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Position:Home>Visual Arts> What is the best Canon telephoto and macro lens??Question: What is the best Canon telephoto and macro lens!?!? I purchased a Canon EOS Digital Rebel XSi and I want to go all out and buy ONE great lens!. I want super mind-blowing macro and telephoto so I can get amazing photos of flowers and bugs and also things like the moon or other things that happen to be farther away!. Is there such a lens!?!? If not, what would be the best macro and telephoto lens (separately)!?Www@QuestionHome@Com
Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Sorry, can't do it all in one lens!. I would save my money & only get the 100mm f/2!.8 that was mentioned earlier!. It qualifies as telephoto & is superb for macro & portraiture work!. I have the 70-200 f/2!.8 as well, but I do not think it is appropriate for what you want to do!. It's expensive & it sounds like you are looking for a "super telephoto" lens!. You'd be sadly disappointed with its reach!. Even a 100mm-300mm f/5!.6 lens would give you more reach -- at a quarter of the price!. No offense, but if the pictures don't look good -- it will most likely be due to your actions vs!. the quality of the glass!. The glamour of the super telephoto is VERY COMMON & is usually short-lived!. You'll quickly find that it is impractical most of the time, VERY heavy, & will REQUIRE being on a tripod under most conditions less than cloudless sun!. The only other compromise I can think of is to purchase the 180mm f/3!.5L lens!. A little more reach, but much more expensive & still a compromise on the super telephoto end!. If budget is not a problem, I'd still opt for the 100mm f/2!.8 for the macro, & a 600mm f/4L IS lens ($7,000)!. If that's too steep, the 400mm f/5!.6L IS ($1,400)!. The variety of uses for this lens is less than using the 70-200 with a 2x converter -- but much easier to work with!. I have the 70-200 f/2!.8L & 2x converter -- the quality is lacking & it's pretty cumbersome to use!. One final note!. Before you drop some serious cash on one of the expensive lenses, go out & rent it for a day!. Macros can range from about $10-$25/day, & Super telephoto rentals can range from about $75-$150/day, but some stores will apply it towards a purchase if you decide to do so!. I did exactly this when I first began photography years ago!. It took one day for me to realize just how difficult it was to use a super telephoto lens (& it was only a 300mm f/2!.8L)!. Best of luck!Www@QuestionHome@Com in a search engine search "canon usa", then select EOS systems, click on the lenses, the white ones are the best and anything with "L" in the specs is top glass a mild zoom tele is the best bet unless your rich, if so a 50mm or 100mm macro and lifesize converter, and a zoomer with a L on it aWww@QuestionHome@Com I answered this in the "Camera" section!. if you want one lens, go with the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2!.8 IS USM!. about $1600!. If you want a great macro lens, you'll have to get a second lens, the macro features in the zooms are not true macro, and they are not as sharp as a dedicated prime macro lens!. The Canon EF 100mm f/2!.8 would be a good choice for about $500Www@QuestionHome@Com Your best bet is to buy lenses that fit into a reasonable category rather than to blow money on a special purpose lens!. I read in here all the time about people wanting such things as "fisheye" lenses, a lense that you will use occasionally!. It turns out to be a waste of moneyWww@QuestionHome@Com |