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which lenses to choose for Canon eos 7d

Aug 3, 2014 3:44PM PDT

Hi guys,

I'm brand new to this forum and new to photography so I am trying to gain as much knowledge as I can before I go buy my first DSLR!

I've decided on the Canon EOS 7D because I want to take action shots of sports as well as attach a good telephoto lens to get great surfing pics.

Can anyone help me choose between these two telephoto lenses, I don't know what the difference is between them so you may need to explain it to me in basic terms!

I am a beginner but I wanted to buy the largest telephoto lens available, being the 400mm.

There is around $300 difference between the two but if the more expensive one is better, I would prefer to buy it.

I haven't bought any other lenses yet either, so maybe some suggestions on what size is most versatile would be most helpful.

I'm also planning on buying a fisheye lens.

Could someone please explain what is the difference between:

EF 100-400mm f4.5-5.6L USM

EF 400mm f5.6L USM

I've read that it's better to spend your money on good lenses and since I probably won't be upgrading for a long time, I'd like to buy really good ones right from the start, however I do unfortunately have a budget so buying one lens that's $6000 is out of the question for me right now!

Thank you in advance from a newbie!

Cheers ~ Kylie

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Aug 3, 2014 11:45PM PDT
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Thanks for your advice!
Aug 4, 2014 7:12PM PDT

Hi Snapshot2!

Thank you for your advice and help!

That's one lens down, now I am trying to figure out which lens I want to buy for landscape photography!

Cheers Happy