What follows is a request for help from one of our newer members, David Alderson:
Lens Query
Later this year, I’m going on a “big” holiday to Australia and New Zealand and, in anticipation of this, I’m thinking of buying a new fairly all-purpose lens.
My camera is a Canon 450D. The lens that came with it is the EFS 18-35mm f/3.5-5.6 IS which I’ve already had to have repaired. I have two other Canon lenses: the EFS 55-250mm f/4-5.6 IS and the EF50mm f/1.8. Recently, I’ve been making most use of the f/1.8 and trying to get used to taking pictures without a zoom.
The Canon EFS 17-85 f/4-5.6 IS is affordable at about £330 and seems to offer what I may need in terms of focal length for landscapes, buildings, kangaroos and so forth.
I’d be grateful for any advice about this lens or suggestions for alternatives.
