really |
| brands of cameras, and they have some great | | | | good quality images and a fairly large zoom range |
| lenses, too. | | | | (about 5x). Auto focus is extremely fast, and the |
| Here is a short list of great walk around lens | | | | IS (image stabilization) is quite helpful especially in |
| choices: | | | | low light situations when the shutter speed slows |
| - Tamron AF 28-75mm f2.8 XR Di Zoom - this is | | | | down to compensate for the light. You can get |
| a great lens if you plan to take lots of family | | | | by without a tripod in most situations because of |
| photos. The zoom range is a bit limited, but the | | | | IS. |
| image quality is excellent. You get a bit more | | | | |