Wich Lenses for Canon

[Rana Tanveer]

I have ordered new 20D and have the same problem, therefore I am thinking to buy 17-40 f4 L. I alredy own 28-70 f2.8 L USM and 70-200 F4 L-USM and they are the best quality lenses worth of every penny. For 20D with 1.6 magnification the natural combination is 17-40 F4 L which gives fast AF and quality images, other-wise new EF-S 18-55 which comes as a kit with 20D might be an option but this is not very sharp perticularly at wide end and below F8 see [url]http://www.photographyreview.com Third Pary lense will cost less but then quality is not there. For good price on 17-40 try [url]www.7dayshop.com and I think their price is lowest in the UK market.
Regards

Rana Tanveer - Slough - UK

[arcane]

What are you looking at in the way of focal lengths?

If you're after a fast, reasonably priced lens, take a look at the Sigma 18-50 EX. It's F2.8 all the way, and it works out to be a 29-80mm lens on the 20D (note: it can't be used on cameras with larger sensors). The RRP is £370, but you could probably find it a bit cheaper than that.

Alternatively, there's the new 17-85mm EF-S that Canon have released to coincide with the 20D. Whilst it's not too fast a lens, it does compensate with Image Stabiliser technology (a claimed 3 stop reduction of camera shake). The Canon lens is priced similar to the Sigma.

[Reminisce]

You absolutely CANNOT go wrong with the 50mm f1.8 Canon EF lens. Its not only fast but its remarked as one of (if not the) sharpest non L glass lenses available. To top that, its price is unbeatable, at around 75 dollars at BHPhotovideo, you simply can't beat it. Also note that on the 20D's 1.6x crop sensor, its effectively an 81mm lens.
You should check out the canon digital photography forums, you could find tons of info there on quality lenses. www.photography-on-the.net/forums

[Franglais]

You absolutely CANNOT go wrong with the 50mm f1.8 Canon EF lens. Its not only fast but its remarked as one of (if not the) sharpest non L glass lenses available.[/url]

Reponses Photo magazine this month has a test of "standard" lenses for the Nikon D70. This includes some fixed focal length lenses like the Nikon 50mm f1.8 which is even more of a quality reference than the Canon lens.

To everyone's surprise, all the fixed focal length lenses except the 85mm came out AWFUL when used with the D70 (the designed-for digital lenses like the 18-70 kit lens came out really well)

Next months issue they do the same thing with the Canon 20D. If the results are the same then I'll write a short summary.

Charles

Edited to change "Chasseurs d'Images" to "Reponses Photo".