I am having trouble finding a good lens for indoor concert photography that isn’t too expensive. I have a Canon Rebel XT. The Canon EF-S 17-55 f/2.8 IS lens is so sweet, but if I were going to spend over $1000 on a lens it would be in the L series. What is a good third party lens comparable to this one?
Technically the 17-55 is "L" quality, but they won’t give it that designation since it doesn’t fit their film cameras.
Tokina makes a nice 12-24, but it’s only an f/4. Of course it trades a better wide angle for less zoom.
3 Responses to “What is a good lens for indoor low light photography?”
Technically the 17-55 is "L" quality, but they won’t give it that designation since it doesn’t fit their film cameras.
Tokina makes a nice 12-24, but it’s only an f/4. Of course it trades a better wide angle for less zoom.
References :
Sigma makes this 24-70mm F/2.8 that is pretty good….
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/.....EX_DG.html
And this 18/55mm f/2.8 that rates pretty good as well.
http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/.....EX_DC.html
If you can afford to get away from zoom lenses, Canon has the 50mm f/1.4 for around $350. Great lens. The f/1.8 is arounf $100. Great bargain.
http://freephotographytutorials.blogspot.com/
References :
The Canon 50mm at either 1.4 or 1.8 is a great choice.
the 1.4 is more expensive but is built better.
the 1.8 is a bargain at only about $80.
unless you’re a pro, you probably wont notice the difference in image quality or miss the extra .4 stop in the more expensive lens.
Don’t forget to protect all your lenses with UV filters!
References :