Help Please

I am looking at getting my partner a birthday present and i am unsure what to get him. I was looking at getting a bag to carry his camera in but i have went off that idea. He has a Canon 400D (hope that is the right name) :oops: . He bought the camera and it just came with a standard lens, it says 55mm on it. What i need to know is what lens are compatabile with his camera is it only canon lenses? What would you recommend he has just started taking bird photos?

[Steven Gourlay]

Hi Nanette

Your partner has the same camera model as myself which will make things easier.

You are not tied into just canon lenses but you have to get a lens that has the cannon connection/cannon fit. Look at sigma or canon lenses.

Lenses i have used and would recommend

Canon 70-300 IS USM = About £300 on ebay
Canon 100-400 L IS USM = About £750 on ebay

Not Used

Sigma 70-300 = About £100 on ebay
Sigma APO 50-500mm = About £500


It really all depends on your budget, you can get the 70-300 without IS but you would be then best to use it with a tripod, i tend to stick to Canon lenses as i find these hold their value well and i tend to sell and get the next lens up after a year or so. You can see in this section there is a couple of posts about the two canon lenses metioned. They are a lot more lenses on the market i would recommend if you find any that are in your price range if you post the model am sure a member the forum has it or has used it.

I know it would ruin the suprise but would it not be best to ask him what he would like, i know he would say the 100-400 ;) but give him your budget and say would would you prefer that whay he is going to be 100% happy.