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Lenses / Re: Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 29, 2012, 04:00:51 AM »

canonrumours home page has US price listings of canon products in the top right hand corner. These prices are ex-state sales tax levies.

Cheers, if anything they seem more expensive in the US!

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Lenses / Re: Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 28, 2012, 04:33:01 PM »

Just to have some flexibility, go for the 24-105L.  It's a great lens and very reasonably priced.  I think if you get another prime you may feel a bit limited.  Buy the 24-105, shoot with it for 6 months and then check out your EXIF data and see what focal lengths you're using the most, buy your next prime based on that data.

That's a very clever idea. The 24-105 is about £600 here in the UK, about $950, and i might be able to stretch to it. How does that compare with US prices?

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Lenses / Re: Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 28, 2012, 02:50:34 AM »

whoops sorry here's the link.

http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Canon-Lenses/

That looks very useful, thanks

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Lenses / Re: Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 27, 2012, 04:37:08 PM »

Thanks for all the help so far guys, lots of food for thought here!

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Lenses / Re: Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 27, 2012, 04:36:37 PM »

I've just ordered a Canon 5d classic and 50mm EF lens as a first try at full frame. I've no other compatible lenses and was wondering what I should buy next. I'm mostly interested in landscapes with some portrait work as well, and I wouldn't mind macro capability for flowers etc. I was looking to spend up to £300 for my next lens, or maybe £500 or a couple of lenses.

What would your first choices be?

Thanks in advance

Do you want real macro for flowers or do you just mean you want to be able to do tight/close portraits of flowers?  If the latter, and given your mention of portrait work generally, I'm inclined to suggest you blow your two-lens budget on one lens - a 135L (I've no idea what prices are like in the UK, but I paid about that for a used one in the US a few months ago), which is fantastic for portraits and focuses closely enough for the sort of flower shots you may have in mind; all the good things you've likely read about this lens are true, and while in some sense it may seem a somewhat irresponsible recommendation, that combination of that lens and a FF body can create results that are rather special.  For a more responsible recommendation, a lens that's both versatile and very good, look for a used 24-105L or 70-200 L.  Or add a couple of inexpensive primes such as 28 1.8 + 100 f/2 or 85 1.8.

Just close ups really, rather than ultra detailed macro shots. I'll look into the 135, that's a good portrait lens as well then?

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Lenses / Re: Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 27, 2012, 04:35:13 PM »

Whats the web page?

Try this web page

It lists Canon Lens recommendations for all purposes and more.

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Lenses / Re: Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 27, 2012, 01:21:53 PM »

Thanks! I'll look into the lens and the tubes

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Lenses / Second lens for first time FF user

« on: December 27, 2012, 12:35:27 PM »

I've just ordered a Canon 5d classic and 50mm EF lens as a first try at full frame. I've no other compatible lenses and was wondering what I should buy next. I'm mostly interested in landscapes with some portrait work as well, and I wouldn't mind macro capability for flowers etc. I was looking to spend up to £300 for my next lens, or maybe £500 or a couple of lenses.

What would your first choices be?

Thanks in advance