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Which should I get... Wide angle or Macro lens?
My brother is turning the big 4 - 0 and I was going to get him a lens for his camera because he really loves taking picture. He takes pictures of EVERYTHING. From a million different pics of the sunset to a tiny little bug crawling on a leaf. He has a canon camera... I have to double check with our other sibling what kind, because he has the same one... I THINK it's a EOS 60D
Anyway. I want to get him a lens for the camera... but I don't know which would be better. A wide angle or a macro lens.
As photographers... if you had to choose your first lens, which one would you get? Wide angle or macro?
First... He has mentioned both in the past which is why this was even a consideration. I'm not stupid. secondly... you don't ask someone which one they want for their BIRTHDAY which is to be given at a SURPRISE party. Third, doesn't answer my question. I asked if YOU and to choose YOUR first lens, which would YOU Get. I'm looking for opinions, not unwanted lectures on how to buy gifts for my family.
OMG People, are you stupid? I didn't say he was a photographer, I said he has a camera. that doesn't make you a professional. He just likes to take pictures. It's a hobby. I never said he was a professional. he's a cop by profession.
He has NO lenses other than the one that is on his camera now. He has mentioned wanting a wide angle and a macro but not having the money to get either right now... So it's not like I was thinking of this as "Ooo this sounds like a good idea". I happen to know a little more about my family than you do.
And exactly HOW am I getting mad at good advice? I don't need people giving me advice about how to buy gifts for my family. the question was, which would you get first if it were you buying a lens? telling me I should tell my brother what I'm getting for him for his surprise birthday party is a moronic response and not even slightly helpful.
3 Answers
- MattLv 79 years agoFavourite answer
The first lens I got with my Canon dSLR was the 60mm f/2.8 macro lens. It is nice for two reasons, it is a decent macro lens, and it is useful for portraits. It is also 2.8 so it is more versatile.
That said, a better macro lens is the Canon 100mm f/2.8, because with his camera it can shoot even smaller objects, and you can also step back a little further and still shoot small shy critters that are tough to shoot with the 60mm.
The wide angle, especially a high quality zoom, is probably going to be the most useful though. I would get him this unless you don't mind dropping a ton of money:
http://www.adorama.com/TN1628EOSK.html
If you have the coin, get his this one:
- Andy WLv 79 years ago
Why are you getting upset when people are giving you good advice??
It is pointless just going and buying equipment for a photographer without knowing what they want/need.
you could go and spend 1000 onn a macro lens which will be of no good whatsoever to them.
Asking what lens I would buy is pointless as well as I may want a 500mm telephoto but your brother might never use that.
ASK him what he wants.
- keerokLv 79 years ago
It's hard to give a surprise photography gift. You may get something expensive but he already has. If you can get him a gift certificate for a grand to one of the local photo supply shops in town then I guess that would be awesome.
