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New guy excited with his SL1 has some lens questions.

Started Feb 5, 2018 | Discussions thread
grammieb14 Senior Member • Posts: 2,675
Re: New guy excited with his SL1 has some lens questions.

crashpc wrote:

MrWasabi wrote:

*New guy alert*

Hello, welcome!

I picked up a used SL1 recently and am excited about getting back into the hobby after many years. I'm mostly interested in shooting outdoor/wildlife type stuff for now. I have some questions on lenses I should be targeting.

Good choice. I must support other posters opinions.

I currently have:

-Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM lens (newer version available?)

A keeper if you don´t have some superior, many times more expensive glass. No need to buy newer model.

-Canon EF 75-300mm f/3.5-5.6 III

Get rid of it.

-Pentax SMCP-FA 28?-80mm f/3.5-5.6 (came with package, will probably sell)

Yes, sell it.

I'm eyeballing:

-Canon EF-S 55-250mm f/4.0-5.6 IS STM

Definitely get this one, it´s a beast for the money!

-Canon EF-S 18-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM?

Good lens, but only get it if you REEEALY need that zoom range convenience, and you´re likely to carry bigger heavy setup, as this one isn´t particularly light and small.

I wouldn´t recommend it, although the lens is good.

I´ll highly recommend you these budget lenses:

18-55mm IS STM (doesn´t matter what version)

55-250mm IS STM

10-18 IS STM

honorable mentions and additioners in budget class:

40mm f/2.8 STM for its size and good quality

50mm f/1.8 STM for its aperture range and background blur capabilities

Kenko Teleplus HD DGX 1,4x teleconverter for good quality output when used wtih 55-250mm, to get 350mm reach from that lens

Youngnuo flash, some higher model. Cheap and can do miracles at times, compared to built-in flash. Radio control set for it is also very cheap.

Triopo tripods. Awesome value. Large and sturdy models for peanuts, carbon and light models for traveling.

Hope you enjoy your camera!

I agree. Canon has a 70-300 that is excellent.  Same with 100-400.  The Canon 75-300 is rather abysmal.

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