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BF_Hammer
717
Feb 18, 2018
I am a Nikon user so I do not have specific knowledge of any of the Canon lenses. But here is what I can tell you in a general sense.
Your camera body has an APS-C size sensor, normally called a DX size. It is about 75% the area size of a full-frame 35mm FX size. Because of this your lens' apparent focal length do not measure the same way as they do for the full 35mm frame size. You adjust for reference by multiplying your lens focal length by 1.6.
Your 50mm f1.8 is considered to be "normal" lens on FX format, meaning it is about the focal length of what your eyes see things as. However on the DX format it is 50mm x 1.6 = 80mm. That is telephoto length on your camera. The good news is that this length is pretty good for taking portraits of people, and the f1.8 aperture allows you to blur the background for pleasing results. Bad news, it does not work out so much as a "photograph what you see" kind of lens like a 30mm prime lens would.
The 18-55mm is a good range for landscapes, and can be your "normal" lens when zoomed in the 28-35mm range. It is likely the original kit lens that came with the camera. Kind of a basic lens that does not stop-down to the larger aperture sizes like that f1.8 50mm lens does. It will get the job done for outdoor landscapes I'm sure. There are wider lenses for DX format, but the prices jump up.
75-300mm is a long telephoto range, as you think it is. I believe you mis-typed the aperture and that should be f4-5.6 (checking imaging-resource.com) An f1.4 would be a very large and expensive lens. LOL. Would work very well for wildlife and even sports events from not too far away.
So as a Nikon DX format user, here is my story. I started with an 18-135mm zoom lens that was my beginner kit. I do a lot of landscape photography, and most of my shots tend to be in the 18-28mm range. I would like to have a wider lens (12mm or so) but I never made it a priority to get one. Over the last 11 years I have bought upgrades. As I worked with the kit lens, I surveyed my photos and found I seemed to take a lot of pictures in the 25mm range. So I added a 24mm f2.8 prime lens (bought used) and used that as a compact setup. I have since replaced that lens with a 35mm f1.8 prime lens to use as a "normal". I like that setup for indoors and get-togethers with family. I replaced the 18-135mm zoom later with a Tamron 18-270mm zoom, which is an upgrade in all ways from the kit lens. I also bought early on a 70-300mm lens, and have used that for wildlife and sports, as it gives better images on the long end than the Tamron 18-270mm. There are better choices than these, and I have upgraded with 2 other lenses I bought here on Massdrop in the past year. But you are just beginning in this.
The true answer here is to start practicing with what you have. You likely will develop a style different than my own. Maybe that 50mm prime becomes your favorite. Personally, I don't really work in that range much. Generally speaking, the 18-55mm should be right in your wheelhouse for landscape work, but could be disappointing with portraits. Perhaps you may find changing lenses is not so desirable while traveling and want to go the "superzoom" route like I did with my 18-270mm Tamron. Many people do. Canon, Tamron, and Sigma make some good choices there. I might hang on to that 75-300mm for a while for using with wildlife though.
KamVachon
0
Feb 19, 2018
BF_HammerThank you so much for your insight! It really helps :)
Cheers!
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