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Submitted By: enggass
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Hobbyist Zoom Lens
Posted: January 22, 2009 - 10:12am

I have the 10.1Mp Canon Rebel XTi SLR. I do photography as a hobby and would like to know what would be a good/decent Zoom lens. Nothing too pricey, but adequate. There are so many out there. Even any tips as to what to look for as far as specs.
Thanks,
Steve

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Don Fischer's picture
Submitted By: Don Fischer
Location: Antelope, Oregon
Joined: Jun 15 2005
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Re: Hobbyist Zoom Lens
Posted: February 25, 2009 - 9:19pm

WOW! old question. Doesn't move very fast here. I have a Nikon DSLR and use mostly a 28-200 Sigma. If I were doing it over I'd go for one of the 28-300 zooms.

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Submitted By: R. Neil Anderson
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Re: Hobbyist Zoom Lens
Posted: April 15, 2009 - 6:53pm

I without a doubt would suggest a 70-200L, which is available in f4, f4 IS, f2.8, and 2.8 IS. Buy the best one you can afford. You can pick up a good used f4 non-IS for about $400 to $475. Don't waste money on a 75-300 lens. I know, new they are 1/3 the price of a used 70-200 but the IQ is 1/10th at best.

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