Been looking at lens and people have told me this would be a good choice. i dont really wanna spend over 400-500 quid if i can help it, just looking for a lens that will be open to alot of things Ie, Portraits, landscape, club, bit of everything really Tamron 17-50, f2.8, XR Di II Canon EF 17-40mm f4L USM Thanks in advance Joe
If you want a lens to use as a club, than I'd suggest the 1200mm f5.6 but for general-purpose photography, the 17 -40/50 is an excellent FL range. I'd prefer the f2.8, but I'm not sure about the quality of the Canon vs the Tamron.
Sorry when i said club, i should have said nightclub. im unsure what you get.. i will figure it out some how
That f number is the maximum aperture. The smaller the number means the wider the aperture... which means the more light gets in. For a dark environment, esp. a nightclub where flash may not be an option, you will want a faster lens. The f/2.8 is better than the f/4 in the case of nightclub photography. Both of those lenses are quite wide in terms of what you can see and photograph through them... 17mm at the widest is quite wide.
