06-25-2010, 11:46 PM
Hi, Welcome to the forum, and thanks for taking the time to write such a detailed post!
I guess everyone will be giving the benefit of their own experience here (and their own preferences), so I guess I'll do the same.
One of my favourite lenses right now is the Voigtländer Ultron 40mm/f2. It's nice and sharp, and very small: wide enough for the kind of shots you're boing, but fine for full-body portraits too. It's a manual focus lens, but the electronics (focus confirmation and aperture) are linked to the Canon body. It costs around 400 euros.
Somehow the limitation of the being a prime lens and manual focus makes this a really creative lens to use.
I guess everyone will be giving the benefit of their own experience here (and their own preferences), so I guess I'll do the same.
One of my favourite lenses right now is the Voigtländer Ultron 40mm/f2. It's nice and sharp, and very small: wide enough for the kind of shots you're boing, but fine for full-body portraits too. It's a manual focus lens, but the electronics (focus confirmation and aperture) are linked to the Canon body. It costs around 400 euros.
Somehow the limitation of the being a prime lens and manual focus makes this a really creative lens to use.