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Lens advice please for new convert coming from DSLR

Started Mar 6, 2016 | Discussions thread
h2odog
h2odog Senior Member • Posts: 1,225
Re: Lens advice please for new convert coming from DSLR
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Acrill wrote:

Keep it simple!

I would go with the 18-55mm and 55-200mm as your basic combo to replace your 17-50 and 70-200 2.8 combo.

Just be willing to push the ISO a stop higher and you should be fine. The 55-200mm is heavy for an x series lens, but much lighter than your Sigma 70-200.

For a prime lens, try the 35mm 2.0. This makes a nice light setup shooting family and grandkids.

Adding the 100-400mm should obviously be your next step after that for your bird photography.

I'm not a fan of the 18-135mm's image quality but your needs may vary. The XC zooms (16-50mm and 50-230mm) are good optically, but very poor in terms of build quality and feel.

It's funny but when I had the 18-55, I didn't use my 35 f2 as much as I do now with the 18-135. I like the flexibility of the 18-135 but it is nice to change to a lighter faster lens every so often.

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