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OP: What sort of things do you usually shoot?
There's two lenses that will do you for most things, though. The first is a normal prime, either a 28 or 35mm. Sigma makes a 30mm, but Sigma lenses tend to have problems autofocusing on Canons.
A "normal" prime is one that provides similar perspective to human vision, and for that reason, it's extremely versatile. Unless the goal is some specific visual effect or you're trying to get something far away, a normal prime will do the work, and equally importantly, that it's close to human vision will help you learn composition faster. Fits like a glove with your eyes.
Canon makes a 28/2.8, 28/1.8, and 35/2. Look around for photographs taken with them- Flickr is actually good for this, just type in "Canon 28/2.8" or whatever and get the one whose look you like the best, taking into account budget and lens speed.
Then get the 50/1.8 as somebody said. It's insanely cheap, so there's no reason not to get it, and it'll give you another option if you need it.
>>115255 >Then, get yourself a flash because it will be far more versatile and flexible than any fast lens.
What are you talking about? There's loads of situations where using a flash is impossible or impractical. If he's shooting some event or trying to be discreet, or if he's just walking around and doesn't have time to set up the flash off-camera, or if he just doesn't want to schlep around a big flash on top of his camera.
Flashes are generally for shaping the light, not just adding it, and if he's a beginner, he should learn how to spot good light before he starts making his own.
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