Reasonable walkabout lens

[thekirbyfake]

Looking for a reasonable walkabout lens for a Canon body.

Budget around £200ish and happy to buy 2nd hand.

Recommendations?

ETA a good buy?

Edited by thekirbyfake on Wednesday 7th July 16:13

[arej]

I have just bought a Sigma 17-70mm albeit the newer image stabilised version and am very impressed by it. They are known for being sharp and I went for one as they have a better range over the kit lenses and wider maximum apertures although not fixed.

Mine was £283 new but I doubt you will find any 2nd hand as they have only recently come out. The newer version also has optical stabilisation, a faster focussing motor and slightly better apertures (f2.8-4 as opposed to 4.5).

I'm not sure what other lenses are in your price range, there are the Sigma 17-50 and 18-50 f2.8s or things like the Canon 17-85 and 28-135 but these didn't tick all of my boxes and I think are more expensive!

HTH

[Eggle]

thekirbyfake said:

Looking for a reasonable walkabout lens for a Canon body.

Budget around £200ish and happy to buy 2nd hand.

Recommendations?

ETA a good buy?

Edited by thekirbyfake on Wednesday 7th July 16:13

IMHO, that is over priced. Look around, especially on TP.

[oobster]

I've got a Canon EF-S 17-85mm IS USM Lens that I don't use if it's any good to you?

[Busa_Rush]

Canon 28-135 IS USM, £200 form MBP a few weeks ago.

[thekirbyfake]

Excuse my ignorance but what's TP and MBP?

Oobster it looks like that wouldn't be compatible for me. I have a 400D and a review I just read says it's only good for the 40D etc.

[fathomfive]

thekirbyfake said:

Excuse my ignorance but what's TP and MBP?

Oobster it looks like that wouldn't be compatible for me. I have a 400D and a review I just read says it's only good for the 40D etc.

TP - Talk Photography

MBP - these lot http://www.mpbphotographic.co.uk/used-equipment/us... , I bought a 60mm Macro from them a week or so ago and was impressed with the service

[4hero]

thekirbyfake said:

Excuse my ignorance but what's TP and MBP?

Oobster it looks like that wouldn't be compatible for me. I have a 400D and a review I just read says it's only good for the 40D etc.

ef-s lenses will work with your 400D.

[oobster]

thekirbyfake said:

Oobster it looks like that wouldn't be compatible for me. I have a 400D and a review I just read says it's only good for the 40D etc.

Can't see why it wouldn't be compatible. I own a 400D and I had the 17-85mm on my DSLR. The only reason I don't use it is because I ended up buying a 28-135mm IS USM on eBay to give me a little extra reach.