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Zoom lens suggestion

Started Jan 27, 2021 | Discussions thread
benjilafouine Veteran Member • Posts: 3,875
Re: Zoom lens suggestion

My only suggestion is: buy the fastest lens you can buy and for a crop sensor. Here’s what I have:

1. Sigma 18-200 f3.5-f6.3. Not a bad lens but a bit slow for birds and a bit dark for concerts (low light). At f6.3, it would probably work if you accept higher ISO. And the rage is good. My copy is a bit soft I must admit though. My concert days are over so I can’t tell you more!

2. Canon 70-200 L f2.8. Great lens but very expensive. It comes with or without IS. This one rocks!

3. Canon extender 2x, bringing the above lens to 400mm at f5.6. Fast enough for birds and boats and sports and definitely concerts. A little high on the ISO but plenty of software to fix that. This one will slow down a bit the above but it still rocks! You can also get the 1.4x extender.

Here’s what I don’t have (but I wish I had): a fast 400 mm zoom, like the 100-400mm L lens f5.6. This is the ultimate of course.

But I am afraid all the above lens are not in your price range.

There are some third party lens (Tokina I believe) that will be more suited for you.

Or you could get an external flash but i concerts, you may get into some trouble.

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Regards,
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Benji

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