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If you could only buy one lens for your Canon T1i what would it be?

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Himanshu Gaurav said:
I did actually buy that combo last Sunday. Hmmm....apart from the 50mm f1.8u one that I got for free as a promotion, I would love to have any of the wide or ultra wides zooms. Not sure if they will come in the budget mentioned though !!
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Which promotion offered the 50mm for free?
 
Look at your past shots and what focal lengths you usually went for. This is especially useful if you had a superzoom as your past camera. Usually my eye tends towards wide angle shots, so i know what lens I wanna get next.
 
I would get the 17-55. But this is not what I did a few years ago. My first purchase after the kit was the 70-200 f/4 IS, then a few more good lenses; and the 17-55 was the most recent one.
 
Good recommendation on the 55-250mm IS. I own one it does a decent job especially for its price range. I also own the Speedlite 430EX II. It is powerful for most occasions, perhaps except for occasions where you would already need a tripod for long exposure shot.
jeremiaharnold said:
Assuming I was going to use a single lens for everything I would allocate my entire budget to the EF-S 17-55mm f/2.8 IS USM.

Alternatively, if I wanted something to complement the EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS (while maintaining the same budget) I would get the EF-S 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS, the EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM, and the Speedlite 430EX II.

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Reasons:
1. The highest zoom coverage;
2. Quality more than good enough for a hobby
3. Below $1000
4. Vibration control (works well!)
5. Compact

I first tried it in urban conditions taking pictures of architecture. Very flexible - large angle for buildings, maximum zoom for fragments, like rooftops or distant objects. Always sits on my EOS 450D.
 
Why BOTH the Tamron 17-50 2.8 AND the Canon 50 1.8 lenses? Couldn't the Tammy almost cancel out the 50mm AND be much more versatile for other uses, too. I find it hard to understand why we buy the 50mm just because "it's such a good buy", then most of us let it collect dust on the shelf.
 
thanks. I know that's a good one but I always thought it was really expensive. I just looked it up and it's down to about $500 -$600 now. Wow. Not bad.
 
Sorry...didn't see the question until today. Here's in Singapore Canon was running a promo on most thier SLR's till 25th Nov wherein the 50 mm 1.8 was free (of course the camera had to bought at the listed price - so what they lost on lens they covered up on cash rebate :-)

The day after I bought it, the promo ended and they dropped the price by 100 SGD. So not sure if I got a good deal or not
 
Since my thing is wildlife and I like primes, I'd get the best telephoto I could get. My 300 is on my body more than any other lens I own.
 
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