Can Anyone Reccommend a good Zoom for Cannon 350D

[Clone]

I recently became the proud owner of a Canon 350d this came with a 18-55 Lens, While this lens is good for most things I'd Like to invest in a zoom lens without spending an arm and a leg on it, as I'm an amateur photographer not a pro.

Can anybody reccomend a Lens, or even a third party company that can be trusted for quality similar to canon lenses

[leo11877]

Originally posted by Clone
I recently became the proud owner of a Canon 350d this came with a 18-55 Lens, While this lens is good for most things I'd Like to invest in a zoom lens without spending an arm and a leg on it, as I'm an amateur photographer not a pro.

Can anybody reccomend a Lens, or even a third party company that can be trusted for quality similar to canon lenses

Hi
What is your budget? I would suggest Tamron 28-75mm
for general purpose photography.

1 step lower to that would be a Canon 28-105mm USM II lens.

I hope that helps.

Thanks
Leo

[koekeloer]

For what purpose do you need the zoomlens ? For nature / sports, you might want a 200 or 300 mm. SO give us a hint, so we can help you better.

And being an amateur does not mean you should not settle for less quality lenses :-)

[Clone]

Thanks for the Replies!

Nature will be my focus,
I think the zoom is necessary, as you can never get close enough to natures timid little creatures while removing lense cover, selecting the relevant settings and focusing.

I think the highest I would need would be 200mm, but then again I haven't had the opportunity to see the zoom on a 200mm.

What I am going to do is also go down to the local camera shop and try out some lense's, but I will be sticking to a quality manufacturer, as a friend invested in what looked like a bargain but turned out to be a badly desinged lense with bad optics.

[koekeloer]

If youu buy a good quality lens, it keeps most of its value in case you want to sell it again.
I used a 80-300 (the cheap EF lens as leftover from my film camera time) for animal shootings, see those pictures below on my site.

[Clone]

For those who want to know the conclusion to this post.

I eventually got a Cannon EF 90 to 300 zoom lens.

It's great for getting that little bit closer but you need to use a tripod if you've zoomed right in, as it doesn't have image stabilization.

I thought it was good value at 200 Euro (note: I live in an Expensive country, so this lens may be cheaper else where)