Samuel
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Reged: 18/05/2008
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Hi, I have just purchased a Canon 450D body only. I will be using it for a 1 year trip around the world. For this reason i dont want to carry to much weight, (flash/ tripod/ more than one lens etc).
i have decided to purchase a 'all in one lens' with image stabalisation.
Have been looking at the Tameron 28-300 VC. However with the crop factor this would loose its wide angle. This leaves me with the sigma 18-200 OS. However this received a poor optical review in the April addition.
Can anyone recomend the best all in one stabalised lense for true wide agle to full zoom?
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sjaszczak
A Real Gentleman
Reged: 08/06/2005
Posts: 1122
Loc: York
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Are you sure you can't squeeze two lenses into your kit? Then you can have the best of both worlds rather than a single lens to try and cover all possibilities and will inevitably not be quite as good.
Perhaps a body and two lenses in a decent bag wouldn't be too bad?
Wouldn't want you to get back from such an amazing trip wishing you hadn't compromised on the optics...
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Samuel
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Reged: 18/05/2008
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I have a Canon 28-90 + 90-300 currently on my 35mm film canon. just found it a pain to carry round 2 bulky lens & always swaping them over and missing the occasional shot.
Is the quality diferance, when spending similar amounts of money really that different. The non stabalised Tamron 18-250 got a good review in WDC in April. If only it included IS!!
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IvorETower
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Reged: 15/11/2006
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Loc: Camberley, Surrey
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The Sigma 18-200 OS won a superzoom test in WDC earlier this year "hands down". Sure it has some downsides, but if you really must have just one lens, this surely is the one to go for
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Nigel Atherton
WDC Editor
Reged: 16/05/2006
Posts: 270
Loc: Ministry of Magazines, London
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The Sigma 18-200mm OS did well because of its performance/value for money ratio. Its good for the price but these things are relative. Superzooms are convenient but often bigger than shorter range lenses and with smaller max apertures (hence the desire for OS to compensate for the slower shutter speeds). But if you're only likely to make small prints or just view on screen you'll find it ok.
If you wanted the best quality though you'd have to increase your weight by taking at least two lenses of a shorter range.
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Samuel
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Reged: 18/05/2008
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Thanks Nigel,
If i were too go for two lenses to cover the wide to zoom range without spending the earth, (maybee £400), What would be the best two to get?
I do still have the 35ml ket lenses mentioned before but they are several years old.
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davidh
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Reged: 08/11/2005
Posts: 553
Loc: Bristol + Farnham
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Thanks Nigel,
If i were too go for two lenses to cover the wide to zoom range without spending the earth, (maybee £400), What would be the best two to get?
The new EF-S 18-55 IS (the new Kit lens that you didn't get) and the new EF-S 55-250 IS wouldn't break the bank and appear to do what you desire. I've come to be quite fond of the new 18-55; its miles better than the old one. You should be able to get both for less than £350 total.
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Nigel Atherton
WDC Editor
Reged: 16/05/2006
Posts: 270
Loc: Ministry of Magazines, London
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Good suggestions. Alternatively if you can stretch to the Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 you'd get a better lens with a wider maximum aperture, though no Image Stabilisation - which may well cancel out some of the benefit from the superior optics at all but the higher shutter speeds.
Or, if you're lucky on eBay, you may be able to get hold of a secondhand 17-40mm f4L, though I think that's probably pushing it.
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Done&rundleCams
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Reged: 20/12/2001
Posts: 16752
Loc: Vancouver, BC
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Quote:
Hi, I have just purchased a Canon 450D body only. I will be using it for a 1 year trip around the world. For this reason i dont want to carry to much weight, (flash/ tripod/ more than one lens etc).
i have decided to purchase a 'all in one lens' with image stabalisation.
Have been looking at the Tameron 28-300 VC. However with the crop factor this would loose its wide angle. This leaves me with the sigma 18-200 OS. However this received a poor optical review in the April addition.
Can anyone recomend the best all in one stabalised lense for true wide agle to full zoom?
Hi Samuel,
I would recommend the Sigma 18-200 (28-320) OS simply because of the (slightly) wider angle
over the Tamron 28-300 (44-480) VC ...... even though I am more of a Tamron fan (over Sigma)  And I would highly recommend picking up a 50/1.8 lens for your trip as it is "inexpensive and small/light" and good for low light situations where you don't want to use a flash.
Also, remember to bring your charger (and appropriate plugs for the areas you're visiting) and an extra battery . I mention this only because I work in a camera shop
in Vancouver and you would not believe how many extra batteries and/or chargers we sell to
people who don't bring them along 
Cheers and happy sails 
Jack
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