06-25-2010, 12:48 AM
[quote name='nazbrok' date='25 June 2010 - 08:54 AM' timestamp='1277420060' post='674']
Hi,
I am going to buy a canon D7 as my first APS-C (I use to own a Panasonic FZ38).
With it, I want to buy good lens to start (don't want cheap one and buy good ones in few months)
I am not familiar with the different ranges offered by manufactors and specially because I never had to think about it before (all ranges where in one lens).
To be known, in the futur, I think to add to my 7D the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Now I need to determine which lens to buy as my main lens. I was thinking about one of those included in the pack, the 15-85mm. Then I noticed on the reiviews the problems at high aperture. Then I started to consider the canon 17-55 f2.8 USM (more expensive but better review). Is it a good "main lens" ? Any other propositions ? (price should be < 1000€).
I feel if I take the 17-55 I will have a hole with the "futur" 70-200. is that a real problem ?
Note : I also plan to buy the canon FF 50mm 1.4 USM
I am open to any suggestion, even completly different to what I am planning to if it's a better option <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />
seb.
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Before I got my first DSLR, I was a megazoom fan too (Sony H9). My first lens was the 17-55 IS and it lasted the whole time I had my APS-C camera until I upgraded to FF. While the 7D is one of the best APS-C bodies, unless you're willing to carry "any" weight everywhere you go, I recommend you to get a T2i/550D instead. The 17-55's a chunky lens in comparison to the variable aperture zooms. Couple that with a 7D and you have a combo that's as big as a FF combo without the benefits of FF. So my recommendation is:
1. Go for a 550D/T2i + 17-55 IS combo - It will be much easier to carry, since you're coming from a megazoom - It'll also save your money for a FF later on.
2. Get a 5D2 + 24-105 IS which will be much better in terms of colours, IQ and will give you a bigger zoom range too (extending from the wide end as well as the tele end, it might save you the cost of getting a second or even a third lens for combo #1 above). Plus the 24-105 should be easier to sell than a 17-55 nowadays.
If you think the little bells and whistles in the bodies make a difference think again... good shots come from: 1) having the camera with you, 2) technique, 3) the lenses and 4) the sensors. Slight differences in the final AF performance, orientation sensors, etc. don't have a real say in the final images.
Plus, I don't think you'll stick to a 7D forever. If you're not going for the best of the best, then don't go for some expensive thing in between. It's like whether you get a plain Lancer or a much more expensive Evo, you're still a Mitsubishi driver <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Also remember how much experience you have on the subject (DSLRs) at this stage, to make such long term decisions too.
Feel free to ask more questions <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />
GTW
Hi,
I am going to buy a canon D7 as my first APS-C (I use to own a Panasonic FZ38).
With it, I want to buy good lens to start (don't want cheap one and buy good ones in few months)
I am not familiar with the different ranges offered by manufactors and specially because I never had to think about it before (all ranges where in one lens).
To be known, in the futur, I think to add to my 7D the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM
Now I need to determine which lens to buy as my main lens. I was thinking about one of those included in the pack, the 15-85mm. Then I noticed on the reiviews the problems at high aperture. Then I started to consider the canon 17-55 f2.8 USM (more expensive but better review). Is it a good "main lens" ? Any other propositions ? (price should be < 1000€).
I feel if I take the 17-55 I will have a hole with the "futur" 70-200. is that a real problem ?
Note : I also plan to buy the canon FF 50mm 1.4 USM
I am open to any suggestion, even completly different to what I am planning to if it's a better option <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />seb.
[/quote]
Before I got my first DSLR, I was a megazoom fan too (Sony H9). My first lens was the 17-55 IS and it lasted the whole time I had my APS-C camera until I upgraded to FF. While the 7D is one of the best APS-C bodies, unless you're willing to carry "any" weight everywhere you go, I recommend you to get a T2i/550D instead. The 17-55's a chunky lens in comparison to the variable aperture zooms. Couple that with a 7D and you have a combo that's as big as a FF combo without the benefits of FF. So my recommendation is:
1. Go for a 550D/T2i + 17-55 IS combo - It will be much easier to carry, since you're coming from a megazoom - It'll also save your money for a FF later on.
2. Get a 5D2 + 24-105 IS which will be much better in terms of colours, IQ and will give you a bigger zoom range too (extending from the wide end as well as the tele end, it might save you the cost of getting a second or even a third lens for combo #1 above). Plus the 24-105 should be easier to sell than a 17-55 nowadays.
If you think the little bells and whistles in the bodies make a difference think again... good shots come from: 1) having the camera with you, 2) technique, 3) the lenses and 4) the sensors. Slight differences in the final AF performance, orientation sensors, etc. don't have a real say in the final images.
Plus, I don't think you'll stick to a 7D forever. If you're not going for the best of the best, then don't go for some expensive thing in between. It's like whether you get a plain Lancer or a much more expensive Evo, you're still a Mitsubishi driver <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> Also remember how much experience you have on the subject (DSLRs) at this stage, to make such long term decisions too.Feel free to ask more questions <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/smile.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />GTW