Best lens for outdoor photography

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  • pango0

    Low Budget?

    EF 50mm ƒ/1.8 II
    good for street photo and portrait. if you just want the person to be in the shot. other wise you will have to stand a bit of distance. this lens give you awesome shallow depth of field. meaning lots of blurry back ground.
    $ Cheap !
    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr…

    EF 28mm f/2.8
    bit wider and awesome for street photos as well. good depth of field.
    $ Cheap !
    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr…

    EF-S 18-135mm ƒ/3.5-5.6 IS
    Good all around Travel Lens. Depth of field in the mediocre level.
    18mm give you wide angle. for landscape photo i would choose a wide angle lens and focal point number as low as 18 at least. 135mm give you semi telephoto. i normally wouldn't pick this one but you said you have low budget. this lens is a Kit lens for 60D and 7D. meaning you can maybe find a cheap used one.
    $ If you have work this shouldn't be hard to afford.
    http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/pr…

    note that because you have a XTi, a APS-C size (cropped) sensor. All the lens you have will have a to multiply the focal length by 1.6. for example 18mm = 28.8mm. and 50mm = 80

    and future investment wise. if you plan to get a full frame camera. Don't get lenses that has "EF-S" in their name. it means that it's only for APS-C sensor camera. and full frame camera wouldn't really work with these lenses.

    If you can, try to buy the L lens. their value drops slower. in case you want to sell them later on.

    *if i'm misinforming benfal, please let me know.

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