that is a GREAT camera. What is your main purpose for this? Car picture? landscape? portrait? Let us know so we can recommend some lens for you.

 

if thing goes as expect, i'll receive this Sigma 50-500mm next monday. Can't wait.

Yes, it looks like a big rocket. lolz

 

Car pics

 

At the moment i only have 2 lens,
* Image stabilizer 28-135mm
and
the one that came with the cam
*28-80mm

 

the one that come with the body is junk.

how much you want to spend?

 

No more than 600, is the IS i bought any good? any filters i should buy?

 

i wouldn't buy any Canon lens if they are no "L" series. Expensive but worth EVERY CENTS.

For car picture, base on your budget; i would recommend Sigma 17-70mm F2.8-4.5 DC MACRO or Tamron SP AF28-75mm F/2.8 XR Di LD Aspherical (IF).

 

Is the IS i currently have any good for car pics?

 

should be fine. TRY it.

 

pics come out crystal clear but this camera has so many ?modes? i dont know which ones to use

 

post some pictures.

 

SOme random pics

 

 

 

damn those pics are amazing!

 

well, my bday was yesterday and my lady friend suprised me with a digital rebel!
with a 28-70mm sigma zoom lens...excited!

but first i gotta learn how to turn it on

 

hehe..it is a good start.

 

The Sigma is too slow at the long end. I'd suggest the Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 which is a constant aperture through the whole focal range.

The 28mm on a 1.6x crop body isn't wide enough for automotive shots, imo.

 

imo the 28-135 is a little soft around the edges until stopped down, and it's a little slow at the long end.

A good set up to cover your focal lengths would be something like 24-70 f/2.8L, 70-200 f/2.8L, 300 or 400mm for telephoto, but everyone is different. For me, I don't find myself shooting at the 40-50mm focal range often so my set of 16-35 f/2.8L, 50mm f/1.8 (rarely use this lens) and 70-200 f/2.8L IS covers what I shoot. For cars, I tend to at the wide end or at the long end.

If you're willing to spend the money, the Canon 17-55 f/2.8 IS is a great lens from the reviews I'm seeing. It is an EF-S lens so down the road if you upgrade to a 1D series body, it will not be compatible but the 30D should last you awhile. I wish I would've known this lens coming out otherwise I wouldn't have bought the 16-35

 

sorry, alex, I cut from that hell hole lol