# What lenses to get next **URL:** \ **Category:** Shift518 Automotive\ **Created:** [January 16, 2012, 7:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331 "2012-01-16T19:37:05Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 14\ **Page:** 2
**Author:** ![CFD\_Productions](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/cfd_productions/32/6519_2.png) [@CFD\_Productions](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/CFD_Productions)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 12:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/21 "2012-01-17T12:47:14Z")
> [@Speeding ticket in West seneca....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speeding-ticket-in-west-seneca/47931/40): > > šŸ„·ninja > > :rofl every photo thread hahaha. Why donā€™t you ever use it?! > > Okay so today I couldnā€™t help my self and bought the EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Image Stabilizer USM šŸ˜‘ I couldnā€™t help it. It was like new, lens hood, hoya uv filter, and itā€™ll be a nice lens to have whenever I go full frame. because i hate him for owning such a fine piece of glass and neglecting it ā€¦ ill answer for him ā€¦ he says ā€œit has too many Chromatic Aberrations (CAs)ā€ but ā€¦ graphs show almost invisible ![http://www.photozone.de/images/8Reviews/lenses/canon_85_12_5d/ca.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/1/2102eed94c9650bf93d571786e3be69357f5b6ee.png) plus he doesnt like how narrow the plane of focus is at F1.2 in other words ā€¦ he is a picky bastard šŸ™‚ but much love for JIM ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:17pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/22 "2012-01-17T14:17:24Z")
My 50 1.4 is awesome. I wish it was AF. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 2:47pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/23 "2012-01-17T14:47:53Z")
> [@Speeding ticket in West seneca....](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/speeding-ticket-in-west-seneca/47931/40): > > Okay so today I couldnā€™t help my self and bought the EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS Image Stabilizer USM šŸ˜‘ I couldnā€™t help it. It was like new, lens hood, hoya uv filter, and itā€™ll be a nice lens to have whenever I go full frame. Why didnā€™t you just buy the 18-200 IS lens? Cause itā€™s not USM? ---
**Author:** ![REDWGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redwgn/32/6695_2.png) [@REDWGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/REDWGN)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 3:29pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/24 "2012-01-17T15:29:13Z")
> [@changing brakes on accord need help](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/changing-brakes-on-accord-need-help/10518/10): > > Why didnā€™t you just buy the 18-200 IS lens? Cause itā€™s not USM? Nope, because the 28-135mm was only $220 and I donā€™t want ef-s lenses cuz Iā€™ll just have to sell them when I go FF ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 5:37pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/25 "2012-01-17T17:37:01Z")
> [@IM CALLING YOU OUT FIREHAWK853!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-calling-you-out-firehawk853/42858/500): > > because i hate him for owning such a fine piece of glass and neglecting it ā€¦ ill answer for him ā€¦ he says ā€œit has too many Chromatic Aberrations (CAs)ā€ > but ā€¦ graphs show almost invisible > ![http://www.photozone.de/images/8Reviews/lenses/canon_85_12_5d/ca.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/1/2102eed94c9650bf93d571786e3be69357f5b6ee.png) plus he doesnt like how narrow the plane of focus is at F1.2 > in other words ā€¦ he is a picky bastard šŸ™‚ but much love for JIM The 85 1.2 is also VERY slow to autofocus. yep, I still want one šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:08pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/26 "2012-01-17T21:08:53Z")
Thatā€™s only relevant to quick action shots anyways. Tripod still car pictures would come out just the same as they would if it was focusing in half of the timeā€¦ the car isnā€™t going anywhere haha. ---
**Author:** ![Ilya](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/ilya/32/6404_2.png) [@Ilya](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Ilya)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:23pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/27 "2012-01-17T21:23:22Z")
> [@IM CALLING YOU OUT FIREHAWK853!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-calling-you-out-firehawk853/42858/504): > > Nope, because the 28-135mm was only $220 and I donā€™t want ef-s lenses cuz Iā€™ll just have to sell them when I go FF Gotcha. Good point. ---
**Author:** ![REDWGN](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/redwgn/32/6695_2.png) [@REDWGN](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/REDWGN)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 9:52pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/28 "2012-01-17T21:52:03Z")
> [@Random Picture Thread](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/random-picture-thread/34324/354): > > Gotcha. > > Good point. Just trying to think ahead, I like to do that sometimes :number1 :lol ---
**Author:** ![AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/amd_is_the_best/32/6342_2.png) [@AMD\_IS\_THE\_BEST](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/AMD_IS_THE_BEST)\ **Post date:** [January 17, 2012, 11:18pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/29 "2012-01-17T23:18:55Z")
> [@Plants/Vehicles affected by American Axle strike](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/plants-vehicles-affected-by-american-axle-strike/47945/17): > > Thatā€™s only relevant to quick action shots anyways. Tripod still car pictures would come out just the same as they would if it was focusing in half of the timeā€¦ the car isnā€™t going anywhere haha. Depends on what youā€™re shooting then. If itā€™s a moving car, forget about it and use an 85 f/1.8. ---
**Author:** ![capitalcrew](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/c/e79b87/32.png) [@capitalcrew](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/capitalcrew)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 5:15am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/30 "2012-01-18T05:15:41Z")
True, but the only moving shots I think Iā€™ve seen him do are the rig shots ---
**Author:** ![KillerBlackbird](https://yyz2.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/user_avatar/forums.speedlife.net/killerblackbird/32/6525_2.png) [@KillerBlackbird](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/KillerBlackbird)\ **Post date:** [January 18, 2012, 8:32am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/31 "2012-01-18T08:32:08Z")
> [@IM CALLING YOU OUT FIREHAWK853!!!](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/im-calling-you-out-firehawk853/42858/500): > > because i hate him for owning such a fine piece of glass and neglecting it ā€¦ ill answer for him ā€¦ he says ā€œit has too many Chromatic Aberrations (CAs)ā€ > but ā€¦ graphs show almost invisible > ![http://www.photozone.de/images/8Reviews/lenses/canon_85_12_5d/ca.png](https://canada1.discourse-cdn.com/flex034/uploads/speedlife/original/3X/2/1/2102eed94c9650bf93d571786e3be69357f5b6ee.png) plus he doesnt like how narrow the plane of focus is at F1.2 > in other words ā€¦ he is a picky bastard šŸ™‚ but much love for JIM > [@Play any sports?](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/play-any-sports/47950/5): > > The 85 1.2 is also VERY slow to autofocus. > > yep, I still want one šŸ™‚ Charts are fine but my real world experience show that at f/2 to f/1.2 CA is an issue. Nick is right, it is very slow to AF too. Its a great lens but its kind of the bastard child of focal lengths for me. Iā€™d rather use my 135 f/2L which can focus closer and faster and is much lighter to carry around. Maybe one of these days Ill give the 85 another shot. I mostly shoot with primes now anyway, very seldom do I use my 24-70 and rig shots are done with the 17-40. ---
**Author:** ![dsblk93gt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/d/9de053/32.png) [@dsblk93gt](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/dsblk93gt)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 5:56pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/32 "2012-02-19T17:56:34Z")
I have been doing a lot of reading on this and looking for the same thing. The Tamron 17-50 2.8 , Sigma 17-50 2.8 and the Sigma 17-70 2.8-4 are nice as well for a lens at a decent price. If you look on [http://photography-on-the.net/forum/index.php](http://photography-on-the.net/forum/index.php) they have a lot of nice samples with a ton of lenses. I was amazed at the quality of shots taken with the Tamron 17-50 as well as the others. Some people like the 28-135 but the newer 18-135 is actually better image quality wise. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [February 19, 2012, 7:53pm UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/33 "2012-02-19T19:53:11Z")
While I am not an expert, and Iā€™m really only just now starting to read about all the differences in lenses etc to better understand whats a good lens, whats notā€¦ Up until this point, 5-6 years ago I was using an 35MM SLR with glass my dad gave me from when he did photography, never really tried or cared to understand everything on a technical level. Stick with the body you have now, invest in glass, it wonā€™t lose its value like a body does and will be there for your next body. Getting a good lens on the body you have now is going to be better then giving it all up for a really bad ass camera body. Itā€™s going to be sometime before you outgrow what that body has to offer. I know I sound like a jackass as I am now only getting into all this again, but just repeating some advice some others gave me that makes perfect sense, good equipment doesnt neceisarilly mean good photographs, i have heard some say they learned this the hard way :lol. Only reason I picked up a D90 is because the wife bitched about me using her D5100 and I got the D90 for the price I paid for her 5100. Plus, I like that all the knobbies are right there and i donā€™t have to drill down through menus to change shit and the fact that it can use older AF lenses that the D5100 canā€™t use. Get a prime lens or two, they tend to be sharper and offer faster speeds as others have said. Plus you donā€™t have some issues like barell distortions etc at some focal length which zooms tend to have an issue with. Really wanted all these bad ass zoom lenses when i first started looking at finally buying a DSLR a year or two ago and realized that regardless of what your doing it can mostly all be done with only a couple good lenses, unless you do some specialty stuff. Iā€™d get a couple good quality primes and a do it all zoom lens for everything in between for now. I know both cannon and Nikon and others like sigma tamron etc make this type of lens for both makers but an 18-200MM zoom lens. I know on the nikon side from what ive read its an extremely sharp lens and offers a ton of flexability, its just expsensive at around $1000 Iā€™d honestly get a 35 or 50MM 1.4 or get the 1.8 to save some money. Would be a nice fast and sharp lens that can pretty much serve all your purposes providing you dont have a need to be 50 feet away from the subject your shooting, or unless you do a lot of distance close up photography of shit like birds and whanot as an example. Then use the rest and get the 85 like Nick mentioned, and save up and get the 200 F/2 which is a fucking awesome lens, just really really expsnesive :rofl Me and dan were just pming about stuff like this. I just wasnt sure what to get next, luckily he confirmed what i was looking at. Anyways, I know i typed a lot, and I know im hardly credible compared to jim/dan and a few others, but its what Iā€™ve already learned, some of what i actually do know and some advice iā€™ve gotten from people whom i trust and have been doing this for awhile like my uncle. ---
**Author:** ![Shady](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/6de8d8/32.png) [@Shady](https://forums.speedlife.net/u/Shady)\ **Post date:** [February 20, 2012, 6:41am UTC](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331/34 "2012-02-20T06:41:05Z")
^^ Really wasnt trying to sound like I think I know it all either, i know it might have come across like that. Though I do think most would agree to invest in glass for now and upgrade your body after. [Previous page](https://forums.speedlife.net/t/what-lenses-to-get-next/262331.md?page=1)