04-08-2011, 01:14 PM
Thanks everyone for your replies! I appreciate the time anyone spends responding to this topic because I'm sure it pops up every week. I've exhausted myself with weeks of research in reviews and forums and it's nice to get specific advice.
Since I'm trying to be budget conscious:
1) I can't go for the primes as they're about $500 each on top of the Tamron 70-300mm.
2) The Canon EF-S 15-85 is a bit steep for me right now too, unfortunately.
3) The Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM is still $150 more than the 17-70mm lens. Is it really that much better? I might be able to swing that if it's totally worth it.
My total budget is roughly $2000 so the 60D, two zoom lenses, a handful of filters, a 32GB card, and a bag pretty much fills that up. That's why I've narrowed it down to the three lenses up top.
So to stay on topic, I'd prefer help choosing one of these lenses as they're the ones that fit within my budget.
Budgets are necessary evils sometimes.
Thanks!
Since I'm trying to be budget conscious:
1) I can't go for the primes as they're about $500 each on top of the Tamron 70-300mm.
2) The Canon EF-S 15-85 is a bit steep for me right now too, unfortunately.
3) The Sigma 17-50mm f2.8 EX DC OS HSM is still $150 more than the 17-70mm lens. Is it really that much better? I might be able to swing that if it's totally worth it.
My total budget is roughly $2000 so the 60D, two zoom lenses, a handful of filters, a 32GB card, and a bag pretty much fills that up. That's why I've narrowed it down to the three lenses up top.
So to stay on topic, I'd prefer help choosing one of these lenses as they're the ones that fit within my budget.
Budgets are necessary evils sometimes.
Thanks!