Canon lense vs Sigma lense for Rebel XT

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Submitted By: Anonymous

Posted: May 23, 2005 - 6:49am

I'm in the process of purchasing the Canon Digital Rebel XT. I'm not sure what is the best lense to get with it. I'm looking at a couple of lens kits...any suggestions as to which is best or if there's much of a difference. One lense kit includes:

Canon EF-S 18-55, f/3.5-5.6 zoom lense
Canon 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III

The other kit includes:
Sigma Auto Focus 70-300mm
Sigma 28-80 mm

The Canon lenses are more expensive...is it worth more $ to get the Canon?

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Re: Canon lense vs Sigma lense for Rebel XT

Posted: May 27, 2005 - 10:20am

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If you are on a budget and want the bet lenses:
Tamron 28-80 3.5-5.6. About $75
Sigma 70-300 f4.-5.6 APO Macro Super About $200 (MUST be the APO version. The non APO is $150 and not as good)
If you have more money or want better glass...
Tamron 28-70 2.8 Di for about $350 gets good reviews.
Sigma 18-50 2.8 runs about $500. I can tell you more next week when mine arrives. The Tamron 17-35 2.8-4 is excellent as well. About $500.

I like the picture quality of the sigma 70-300 APO more than my tamron 28-80 -warmth or contrast I don't know, but I like the look better. part of the reason I went with the Sigma 18-50 over the tamron 17-35 (more range and speed helped too).

The 18-55 kit lens adds $100 to the kit price, but can be had on ebay for $70 often un-unused. The Tamron 28-80 can be found new on ebay for $50 or so, and is very light weight.