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Anonymous
Dear /p/,
Canonfag here. EF 28mm 1.8 or Tamron 17-50? Already got 50/85mm f/1.8 and the kit lens. Wouldn't mind the convenience of a zoom and the wide angle but I'm addicted to fast glass. Help ;_;
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>> Anonymous
EF 28mm 1.8
>> Anonymous
28. A fast normal prime is indispensible, and you already have the kit lens to cover the wide focal lengths. Learn to work without the zoom; it'll help you in the long run and you'll have three great focal lengths to work with.
>> Anonymous
Thanks, going with 28 then.
>> Anonymous
>>123827
Im planning on the same thing, im so impressed with my 50mm f1.8, im buying the 50mm f1.4, the 85mm 1.8 and the 28mm 1.8... What other fast primes exist? Anything in the 135 or higher range?
>> Anonymous
>>123851
100 f/2.0 (cheap)
24L f/1.4, 35L 1.4, 135L 2.0, and obviously the 85/50 f/1.2 versions, all expensive like hell ;_;
>> Anonymous
>>123875
http://www.usa.canon.com/consumer/controller?act=ProductCatIndexAct&fcategoryid=111

Have a look around. Also, though Sigma lenses can have problems autofocusing with Canons, they make quite a few fast primes, including some pretty long, like the 180/2.8:

http://www.sigmaphoto.com/lenses/lenses_all.asp

Tokina also makes a 100/2.8:

http://www.tokinalens.com/products/tokina/afl-m100-a.html

And Tamron makes a 14/2.8 and a 90/2.8:

http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/14mm.asp
http://www.tamron.com/lenses/prod/90mm.asp

And if you have a camera with a better viewfinder than the Rebel (i.e. one suitable for manually focusing), it's worth looking at all sorts of old and alternative glass to be used with an adapter. There's tons of really great old M42-mount lenses out there that can be had for very little, and it's popular in some circles to use Leica, Zeiss, and Contax lenses with an adapter.