So the canon loyalty program only has certain refurbished lenses in stock. My SIL in buying today, so I am hoping I get an answer to this question quickly (please?)
Again, I'm shooting on a T3 crop body. I was looking for a shorter ranged lens a prime.
They only have these lenses
10-22 f 3.5
17-40 f4
24-105 f4
28-135 3.5
These lenses are available refurbished and at a discount ranging from 20-30% depending on the lens. I am debating the 17-40 and the 10-22. I hear the 17-40 isn't THAT great on a crop body. The 10-22 is an efs lens so I'm leaning more towards this one but wanted to get a second opinion (or two or three!)
10-22 f 3.5 is a very good lens for only a crop sensor body. It's extremely wide angle, good for certain shots, but definitely not a general purpose lens. It will give some great creative abilities -- perspectives you simply cannot get with other lenses.
17-40 f4 is a well-build 'L' lens, which works as a nice GP lens for crop sensors, and a wide angle for full-frame. The image is good, and the price is very good. I do not own one, but have considered buying one.
24-105 f4 is another well-built 'L' lens, which has decent image, although a bit of distortion at the wide end. I use this a lot on a full-frame camera, but it's not as wide as I like on a crop.
28-135 3.5 is a very inexpensive lens with decent image quality. Build quality isn't as good, although it will give better images than your existing 18-200. It is rather long for a crop body, so don't expect to shoot indoors unless it's a close-up. These are often available used for $250.
Of those, I would suggest going with the 10-22 just to give you some great options to go with your existing lens selection. If you like prime lenses, this will still make you happy... throw in a 30mm at some point, and you'll have all the important ranges for general photography using just your primes and this.
Can anyone answer a digicam video question?
My camera is nothing special, but I love it. It is a late model Canon Powershot. Unfortunately, it's the only video camera I have currently. For a work assignment, I had to shoot two short clips, the first - one minute and the 2nd - 38 seconds. I am trying to figure out how to loop the two and make them run smoothly on my laptop. I will be running them from a late model iMac tomorrow. I installed the user's manual, but I still can't figure out why the shorter clip is out of sync. They were shot one right after the other.
Will they likely run more smoothly on a newer laptop? Are there editing tools built into the camera? Elementary questions, I know.
Will they likely run more smoothly on a newer laptop? Are there editing tools built into the camera? Elementary questions, I know.
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