I am buying a canon 100d with a 18 - 55 lens. When I tried them this camera is smaller and lighter and as I have small hands and like to take camera with me a lot, liked this the best.
I thought of buying the canon 55 - 250 lens with it. Compact and quite light. But someone suggested the Tamron 18 to 270, as I take a huge range of things it would be always ready. I come up from an olympus digital so I guess it will all look good.
But is changing the lens a pain. Do you need both at same time.
Is it worth sacrificing quality for something so versatile?
I'd say it depends largely on what you want to do. I have a sigma 18 - 200 and the versatility of it is indispensable for traveling or carrying around for whatever comes up. You really don't want to be carrying and changing multiple lenses when traveling. However when photographing something specific, Id rather have the more suitable lens for the job. So basically, if your intention is to shoot a variety such as from landscapes to portraits or close ups. I'd go for the range. But if you think that you will limit yourself, or focus mainly on one area of shots, then the more specific lens is probably a better option as it will mean to sacrifice less. I don't like changing lenses myself unless I am somewhere specifically for photography
Anita, I have the Tamron 18-270mm lens, and by trial and error, found that switching the vibration compensation (VC) setting to OFF, it produced much better and sharper photos. Having this setting ON I found that my photos were blurry and out of focus (where you would think it would be quite the opposite!). Other than that, I find it to be a nice general-purpose lens, and it was the only lens I used when I went on holiday.
Anita, for lower light situations you are looking for ISO (in your camera) and max aperture on your lenses. I would assume the lenses you are looking at will be 3.5-5.6, which is not really amazing for low light. If that is your priority you will be looking at a whole different type (and possibly price range!!) of lens.
Re your other questions, yes changing lenses can be a pain. Necessary evil I guess if you want to be able to do a lot of different things. I'm not sure it makes sense to get a 18-55 AND a 18-270 as you will be doubling up and may very well hardly use the 18-55 (unless it's a significant advantage weight- and size-wise).
I also don't know a lot about the Tamron 18-270, but while yes, in theory you do sacrifice picture quality with a really large zoom range (maybe it gets distorted at either end of the range?), you would probably notice this more comparing to a more expensive lens than your 18-55 kit lens. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me can comment better on this!
FYI I have a 450D with both the 18-55 and 55-250 in the kit. Yes I used to change lenses a lot but used the 18-55 for the majority. Two years ago I bought a 15-85 and never went back to my kit lenses. (More recently I have upgraded completely and don't use any of it anymore! Wondering whether I should sell the 15-85 …)
i have the 55 - 250 canon and find it rather underwhelming in terms of speed and image quality...
i have a tamron 18 - 200 (i think - too tired to check) for my sony nex7 which i quite like... it's got decent image quality and i love the versatility of being able to go from wide to tight...
but i agree that it largely depends on what you plan on using it for... my sony is mostly used for street (when i have time these days) and kids sports... the sony has 24 mp and i can get pretty decent quality out of high iso, so that helps as well...
I have a Canon 100d and it's a lovely little camera - i don't have a telephoto lens yet but if you ever need a wide angle lens then the tokina 11-16mm is great. The 40mm pancake is also lovely and makes the whole kit small enough to take everywhere.
I use the Sigma 18-250. It is very versatile in decent lighting conditions. Anything you see in my project since the beginning of 2013 that doesn't show 50 or 100mm in the Exif data was probably shot with it if you want to have a look at the image quality.
Tamron (very reputable and respected brand) have just released a 16-300mm lens which is well worth considering. The price is quite reasonable too. PS I've just ordered one!
@neatz I just searched on "Camera Stores London" and got six immediately. Here's the first one. http://www.cameraworld.co.uk/. Don't know the London shops but their web site has all the right stuff. Make sure you get the latest edition of any of the "super zooms." Earlier ones were more than 16 ounces heavier than the new ones. The Tamron 18-270 and the Sigma 18-250 come in at about 20 ounces.
@neatz Any reputable camera store will have them. I don't know where you are so can't make any concrete (sorry for the pun) suggestions. If you're in Victoria, Australia I certainly know several places.
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Re your other questions, yes changing lenses can be a pain. Necessary evil I guess if you want to be able to do a lot of different things. I'm not sure it makes sense to get a 18-55 AND a 18-270 as you will be doubling up and may very well hardly use the 18-55 (unless it's a significant advantage weight- and size-wise).
I also don't know a lot about the Tamron 18-270, but while yes, in theory you do sacrifice picture quality with a really large zoom range (maybe it gets distorted at either end of the range?), you would probably notice this more comparing to a more expensive lens than your 18-55 kit lens. Hopefully someone with more knowledge than me can comment better on this!
FYI I have a 450D with both the 18-55 and 55-250 in the kit. Yes I used to change lenses a lot but used the 18-55 for the majority. Two years ago I bought a 15-85 and never went back to my kit lenses. (More recently I have upgraded completely and don't use any of it anymore! Wondering whether I should sell the 15-85 …)
i have a tamron 18 - 200 (i think - too tired to check) for my sony nex7 which i quite like... it's got decent image quality and i love the versatility of being able to go from wide to tight...
but i agree that it largely depends on what you plan on using it for... my sony is mostly used for street (when i have time these days) and kids sports... the sony has 24 mp and i can get pretty decent quality out of high iso, so that helps as well...
Where would I be able to see a sigma or tamron. The weight on a smaller camera is also important, and that might be deciding factor.
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There are some cheap sites online but very dodgy reviews. Thanks for your help