Canon DSLR kit lens upgrade group test

Full review at: http://www.cameralabs.com/features/Canon400D_lens_upgrade/ : A ten minute video tour comparing the three most popular upgrade options for the Canon 18-55mm DSLR kit lens, by Gordon Laing, Editor of Cameralabs.com. To find out more about these lenses and how their quality compares, see our full review by clicking the link at the start of this text.

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• Canon
• EF-S
• 17-85mm
• 17-55mm
• EF
• 17-40mm
• EOS
• 400D
• XTi
• lens
• upgrade
• cameralabs

[julzyin]

what do you think about the 28-135 mm ???

[cameralabs]

@julzyin I think it was fine for 35mm film cameras, but is too long for a general-purpose lens on a cropped APS-C body. Remember, when you multiply it by 1.6x, you effectively lose any wide-angle coverage. It'd be okay coupled with the 10-22 though.

[TheTeksone]

Being 4 1/2 years later would you suggest 3 different lenses or still recommend these 3 still?

[cameralabs]

@TheTeksone I reckon the best general purpose Canon zoom for APS-C bodies is the 15-85mm, but if you do a lot of low light por portrait work, the 17-55mm f2.8 is also still nice...

[cameralabs]

@ANigerianPrince you're very welcome! Who the hell am I? A British technical journalist who's been reviewing equipment for over 20 years - please see my site cameralabs . com for my latest reviews!

[cameralabs]

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[sasktank]

Gordon..any thoughts on the sigma ultrawide8-16 non fisheye

[AJedProduction]

Hi, I have a canon 550d, I do mostly filming, that's my priority but I also do the ocassional but of photography. I own the kit lens 17 - 55mm and a canon 50mm 1.8. What lens would you reccomend me to get next? as cheap as possible though :P I was thinking of the sigma AF 70-300mm f4-5.6 what do you think??

[TheDrugEffect]

Recommending Canon EF-S 18-200mm IS! :))

[DerSchaddan]

@cameralabs Does a Primelense rotate while focus?

[jocamp5]

Good video. I'm an entry level user but I've found that primes are actually a good alternative to zooms. While I kept the kit lens, bought a 30mm Sigma, 50mm 1.8 Canon and that allows me to take portraits and landscape shoots. I would like to see your opinion, specially about getting primes instead.