Lenses for Canon DSLR

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Hi All,

Just to give you guys a bit of an introduction of my things that I used for photography. I am not a PRO. I have been using my Canon EOS 350D with the kit lens(18-55mm) and a zoom lens (Canon 90-300/4.5-5.6 USM) for more than 3 years. But none of the lenses is IS enabled. I do many types of photography from portraits to wildlife.

I started feeling that the clarity of the photos taken with my camera + lenses are not very clear. I have spoken to couple of professionals about this problem and they said that I might need to consider buying a better lens.

What would you guys think of buying a new lens, which lenses are best for Canon DSLRs.

I would greatly appreciate your feedback!

Thanks in advance!

Cheers,
Manoj

A tripod, although a inconvinience, if you don't have one would help.

Whats your budget?

Do you have an idea of the focal lengths you want to cover?

I have a 350d, and most of the photos in my Zenfolio site were taken with my two favorite lenses--the 17-40 f/4L and the 70-200 f/4L. I highly recommend them.

Jerry
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http://jchoate.zenfolio.com/

Depending on your budget, I'd give the Canon EF-S 55-250 IS a shot. It's a brilliant lens with IS, produces fantastic images and costs a quarter of what you'd pay for a L equivalent (70-200 f/4 IS)

For a walkaround lens, give the 17-85 IS a try. Its image clarity is miles ahead of your kit lens and again, it has IS.
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'Strolling down the street holding my white rod of pLeasure, with a goofy grin across my face'

i started with a 100-400 then went with a 24-105. But those fit the type of shooting I like to do. Have you posted in the Canon Lens forum?
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Doug

http://douginoviedo.smugmug.com/

I am new to digital photography and I have noticed that the images show details on camera, f stop, lens etc. Is this something the camera does automatically when a picture is downloaded from the camera?

I am currently deciding between a 20d or 30d and some lenses.

jchoate said:

I have a 350d, and most of the photos in my Zenfolio site were taken
with my two favorite lenses--the 17-40 f/4L and the 70-200 f/4L. I
highly recommend them.

Jerry
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http://jchoate.zenfolio.com/

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Talon23:

The information you are referring to is called EXIF data. This information is recorded electronically in the image by the camera when the image is made. Photo hosting sites (such as my Zenfolio site, below) list some of the data with the photos. To access ALL the exif data of a photo, you can download a free program called Opanda IExif. With this program, you can look at the exif data of all posted photos unless the software used to process or host those photos strips the exif data.

Both cameras you are considering are excellent. Of those two, I probably would go with the 30d simply because it has long been one of the most highly regarded Canon camera bodies.

Good luck.

Jerry
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http://jchoate.zenfolio.com/

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Thank you very much!

What are the brands of your lenses?

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Is anyone using a Canon EF-S 18-200mm f/3.5-5.6 IS ???

I have read couple of mixed reviews on this lens. So I would like to know your valuable thoughts about this lens.

Thanks heaps!

Cheers,

Manoj