Help on 2.8 lenses for Canon.

Hi!

I`m starting to save money for a couple of lenses and I need some help as I'm barely getting started in photography.

I do stage photography and my current lenses are a 18-55 EFS kit lens and a 55-250 also EFS.

I´m planning to switch to full frame and I have just the range I need because I do mainly close ups.

I´d like to find equivalents to the lenses I have but with an aperture of 2.8. Any thoughts?

The catch: I´m on a budget, I'm looking for an option that I can afford (the cheaper the better)

 

There's no such thing as 2.8 lenses for FF "on a budget".
There are also different ranges, your 250mm is actually over 400mm so there's no way to get that
range on full frame without spending literally thousands.

2 most popular lenses for FF are 24-70 and 70-200.
Sigma and Tamron make 2.8 versions that are cheaper then Canon versions.
Sigma 70-200 is cheapest and rather good, their 24-70 is not that nice, but the Tamron 24-70 is.

Those two are over $2k and cover the range from 24 to 200mm, while you currently have a 29 to 400+ equivalent.

It's pointless going to FF just for the sake of having FF and then buying shitty lenses.

 

Well the two lenses you have will not work on a full frame camera.
You really should state what your budget is, in order to get suggestions. Even without knowing, I would suggests going used on both the FF camera and whatever lenses you decide to get.

 

Yeap, someone already told me EFS lenses cannot be used on a FF because they mess with the mirror right? Budget is missleading because I`m in Argentina and prices are very different, at this point in time I think I could get a new 70-200 2.8 from Sigma (to give you an idea on my budget) but I need to cover both ranges 18-55 and 55-250 or so. Anyway I'm saving money and I'm not at such a hurry.

 

Anything above 200mm on FF and at F/2.8 is likely going to cost as much as a car over there.
Forget about that range.

Stick with the crop sensor body and get better lenses.
I've done the same thing, I photograph the same thing, and I got the Sigma 70-200 2.8 that I suggested and replaced my
18-55 with the Tamron 17-50 2.8.

 

Thanks! By "On a budget" I mean I need the best relation between price and quality as in my country prices are ridiculous. a 70-200 2.8 from Sigma is around 3.500-3.750 dollars to give you an idea.

 

I'm in Croatia, everything is more expensive then in USA too.
Sigma's 70-200 2.8 is the cheapest 2.8 lens with stabilization in that focal range.
You might be able to find the original older canon 70-200 2.8 without stabilization but you're going to need it with that body you use.

 

I understand, I don´t have a problem on that matter because I can get closer to the stage to compensate (and I can crop more on a FF without losing quality at high ISO's, on my current situation I can´t almost crop because the noise becomes unbearable). What I need is to be able to get detail close-ups from somewhere in between first and 5th row of a theatre.

 

Tamron is likely much more expensive there.
It's almost $2k here in EU.

 

Now THAT`s a great piece of advice... Thanks! is not a bad idea at all... By private messages I`d like to ask you about APS cameras... I`d like to read your opinion on 7Ds