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So I'm pondering picking up another lens. Question is, what. I could use a macro, I could also use a decent telephoto zoom lens. There's probably some other stuff I could use too, but those two categories came to mind first.
Right now, I've got a 20D that I'm using with the following:
So yeah. I was considering an EF 70-300 (//edit- the IS/USM model) to supplement the 28-135 (yes, I know there's a large focal length range that would be covered by both lenses), but I figured I'd find out what other people would get, given the equipment that I already have. However, I need to be perfectly clear about one thing: I will NOT purchase an L lens. I'm not sure at this point if I'm going to stick with the 20D, upgrade to a newer Canon, or switch to a Nikon or something, and I'm not going to drop >$1000 on a lens until I've made up my mind on that issue.
Right now, I've got a 20D that I'm using with the following:
- EF-S 18-55mm kit lens
- EF 28-135mm F3.5-5.6 IS/USM
- EF 50mm F1.8
- Sears (Ricoh) 55mm F1.4 M42 (using an adapter)
- Pentax 200mm F3.5 M42 (using an adapter), though this thing isn't really usable anymore. Whatever multicoating or anything it may have had must have failed or something, because it developed terrible ca problems and blows out all the highlights, something it didn't do when I first bought it.
So yeah. I was considering an EF 70-300 (//edit- the IS/USM model) to supplement the 28-135 (yes, I know there's a large focal length range that would be covered by both lenses), but I figured I'd find out what other people would get, given the equipment that I already have. However, I need to be perfectly clear about one thing: I will NOT purchase an L lens. I'm not sure at this point if I'm going to stick with the 20D, upgrade to a newer Canon, or switch to a Nikon or something, and I'm not going to drop >$1000 on a lens until I've made up my mind on that issue.