What is the best lens for a canon rebel xt slr for taking pictures at a inside event?

Question

What is the best lens for a canon rebel xt slr for taking pictures at a inside event?

Answer 1

Many events don't permit cameras.  So before you take your camera to anything, be sure to find out what their policy is.  If you take a camera to anything that prohibits them, it will be taken away from you and you won't see it again.  So be careful.

Answer 2

Well, in such a low light condition, you'd need to

canon EF 50mm f/1.8 lens, which allows you to

absorb the most light, because it can open it's

aperture up so much.

However, you still might need to boost up the

Iso, and put down the shutter speed a little.

Unless you use the flash, there might not be anything

you could do about blur.

But, if you need to zoom, you should get:

the canon 70-300mm lens, it's one of the cheapest.

However, you're going to have to kick up to ISO

dramatically, and put down the shutter speed or

use the camera's built in flash..

In low light, even having a good lens might not be able to do the job, you're probably still going to have to use the flash, or live with a " grainy " image due to using high iso ratings.

I hope you can manage to get a good image..

Regards

Nathan Grammatico.

Answer 3

The 50 mm f 1.8 is a good suggestion.

Are you allowed to use flash? Will this be something you need to do discreetly? How much is your budget for this lens.

The EF-S 17-55 f 2.8 is "fast" enough to be used indoor without flash. It's not so 'long' on the end (55 mm) however. If you need more "pull" power, the 24-70 mm f 2.8 is very usable.

Here are some samples. Click on ALL SIZES to see larger version.

Canon 50 mm f 1.8  http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pook...

Canon 100 f 2 http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pook...

Canon 24-70 mm f 2.8 http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pook...

http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pook...

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Lastly, the magnificent 135 mm f 2 might be too "long" for your camera (as all these were taken with a full frame camera)--but this is what it looks like with no flash:

http://www.flickr.com/photos/little_pook...

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