嘉嘉

if not care about absolute IQ, can just stick with prosumer DC la ma
realistically if OP is not looking to spend much I would suggest the 55-250 first since he/she already has the kit lense that covers 18-55mm
then move on once he/she finds in need of better lenses

and the lenses u mention are a lot cheaper on CL la

Catpiano

err....
totally not recommending these lenses
especially the 18-135 and 18-200.........
嘉嘉 發表於 2011-1-1 13:50

Aiya .. those lens, not bad ga ..  I have those big range zoom lens attached on my cameras at home all the time, very handy to capture my 1 and a hlf yr old ar ma ..

I am a big prime fan too, however, unless you just want to go out to take some whatever snap shot, otherwise, zoom is still handy.

Lik

err....
totally not recommending these lenses
especially the 18-135 and 18-200.........
嘉嘉 發表於 2011-1-1 13:50

Hmm... looking at this again, it's interesting to see how you are recommending against the 15-85 in addition to the other two. By all indications, IQ for the 15-85 is top notch except for a bit of vignetting at the wide end. But vignetting is difficult to avoid at the wide end, and easily corrected in any sort of post-processing.

I don't want to say too much la, and I certainly don't want to sound like a broken record and repeat myself.

-Lik

p.s. If the OP is interested in buying used, the Broadway Camera forum is also a good alternative to CL for used camera equipment.

快樂牛郎

If prime lens beat zoom lens in all situations, the manufacturers wouldn't have made zoom lens;FiChai 發表於 2011/1/1 14:33

they make wide angle to normal zoom lenses mostly because people are lazy, not because they are for a certain situation/purpose

快樂牛郎

Also, how many lenses and how much gear do you want to bring when you head out? If you intend to haul your LowePro backpack with full gear every single time you shoot, more power to you and I admire your dedication. The majority of casual photographers that I know, however, only wants to carry the minimal amount of stuff.
Lik 發表於 2011/1/1 15:22

I carry 3 lenses with me at all times, but my gears still weigh less than what a casual person would bring.

elan7e

It may be off topic.
In the film decade, when we justified the the lens image quality. We enlarged picture to 16x24 or bigger and then check the grain size, and the colour is the same as the real scene or not. 跟着和班 friends 吹一輪水。
Now is digital era, we seldom print the pictures. How can we 判斷 the lens IQ?
Thank you.

I am now using P & S digital only.

FiChai

they make wide angle to normal zoom lenses mostly because people are lazy, not because they are fo ...
快樂牛郎 發表於 2011-1-1 18:36

That's one of the possible purposes.
I never seen a reporter uses only one prime lens, and to use a few prime lenses is not convenient and efficient. That's not because of laziness.

Catpiano

That's one of the possible purposes.
I never seen a reporter uses only one prime lens, and to use  ...
FiChai 發表於 2011-1-1 20:05

    Yeah ..agree ..  do some wedding/events photo shooting .. people will understand.

Anyway, back to topic, we just want to help the newbie to pick a lens on top of his/her 18-55 kit lens.

Again, that kit lens is decent, good sharpness, small, vivid, not bad bokeh.. it is a bit slow, but effective "IS" as well, good for casucal us, party etc.. I take my 500D/60D+ 18-55IS with pop up flash diffusor to work once a while .. handy and small, still better IQ then those EVIL.

Again, other then the 18-55 kit lens, the next budget (for newbie) tele lens should be 55-250IS, and also the 50 F1.8 to get an idea of prime and fast lens/bokeh.

As I always say, flash is important, even the small pocket size 270EX can do the work.

"Ghost not know mother is a woman" mei ..  I know 8/10/14/15/20/24/28/35/45/50/60/85/90/100/135/180/200/300 etc prime can take BETTER picture la...

lo_pak

Oh my goodness, big debate on zoom versus prime??  

FiChai

People ask which brand is "better"? Canon or Nikon?
People ask which food is "better"? Chicken or beef?
People ask which gal/guy is "better"? Mary or Amy? Peter or Robert?...........
To me, there is no point to "debate", everyone has different needs and purposes to choose what they want.