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So, /p/, it going to snow again tonight in Minny. Sigh. To un-depress myself and think about the supposedly coming warm weather photography I want to do, I am asking for the collective's knowledge on Canon lens goodness. My XTi is powered by a 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS, a 50 mm f1.8, and an admittedly ghetto 75-300 f4-5.6. (Didn't get the kit lens.) What lens is next? I like portrait and macro primarily it seems, and money is an object for me. Is it worth it to get the 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS USM with what I already have? Or maybe a wide angle, like a 10-22mm since I don't have one, so that I can practice outdoor/scenic photography (if it ever stops snowing....)? What do you think? In return, I give you my lawnchair in December, and probably looking that way again in the morning.
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>> Anonymous
The EF-S 17-85 is the same thing as the 28-135 on 35mm. So uh, you would get the wide end with it. Performance is about the same.

Unless you really feel like your 28-135 isn't wide enough, there are better lenses you can get for $500.

Portrait and macro, you could get the EF-S 60mm or 100mm 2.8. Or portrait only, 85mm 1.8 or 100mm 2.0.

If you want ultra wide (lol beethyfag), EF-S 10-22 or Sigma 10-20 if you are cheap.
>> Anonymous
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Do any of the canon-fags out there have any concerns about EF-S in terms of longevity and resale? Has anyone tried to unload an EF-s when moving up to a full-frame sensor and couldn't? Maybe I shouldn't worry about crap like that...but Optimus worries.

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>> Anonymous
I do, which is why the only EF-S I have is the 18-55.

Not a big fan of the whole "Hey! You can sell your old stuff!" philosophy so I just don't buy EF-S lenses.

The only thing I'm missing out on is ultra wide but I don't need that. Oh and a 2.8 lens with IS.
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>>157363
A little googling and I like the 100mm options, and have a f/u: any downsides to using amacro lens in non-macro applications? Or is it simply a matter of the 100mm f2.8 macro losing astop but giving you the better detail?

In return, here is the eclipse from not too long ago shot wth the above mentions junk 75-300...I wish I'd had a nice tele lens for that night.

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>> Anonymous
>>157397

They are normally slower to focus but both the EF-S 60mm and 100mm macro are USM and should be fine.

Don't expect something like the 85mm 1.8 though. Quite possibly the fastest focusing lens Canon has.
>> Anonymous
Macro lenses are usually the sharpest out there, though that doesn't nesc. mean they're the best.

They're also generally sharper and better-corrected the closer you focus.

Go look on Flickr for photographs taken with the lenses and see which one you like the look of better.
>> Anonymous
>>157414

And how exactly is this relevant?
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OP here; So I'm hearing any seeing on amazon, etc that perhaps bang for the buck for me would be the 85 mm 1.8- good portraits, fast/low light lens, and could probably get some better (or not) shots of my comics collection/camoflaged Transformer than any of my current lenses... any other thoughts out there?

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>> Anonymous
It's a good lens but incredibly tight on a XTi.

Put one of your lenses at 85mm and see how you like it.

If you can stand it, you're golden. But I would still get the 100mm 2.8 instead unless you desperately need the faster speed.