06-05-2011, 12:50 PM
If you were to go secondhand, for either Canon 550D or Nikon D90, it might be worth checking out if you'd have enough left with a budget of 1000 euros for a higher quality 'standard' zoom: 15-85mm USM from Canon or the 16-85mm from Nikon.
Either of these would give you 24mm at the wide end, rather than 29mm from Canon or 27mm from Nikon for lenses starting at 18mm.
That would get you off to a good start with very good quality for landscapes - check out the lens reviews here: [url="http://www.opticallimits.com/canon-eos/465-canon_1585_3556is"]Canon 15-85[/url], [url="http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/377-nikkor_1685_3556vr"] Nikon 16-85[/url] - through to short telephoto (130mm on the Nikon, 136mm on the Canon) for other uses, which you could build on with a longer telephoto when funds allow.
Ian
Either of these would give you 24mm at the wide end, rather than 29mm from Canon or 27mm from Nikon for lenses starting at 18mm.
That would get you off to a good start with very good quality for landscapes - check out the lens reviews here: [url="http://www.opticallimits.com/canon-eos/465-canon_1585_3556is"]Canon 15-85[/url], [url="http://www.opticallimits.com/nikon--nikkor-aps-c-lens-tests/377-nikkor_1685_3556vr"] Nikon 16-85[/url] - through to short telephoto (130mm on the Nikon, 136mm on the Canon) for other uses, which you could build on with a longer telephoto when funds allow.
Ian