Just about everyone has a favorite lens for this purpose.
So, rather than give you my opinion here is a discussion on that subject:
http://www.dpreview.com/forums/thread/3701023
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Hi there,
I'm brand new to photography and I am getting very confused by all of the information and opinions out there about lenses.
I mainly want to use my camera for sports photography so I am buying a telephoto lens and I also want to photograph landscapes.
I will be buying a Canon EOS 7D as well as a Telephoto lens The EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS USM
I want to buy one other lens at this stage, a good lens for landscape photography but something that can also be used for just everyday photography.
I doubt that I will be upgrading any time soon to a full frame camera (unless I win lotto!) or buying any other lenses for now so I would like to buy good quality lenses for the camera I have now.
I don't want to buy the cheap lenses so I am prepared to spend a bit of money on a good quality lens (I just can't afford the professional ones just yet!)
I want a lens that has these characteristics:
wide angle
zoom
works in low light
image stabilisation
weather sealed
Can anyone help me choose?
Much appreciated!
Smilekiles ![]()

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