New lens or body?

[aldvan]

If price is not a big issue, but future developments are, I would be very careful to buy just EF lenses, instead of EF-S. When I switched, time ago, to a FF system, I had to sell all my EF-S lenses, leaving on the ground a lot of maoney. So, my strong advice is to bite the bullet and go just for EF or, better, for L series. It will be easier to improve the camera section, when you will be confident in your lenses, as many stated before me.

Second point. Although a reasonable advice is to go for a 'general purpose' lens as a 24-105 zoom or equivalent, I suggest a "less than reasonable" choice. If you haven't a specific or professional reason to take pictures, going around with a 'special' lens, as a big telephoto, a macro or a superwide angle, introduce you to a world of excellent and unexpected chances of beautiful photo. o, my advice is to be a little brave and forget the reasonable choice...

 

[UncleFester]

Second point. Although a reasonable advice is to go for a 'general purpose' lens as a 24-105 zoom or equivalent, I suggest a "less than reasonable" choice. If you haven't a specific or professional reason to take pictures, going around with a 'special' lens, as a big telephoto, a macro or a superwide angle, introduce you to a world of excellent and unexpected chances of beautiful photo. o, my advice is to be a little brave and forget the reasonable choice...

I agree 100%. Before I got my 400 2.8 I used to look for things to shoot. Now I KNOW what I'm shooting and travel every weekend to do it.

 

[aldvan]

Second point. Although a reasonable advice is to go for a 'general purpose' lens as a 24-105 zoom or equivalent, I suggest a "less than reasonable" choice. If you haven't a specific or professional reason to take pictures, going around with a 'special' lens, as a big telephoto, a macro or a superwide angle, introduce you to a world of excellent and unexpected chances of beautiful photo. o, my advice is to be a little brave and forget the reasonable choice...

I agree 100%. Before I got my 400 2.8 I used to look for things to shoot. Now I KNOW what I'm shooting and travel every weekend to do it.

That's the point! With a 'reasonable' lens you go around just taking pictures, with a 'special' one you are obliged to see things from a new point of view. Obviously, the border line between bad taste and 'new vision' is definitely subtle... Abusing of a 'special' lens is one of the commonest amateur's sin...