TAKING THE PLUNGE!

[AMOMENT]

Omg the injustice! I can't take it! The horror of me actually potentially repeating myself. Omg wait u mean I'm the first person to ever do this? Thank god I have u guys to point out all of my flaws. . Apparently having major doubts and questions about lenses is intolerable. Wonder how u feel about child labor? Bitter jeweler you take such efforts to google images of broken records etc just to have a witty reply to my posts. U clearly dont like me and are never helpful. DUDE just ignore me for heaven sake! Yes I've repeated myself and yes you've given some advice by to be honest ur advice was to figure out what I wanted and narrow it down. I did that! I described what I wanted, picked a brand and common lens type, now I just have to decide between a lot of pretty much the same thing. 400 does not come easy to me and I am apprehensive about buying something that is not good. I didn't repeat myself actually, I took ur advice, figured out what I wanted, what brand, etc but some of you guys are too busy trying to show off ur snotty remarks that u can't see it. Seriousely as u all said big effin' deal!

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[Nikon_Josh]

You've gotta be effin kidding me with another thread AMOMENT! And you've narrowed down your 14 to 6!? Just buy one for effs sake and start shooting with it. None of them are going to be any good unless they are mounted to your camera! <sigh>

Maybe take your own advice and take your camera outside and get off the forum if this is all you have to say. Hopefully the OP makes two more threads at 2 and after she selects one. Its the beauty of the forums, you can post what you need answers to . I get better photography input off a Jeep forum than I do here because most of the posts are like yours....worthless.

Maybe people 'like you' at the Jeep forum!

[HughGuessWho]

OP, I think you are looking for the Magic Lens and it doesn’t exist. Many people have given you their opinion, some more than once. Now, you need to take the advice given, consider it all and then make the decision yourself. No lens is perfect, even those that are out of your price range, based on an earlier thread. I doubt that any lens you have listed will be terrible for you, considering you level.
Don’t sweat the decision and get yourself stressed out about it. Flip a coin, buy one of the lenses and then go crazy shootin' pics. When you out grow that lens, then you can think about finding that perfect lens.

[Nikon_Josh]

Omg the injustice! I can't take it! The horror of me actually potentially repeating myself. Omg wait u mean I'm the first person to ever do this? Thank god I have u guys to point out all of my flaws. . Apparently having major doubts and questions about lenses is intolerable. Wonder how u feel about child labor? Bitter jeweler you take such efforts to google images of broken records etc just to have a witty reply to my posts. U clearly dont like me and are never helpful. DUDE just ignore me for heaven sake! Yes I've repeated myself and yes you've given some advice by to be honest ur advice was to figure out what I wanted and narrow it down. I did that! I described what I wanted, picked a brand and common lens type, now I just have to decide between a lot of pretty much the same thing. 400 does not come easy to me and I am apprehensive about buying something that is not good. I didn't repeat myself actually, I took ur advice, figured out what I wanted, what brand, etc but some of you guys are too busy trying to show off ur snotty remarks that u can't see it. Seriousely as u all said big effin' deal!

I thought you were going to buy a 17-50 2.8??

[SCraig]

Noboy can tell you which lens you need because nobody knows what you like to shoot except you. That is a fact of life. ALL of the lenses you have selected are good. ALL of them would be a good choice. ALL of them are prefectly acceptable. You would be happy with ANY of them. I've already told you what I use and at the time that's what you decided you wanted.

I don't know what you expect any one to tell you that hasn't been said before. Would it make you happy if everyone who reads this picks the same lens? OK, everyone vote for #1.

Just an FYI, even if you get the wrong lens it won't be the end of the world. When I bought my Sigma I decided I wanted a 2.8 lens one morning, looked at B&H's web site at lunch (never even looked anywhere else). Found one in the price range and focal length range that I wanted, and ordered it. Never read a review, never studied it, never fretted over it, never looked back. That was 2 years ago and I've been happy with it since.

[Mach0]

Just get the 17-50.......... If it performs, so be it. If it doesn't do what you want, sell it and get something you do. You are going to waste soooooooooooo much time making threads asking people the same questions. Many of us don't mind giving advice buttttttttt you have you understand that you know what you want most. If you don't, you don't need a lens just yet. Go with your gut and stop being so indecisive.

[AMOMENT]

Also the nearest camera shop to me is 40 minutes away. . I could make the trip I guess

[dxqcanada]

The only way to really know is to physically use the lenses on your camera.
I have gone through many lenses ... I've read reviews, bought, used, sold, bought again ... then eventually I settled with the lenses I currently have.

[Mach0]

Ok. I will ask you this... Were you satisfied with the range of you 18-55 kit lens but wanted something faster? Get the 17-50. If you never used the wide end as much and wished you had something with just a tad longer reach, get the 28-75. Whether its best for you will be up to you.

[Tee]

I only submitted Tamron as an option since you have other third party lenses. I don't have it anymore but the Tamron lens I suggested was a huge upgrade from the kit lenses. I will suggest, given your budget requirements, you choose the single most important factor you require in your lens and be thankful for any bonuses. It appears you really want low light performance so go with the lens that offers the best ability in that field. What you really want costs about 4 times your budget.

Lastly, as others have said, get the lens on your camera at the store first.

[APHPHOTO]

After about 4 months of taking part in these forums, I've come to a conclusion. Most of you frickin idiots cant spell for the life of you. And second, most of you are just a bunch of ass holes.

[Mach0]

After about 4 months of taking part in these forums, I've come to a conclusion. Most of you frickin idiots cant spell for the life of you. And second, most of you are just a bunch of ass holes.

And many don't know how to use correct punctuation. Yourself included, lol.

[IByte]

Also the nearest camera shop to me is 40 minutes away. . I could make the trip I guess

Hands on is your best bet. Another thing how many threads do you really need to get great advice. Either A you enjoy the drama, or B you are really are not sure what to buy. Again hands on is your best bet.

[Bitter Jeweler]

After about 4 months of taking part in these forums, I've come to a conclusion. Most of you frickin idiots cant spell for the life of you. And second, most of you are just a bunch of ass holes.

...and name calling makes you any better how, exactly?
It's against the rules, by the way. Reported!

[Vtec44]

After about 4 months of taking part in these forums, I've come to a conclusion. Most of you frickin idiots cant spell for the life of you. And second, most of you are just a bunch of ass holes.

And many don't know how to use correct punctuation. Yourself included, lol.

WINNING!