Have a Canon 50D and am interested in Landscape, nature and Real Estate photography. Lens suggestions?

Have a Canon 50D and am interested in Landscape, nature and Real Estate photography. Lens suggestions? Looking to purchase a 10-22, 17-55 F2.8 and either the 70-200 IS F2.8 or F4 or would the 300mm IS F4 or 100-400 be better?

Just trying to get the right combo is frying my brain! Help Asked by rhodster 38 months ago Similar questions: Canon 50D interested Landscape nature Real Estate photography Lens suggestions Arts > Photography.

Similar questions: Canon 50D interested Landscape nature Real Estate photography Lens suggestions.

Get the Canon 16-35L I would spend the money and purchase the Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens which is currently going for $1350 on Amazon. I did some real estate and interior photography with this lens and it was absolutely flawless. It was fast enough to get some great shots and with the flexibility of your 50D, I'll bet you will get great shots too.

I would not waste my money on the 10-22 as it is not fast enough and not L glass. You will end up wishing you got the 16-35 eventually. This should cover many of your landscape and real estate needs.

For nature, I can't say I've ever shot anything, but I guess the longer lens would be better. I had the 70-200 IS f2.8 too, and it performed quite admirably. One thing about the IS--it is not effective if the object you are shooting is moving.So if you're trying to shoot dogs in the ring at a dog show, not so useful.

If you want to shoot taxidermy dogs at a museum, no problem. Know that you can also get converter to make this lens longer, but you lose a stop in the bargain. I ended up getting rid of both these lenses because I almost exclusively shoot people (portraits, headshots) but they were outstanding lenses.

Buy Canon L glass if you can. Once you do you will never go back. Sources: my experience HankMoody's Recommendations Canon EF 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM Ultra Wide Angle Zoom Lens Amazon List Price: $2,300.00 Average Customer Rating: 4.5 out of 5 (based on 24 reviews) Great lens for your purposes.

You have several options. First of, you need to fully understand that the lens quality will determine the maximun quality the image can be, so a higher quality lens will yield better images on the same camera. Also most people upgrade cameras a lot more often than they do lenses.

And good lenes hold thier value really well, and cheaper ones dont! Once you go L glass, you will stay with it! I have found a few other lenses that are almost as good, and they are all the Tamron SP series.

The rest just don't compair! With that said, now lets look at what you are considering. First for wide angle: You mention landscapes and Real Estate.Is the real estate indoors or outdoors?

That has an impact on what you need. But with the new 50D and the wide ISO range it has and low digital noise it can work well indoors with most lenses.As for the 10-22, its an EFS lens, which means if you ever want to put it on a full frame camera or film camera, you cant. It won't fit, so be aware of that, and that also hurts its resale value a bit.

The 17-55 F2.8 is also and EFS lens and the same applies. The Canon 17-40 F4 L series is a GREAT lens! At full wide open its sharper than the 11/159mm is at all F stops!

And its a lot less! I have used/owned them all and I picked the 17-40 F4 L to be in my bag on a daily basis. The new 11/159 II is nice, but it uses 82mm filters and that is a pain to need extra Circ Polarizer just for it.

Also for the extra $800-1000 you really are not getting much. Yes its F2.8,, so its 1 stop faster, but most people don't shoot F2.8 with a wide angle lens! If you are shooting indoors, unless you are just going to shoot the face of a person and want the rest of the room out of focus, you won't shoot 2.8, so it gives 99% of the people no advantage to it orver the 17-40!.

Tamron makes a great lens in this ranges as well. Its part of the SP (pro line). Its a 11/157 F2.8 And for the $449 range its a bargin.

I have referred many of my frineds and clients to Gary @ Hunts Photo & Video to order one. Gary is great he only works with those from the large photo clubs and also from some of us that do workshops that wanted a good person or team to be able to refer our clients to where they will get good prices and even better service, and that is why I suggest Gary Farber, phone# 800.221/158 x2332. Just say Alaska Photo Tours & Workshops sent you and then he and his team will take great care of you!

A few went with the 17-40 and love the super fine optics of the L glass, but it depends on your needs and budget. And most people that have a 10-22 don't use it much after the first month, because its too wide, and the distortion is to distinct and its a real specialty lens. I have a Tamron SP 14mm F2.8 and I love it.

Its what I use for my long coastline shots often, because of the look it gives the coast. But it does not always travel with me as something that wide only works at some places! And for the $600 range you can pick up a used on and its $$ well spent if you want a extreme wide angle lens.

Remember, that your eye will see in the range of 35mm, some its closter to 28, some its closer to 45, but the average for most people is around 35mm, so when you go wider than that, its wider than your normal field of vision. Next lets look at wildlife and more Landscape. I use my 70-200 A lot for landscapes.

It works well for leaf shots and often also for road shots. Its a really useful lens! I loved the 70-200 F4 IS as its tack sharp and not too heavy so its great for walking around and also for some hiking.

But I kept going back to the 70-200 F2.8 IS version for my sport shots and even some landscape and flower shots for the shallower depth of field.So For those, I would say both are great, and you cant go wrong with either. Tamon makes a good 70-200 as well, its again a SP lens, and its F2.8 for around $700, but no IS, so it depends on what you need, and its heavier than the Canon F4 IS is as well. Keep in mind if you are going to be on a tripod you will be turning IS off!

Esp for long exposures. Also it does not help keep the a moving subject in focus, but it can help you while you are shooting a moving subject if you are hand holding it. But again you also need to make sure yoru shutter speed is in the right range for the focal lenght range you are at.

If you are at 17mm, aroudn 1/15 or 1/20 of a sec minimum. @ 70mm, 1/60-1/90 sec min. And @ 200mm 1/200 is proper but 1/125 can work as well, depending... I have shot 1/15-1/30 of a sec handheld on it, so I could get the shot, but its not easy!(Fire shots in my photogallery) As far as a longer lens, then it gets to be fun.

I love the 500mm F4 or the older and lighter 500mm F4.5 (I use mine with my 1.4x for wildlife and eagles a lot, so its then 700mm! ) But looking at your list I have had both. I loved them both, and still have the 100-400 in my bag and use it often for moose and eagles and such.

The 300 is really nice and is sharper than the zoom is, but most primes will be! Thats simple physics. The 300mm with the 1.4X entender is also a great combo.

But the problem with the 300 prime is that when the animal moves you have issues with compesition often or you won't get all of it in frame. And with the zoom you can adjust it that way. Also the 70-200 (both of the IS ones are great this way) work wonderfully with teh 1.4x as well.

The images are a little softer but still useable. The 2x is a waste of time and money, as the images are just too soft in most cases! So it really again will depend on your exact needs and uses.

Another great lens you might think about is the Canon 24-105 F4 L IS. Its a great walk around lens! Tack sharp!

Its the lens on my 1Ds M3 right now and the 100-400 IS is on my 1D M3. Keep in mind that the 50D has a 1.6X crop factor. So a 300mm lens is equal to the same reach as a 480mm would be on a film camera or full frame digital.

That is a great thing for wildlife, but hurts a little on the wide angle side... And the 100-400 zoom is equal to 160-640mm.... Hope this helps. If you have questions let me know. Feel free to send me a PM.

I do workshops and private consulting for people when they are buying gear. And I would be happy to give you any advice I can. And give Gary a call, he is a great guy and his team is great too.

If you see it less at other stores, sometimes B&H is a few $ less, they will match it and the service you get from them is 100xs better than that of B&H! That is why I switched to them and they have been great for me and all my clients and friends as well! Make sure you get good UV filters for each of yoru lenses.

If you get L glass, get either B+W or Heliopan filters as they are the ONLY ones that use ground optical grade glass, liek that in the lenses, so you get the best optics. The cheaper lenses are window glass and damage image quality too. Same for a good Circ Polar.

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I'm not an expert but I have a 30D and love it and have a few friends that are big photography buffs and so I have tried a ton of lenses that they have. I personally don't think the 10-22 is really that great. Most people do need it unless you are doing super large landscapes and are not able to back up at all.

I also don't like the EFS lenses because if I ever want to get a full frame camera, if I can afford it, I can't use it on them. That seems like a waste to me. My friends have the 16-35 and the 17-40 Canon L series lenses.

I like the 17-40 F4 L the best Its a sharp and great lens. I also tried the Tamron 17-50 F2.8 and its nice but I don't need 2.8 for a wide angle. Not sure really why you would.... except to brag.

The 70-200 are great. I love the F4 IS because its not too heavy. The 2.8 is really nice but too heavy to just walk with it I think, esp since I now have a 9 yr old son and I have to keep an eye on him and I'm trying to get him interested in photography.

I don't know about the long lens. My buddies have the zoom and I have used it and its really nice, but too much $$ for me to get for a long time. Thats my ideas.

I know there are some good photo buffs here too. You should ask them. Maybe the ones that are top of the Canon topic and Photography topics and stuff.

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