Great body/lens pairs

Timothy Hood wrote:

You read the reviews of great lenses like the Sigma 50mm Art and start imaging it being in your kit. But does that make sense?

I have a T4i (650d) and am looking at adding or upgrading a lens or two this year. I don't see a FF body anywhere in my future, so it seems overkill to consider such high-end lenses like the esteemed 50mm and 85mm Art lenses, as my T4i is the limiting factor here.

So, I'm curious what owners of similar bodies consider great lens pairings. I currently have the Canon 10-18mm which seems like a great match for the T4i and has yielded great results for me. I also have the two infamous kit lenses, 18-55mm IS II (the silent AF) and the 55-250mm IS II. These are decent, but I have found the aperture to be most limiting, so I am considering the Sigma 17-50mm 2.8 as an upgrade for the 18-55mm.

Tell is about the lenses you think pair well with our more pedestrian bodies.

Maybe getting back to what you were looking for . . .

I have the Sigma 17-50 mm 2.8.  It works well on the my t4i.  It is an upgrade from your 18-55 mm IS II.

Other lenses you might consider that I think pair well with a t4i:

- Sigma 17-70 mm 2.8-4.5 IS

- Canon 18-135 mm STM

- Canon 18-55 mm STM (the STM that was paired as a kit lens with the t6i. I don't have experience with the current updated 18-55 kit lens paired with the t7i).

Believe it or not, the STM kit lenses are much improved over the previous non-STM kit lenses.  The Canon 55-250 mm STM is another lens that's worth picking up.

If you do go with primes, the 24 mm pancake, the 40 mm pancake and the 50 mm 1.8 STM are all reasonably priced and pair well with a t4i.