The West Ring

The main benefit of having spent so little on the 350D is that I was able to buy an extra lens now rather than having to save up for it. However, that didn’t mean my budget was boundless so some research was needed.

The two obvious contenders (on price alone!) were from Tamron (55-200mm f4-5.6 and lots of other letters… ) and Sigma (70-300mm f4-5.6). A judicious bit of JFGI-ing found some user reviews and there was a definite consensus in favour of the Tamron.

Later that evening I was flicking through a back issue of Digital SLR Photography (cheers, Stephen!) and found a review of zoom lenses. The Tamron won that test too, so we ordered one. Being, as I am, a novice, it was also useful that intro to the review talked about crop factor, and explained why the 55-200mm was a better choice for most than the 70-300mm.

Don’t expect an in-depth review from me when it arrives next week, though!!