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Canon General Purpose/Event Lens

Started Feb 16, 2016 | Questions thread
inevitablyissie
OP inevitablyissie Junior Member • Posts: 48
Re: Canon General Purpose/Event Lens

Steve Balcombe wrote:

The 60 would be good for head and shoulders portraits. The 85 would often be too long. I'm generalising of course but I wouldn't choose either as my main lens to cover an event. I'm sticking by what I said - an f/2.8 zoom is the solution.

That makes sense, I have also been drawn to the 60 for its macro quality. But I agree an f2.8 zoom would cover a lot more especially during events. The 17-55 seems to be a very good option at the moment, one reviewer even said it was worth the red ring!

Thank you A few years ago I had a 400D and a 75-300 - sometimes described as Canon's worst lens and with good reason. You're already ahead of that!

That's good to hear!

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