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Canon EOS 550D lens for instagram (portraits/nature/architecture)

Started Dec 5, 2019 | Discussions thread
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Re: Canon EOS 550D lens for instagram (portraits/nature/architecture)

Since you are new to photography and you don't want to spend more than a $150 (USD), my suggestion is to start with the Canon 18-55mm kit lens. Just because it's "kit" doesn't mean it's not good. I'm still using mine with my Canon T2i (550D) camera.

The second inexpensive lens would be to consider the Canon 55-250mm lens. Later you can get more expensive lenses.

Here's some recent samples with EXIF data. The lens 47 is the Canon 18-55mm lens. After my first Canon 18-55mm lens broke (I dropped it), I got this lens from my Canon T3i (600D) camera.

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63252212

Here's some more...seven out of the ten pictures were taken with the Canon T2i (550D) camera with the Canon 18-55mm kit lens (lens 47).

https://www.dpreview.com/forums/post/63175967

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