Help getting a new lens!

Question

I have a Canon 20D... I LOVE photography and know a lot about the artistic side of it, but I don't know anything about lenses... pleas help! I need to get a new one this week - please help!

Answer 1

The 20D uses all EF and EF-S lenses. Please tell us what kind of photography are you in to so we can help you choose the right lens for you.

Answer 2

Tell us what you need the lens to do and we could be of more help.

Portraits: 50mm F1.8 $88 or 1.4 $325

Sports, Wildlife 70-200mm F2.8 IS $1,600 non IS $1,000 or F4 $600 or 70-300mm lenses would be good. The 70-300 will range from $200-$600 depending on which model.

Macro: 100mm F2.8 macro $470

Landscape/ architecture 10-22mm wide angle $690.

General walking around 24-105 $1,000 or 28-135 $400 would be good.

If you do a lot of low light work you want the fastest lenses you can afford. Look for lenses with a large aperture like F2.8 or larger. The large aperture zooms can get very expensive but are worth it if you can afford them.

Answer 3

There are a lot of choices available.  Start off with knowing what your budget is.  Then determine what type of lens you want.  Do you want a telephoto lens to shoot from a distance?  Do you want to take portraits?  Do you want to shoot close ups (macro)?  Do you want to take wide angle pictures?  Do you want a zoom lens?  Once you know what type you want, look for the best (higest quality of optics) and fastest (lets in the most light - has lowest F-Stop) lens you can get within your budget.

It's hard to go wrong, quality wise, with any modern lens made by Canon.