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Originally Posted by bfollowell  I just bought a Canon Rebel XSi and love it as well. I have a good friend that is a big Nikon fan but I've been a fan of Canon optics for many years. I've been drooling over dslrs for several years now and finally decided to take the plunge.
I have the standard 18-55mm F3.5-5.6 kit lens (with IS) and I bought the 55-250mm F4-5.6 telephoto (also IS) to go with it. Neither have a very large aperture so I'll have to make sure there's a lot of natural lighting. I also bought a Speedlite 430EX external flash, so I can bounce the flash off the ceiling and improve the lighting when I do need the flash. It's MUCH better than the built-in flash. The difference in results really has to be seen to be believed. I'd love to pickup a macro lens and another good, general purpose lens with a really large aperture eventually but I'm in for much more than I wanted to be as it is. More lenses will have to wait a couple of years.
- Byron |
Those are great lenses to start out with. I have a very similar set-up (a 18-55 kit lens and a 70-210mm f/4), and I also use the 430EX.
I also picked up the Canon ef 50mm F/1.8 for $80. It's a fixed-focal-length lens, so it can be a bit limiting, but it practically sees in the dark with its large aperture. I know you said you've already spent more than you'd like, but this lens is well worth the money if you can swing it--in fact, if I could have only one lens out of my collection, this would be the one.