Which Lens?

wakejjboard12 09-01-2009, 1:05 PM

Ok so basically right now I am shooting with some pretty LOW END lenses. Crap in fact. My question is if you had no more than $700 to spend on a lens and had basically nothing what would you buy?

40% of my time is spent shooting wake from the boat and the other 60% ranges from portraits and wildlife to landscapes. Pretty much a little bit of anything and everything. I need something that can do everything LOL.

Any suggestions?

(Message edited by wakejjboard12 on September 01, 2009)

(101wake) · (101wake) **Join Date: Jan 2009** 09-01-2009, 1:08 PM

Canon or Nikon?

wakejjboard12 09-01-2009, 1:10 PM

Canon.

(dirwoody) · (dirwoody) **Join Date: Apr 2003** 09-01-2009, 1:12 PM

17-85 IS - Have it, love it, would buy it again

(steezyshots) · (steezyshots) **Join Date: Feb 2008** 09-01-2009, 3:15 PM

The 17-40 is cool too!

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 09-01-2009, 3:15 PM

get the 70-200mm f/4 for $650 at b&h (try to find used at b&h, fredmiranda.com and amazon).
try to scrounge a bit more and also get the 50mm f/1.8 at b&h for $110.

(calexan) · (calexan) **Join Date: Dec 2008** 09-01-2009, 5:18 PM

How is that 50mm gonna be good shooting from a boat? Just cropping the hell out of the shot if you want a close up or just recommended for the portrait aspect of his shooting?

(dakid) · (dakid) **Join Date: Feb 2001** 09-01-2009, 5:21 PM

portrait

(wakedad33) · (wakedad33) **Join Date: Oct 2005** 09-01-2009, 6:20 PM

Like Joe said 70-200 f-4. this lens is very sharp (see Walt's wake shots) Fred Miranda.com has a great buy/sell forum, you can pick a good used one up off FM for about $500, avoid ebay. Amazon has a couple used 50mm 1.8 right now for $95.00

(bigdad) · (bigdad) **Join Date: Apr 2002** 09-01-2009, 9:11 PM

Tamron -

I shoot Tamron lenses and they are tack sharp.

Tamron 70-200 f/2.8 goes for around $700. Focus is a tad slow but incredibly sharp.

I use it for portraits and action and does great. I can post an image if you want.

(richd) · (richd) **Join Date: Oct 2003** 09-02-2009, 9:50 AM

The new Canon 15-85 efs with the new 3D IS looks to be a winner.