Best walkaround lens for Canon

[huddlestonh]

Hi, ladies! I'm pretty new here and to digi scrapping. This place is highly addictive.

I have a question that I would love opinions on. I bought a Canon Rebel xti last year and bought the 50mm 1.8 lens. I love this lens, but now I'm wanting to get something that has some zoom and is a good lens to leave on for most things. I mainly take pictures of my kids. Lenses are so expensive and I'm worried about getting stuck with something I don't like.

Thanks!

[Jen D]

I don't know what your budget looks like but my favorite lens is my 24-70mm. I hardly ever take it off =)

[mugsbigsis]

I have a Tamron 18-200 for my Xsi and I rarely take it off. . . ever.

[justmp]

MY 28-135mm IS Image Stabilizer Lens stays on my camera almost all of the time.

[donitab]

I have a Tamron 28-300 zoom - 3.5 - absolutely love it - hardly ever shoot with anything else - wouldn't mind having a 2.8 but they are SUPER expensive and heavy

[muddygirl]

I'm with Jodi, my 28-105 US very rarley comes off my camera and i'm using for snapping my DS all the time.

[mbdblue]

I struggled with this same issue, and I got the 28 - 135 mm f/3.5 - 5.6 IS USM. And I love it! The zoom is perfect for "walk around" and now what I do is normally use my 50 f/1.8 inside and this lens outside. The only thing that sort of bugs me (and I had read this before I bought) is that the lens does not lock so if you have it around your neck and are literally walking, then you have to hold the camera by the lens so it doesn't slide into zoom --- BUT it's a big enough lens that you would probably carry it this way anyway! So I don't really mind. =) It's been a fantastic lens for everything outside like zoos, playgrounds, amusements parks, etc. Great lens for an affordable price.

[ptknox]

Originally Posted by justmp

MY 28-135mm IS Image Stabilizer Lens stays on my camera almost all of the time.

Best advice Jodi ever gave me was to buy this lens. It only comes off my camera when I want to use a prime lens for portraits.

[huddlestonh]

Originally Posted by ptknox

Best advice Jodi ever gave me was to buy this lens. It only comes off my camera when I want to use a prime lens for portraits.

That's the one I've been looking at.

Thanks ladies! I'm going to look into all of these. I'm going to China this summer and really hoping I can afford a new lens before heading there.

[iUma]

China...what a trip. We were there last year. Enjoy. I think travel is a great motivator for MORE equipment!!

[LauraBean]

My current walk-around lens is the Canon 28-135 that has been mentioned, but I'd also take a look at the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 for the wider angle (28mm is not very wide on a crop sensor) and wider aperture. This lens gets very good reviews.

[mommydawn]

another vote for the 28-135!