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It'll get you started, but you'll want to pick some real glass ASAP in order to fully realize the potential of the camera. Let the money pit begin, muhaha.
It'll get you started, but you'll want to pick some real glass ASAP in order to fully realize the potential of the camera. Let the money pit begin, muhaha.
You absolutely must have nifty-fifty. It's the cheapest piece of glass and it's a MUST in everyones bag!!
If you planning on family shots, 85mm will be good one as well. What else are you planning to photograph? You probably want to get some zoom lenses as well.
Well, now that all depends on what you want to shoot and your budget. The possibilities are endless.
But here's one suggestion you cannot go wrong with. The Canon 50mm f1.4. It'll set you back about $330. It's a "prime" lens, meaning it's not a zoom. You zoom with your feet. But f1.4 means it's one of the fastest lenses available. So you can get super shallow depth of field, and use that to your advantage for subject isolation. The lens is sharp as a tack, which your zoom lens is not. This lens will allow you to see the full potential of your camera, albeit for limited applications. It takes stunning portraits for example. Also things like flower shots come out great, because you can isolate them as I mentioned, and leave a beautiful blur (bokeh) for the background. You would also learn a lot about your camera by learning to use this lens. Everybody needs at least one good fast prime.
After you get that 50 f1.4 you might take a look at the 70-200 f4.0 IS if you find youself not reaching out to the subjects. I used the big brother to it the 70-200 f2.8 IS for all sorts of fast action. The focus lock is extremely quick with the L series lenses. Have a friend with a 100-400 zoom for sports action that he really likes. Birding will require more than the 135 if that is in your future. I also got heavy use out of a 17-40 f4.0L with the o-ring seal against moisture and dust. Just wade on in the water's fine. Buy as you see the need. And congratulations.
Ah, the "nifty-fifty" in f/1.4! Great little lens. You can even turn it into a sort of macro lens, not a true macro, but close enough as long as you add a Kenko tube to it. A 3-tube set costs around $180.00 at B&H, and maybe Adorama.
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Important thing.... Don't forget your conversion rate is 1.6x !!!!! Forgive me if another poster mentioned it, but the lenses you buy will be a different measurement, ex. a 17mm will be 22.5mm on your 40d. Just multiply the lens number to 1.6 . Good luck!!!!!
DawnW
Important thing.... Don't forget your conversion rate is 1.6x !!!!! Forgive me if another poster mentioned it, but the lenses you buy will be a different measurement, ex. a 17mm will be 22.5mm on your 40d. Just multiply the lens number to 1.6 . Good luck!!!!!
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