do i buy or not? - Saxperience

gotamintvtr · 17th August 2007, 23:22

i want a new lense for my holiday on sunday but debating either the
50mm
http://www.jessops.com/Products/Prod...px?SkuId=12878

or do i buy this for a little more
http://www.jessops.com/Store/s26774/...tId=143&comp=n
the 70-300sigma

vidal · 17th August 2007, 23:27

I'd never buy a lense, try dropping the terminal 'e'

V.

gotamintvtr · 17th August 2007, 23:35

well you know what i mean smartarse

Jungle_Jim^m · 18th August 2007, 01:54

mate they are completely different style lenses, you need to decided what you are after. also unless you have a full frame sensor DSLR like an 5D then you will need to multiply the focal lenght by 1.6, meaning the 50mm lens is actually 80mm. the 50mm canon f1.8 is a very nice lens and great for portraits ( you are aware its not a zoom lens, to make things large you have to move closer to the subject) but you can pick up a mint one of ebay for half the price.

i would also recommend looking on ebay for a canon 70-300mm usm lens as the autofocus will be much quicker

gotamintvtr · 18th August 2007, 04:55

well i went for the 55-200 in the end. orderd it on jessops for 100pound and collect it tomorow but when im there im going to ask about both and im sure i can change as they the same price

cheers for the info jungle jim.
yeah i was away its a fixed lens rather than having focus. thats what was slightly putting me off as i want it for a holiday lense aswell so 55-200 should do