Which lens is best for EOS300?

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I am going to buy EOS300/Rebel2000. From reading reviews, I want to buy only the body. I like to take landscape photos (ex. new zealand south island) and family photos. I am beginner in photography. Among the three lenses below, which one is best fit for my needs?

1. Tamron Industries AF28-200mm XR Super Zoom f/3.8-5.6 2. Canon EF 28-105mm USM f/3.5-4.5 3. Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

-- Benny (bsukamto@hotmail.com), April 10, 2002

Answers

3. Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM

if you are interested in buying just one lens, this is the best lens.

nobody will suggest you to go for Tamron lenses. third party lenses are not bad. but i have never used it.

-- sajeev (chack74@yahoo.co.in), April 10, 2002.


I am not going to argue with sajeevs suggestion. I have only tried the 28-105 which is good for my uses. Please note however, that there is a difference in size between the two lenses as reported by people who have seen/tried both, if that is of any concern to you.

-- Kenneth Darling Soerensen (kenneth@darling.dk), April 10, 2002.

sure kenneth. if benny can't afford 28-135IS he can surely go for 28-105. optically they are nearly same. but the former give slightly higher reach and has IS function which is equivalent to 2 shutter speed. but it has couple of disadvantage over 28-105, (1) its weight (375g Vs 549g) and (2) larger filter size (58 Vs 72). the large filter size requires to use large and expensive filters.

-- sajeev (chack74@yahoo.co.in), April 10, 2002.

The Tamron 28-200 XR zoom is probably the most versatile for what you have told us that you want to do, but that is at the expense of slightly lower optical quality. If you shoot for medium sized prints (e.g. 10x15cm) in good light or with flash, all three lenses can produce good results.

One of the biggest advantages of an SLR camera over a lens-shutter compact camera is that you can change lenses to suit your needs. Getting an all-round lens like a 28-200 is also a good way to find out what kind of photography you like to do, and the limits posed by your current equipment. That can help you decide upon your next lens.

-- Julian Loke (elan7e-owner@yahoogroups.com), April 10, 2002.


g'day benny,

you might want to wait a little while if you can - canon has announced/released the replacement for the eos 300 in japan (i read it in popular photography, april issue i think) - its called the KISS 111 L if i remember correctly. thats long overdue - the new cameras from nikon, minolta and club have gotten too good - perhaps even better than the eoos 300 :(

as for the lense - 28-105 and 28-135 are both good, but the tamron (or any other super-zoom) means you'll have to make massive compromises. the darn thing is too slow (3.8-6.2) and to get really nice pictures you'd want to think about stopping down another 2 stops - that makes the tamron a 7.8-11.something beast that'll chain you to your tripod.

the 2 stop bonus with the IS lenses is worth its weight in gold - you can take shots you would have missed with a normal lense. when i started i had a 3.5-5.6, was using max 400, and still missed far more shots than i wanted to. if moneys really tight or you don't think you want to advance too much further into this "photo-madness" just buy the 28-105. its gotta be the most popular consumer-grade zoom from canon.

a fellow kiwi

-- carl weller (carlweller@yahoo.com), April 11, 2002.



g'day again benny,

the article is called "whats coming in slrs". its on page 22 of the april "popular photography".

cheers

carl

-- carl weller (carlweller@yahoo.com), April 11, 2002.


The Kiss IIIL (which supposedly will replace the Rebel 2000) is only very slightly changed over the Kiss III (which is the Rebel 2000). I wouldn't wait for its release unless I were hoping to pick up a discontinued Rebel 2000 at a reduced price.

I don't know the Tamron, but as a rule, the 28-200 and 28-300 lenses are not stellar. I have both of the Canon lenses; I bought the 28-105 with my Elan II, and bought the 28-135 a couple of years later to replace it. Both are good, but the 28-135 is definitely better even if you ignore the advantage of IS. As someone else noted, though, the 28-135 is bigger and heavier; it will partially block the pop-up flash in some circumstances.

For a comparison of the two Canons, see:

http://www.stevedunn.ca/photos/writings/eflenses.html

-- Steve Dunn (steved@ussinc.com), April 11, 2002.


its called the KISS 111 L if i remember correctly. thats long overdue - the new cameras from nikon, minolta and club have gotten too good - perhaps even better than the eoos 300 :(

Actually, at that price point, only the Minolta Maxxum 5 has more features than the Rebel 2000. The Nikon N65 still trails behind with its lack of partial/spot metering and lack of film DX- override. The new Nikon N55 is actually a step to the side instead of a step up. The N55 still lacks partial metering in AV/TV mode but it does partial metering (instead of the N65's center-weighted metering) in manual mode only. It still lacks film DX-override. It only has three autofocus sensors. It does a slower 1.5 fps (compared to 2.5 of the N65). And you lose depth of field preview. Specification-wise, the Rebel 2000 has nothing to fear from this new Nikon.

That being said, the market would welome an updated Rebel. Having the illuminated LCD and any other improvements from the Kiss IIIL would be great.

-- Peter Phan (pphan01@hotmail.com), April 12, 2002.


Let's try that again.

it's called the KISS 111 L if i remember correctly. thats long overdue - the new cameras from nikon, minolta and club have gotten too good - perhaps even better than the eoos 300 :(

Actually, at that price point, only the Minolta Maxxum 5 has more features than the Rebel 2000. The Nikon N65 still trails behind with its lack of partial/spot metering and lack of film DX-override. The new Nikon N55 is actually a step to the side instead of a step up. The N55 still lacks partial metering in AV/TV mode but it does partial metering (instead of the N65's center-weighted metering) in manual mode only. It still lacks film DX-override. It only has three autofocus sensors. It does a slower 1.5 fps (compared to 2.5 of the N65). And you lose depth of field preview. Specification-wise, the Rebel 2000 has nothing to fear from this new Nikon.

That being said, the market would welome an updated Rebel. Having the illuminated LCD and any other improvements from the Kiss IIIL would be great.

-- Peter Phan (pphan01@hotmail.com), April 12, 2002.


Forget it. isn't working.

-- Peter Phan (pphan01@hotmail.com), April 12, 2002.


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