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<blockquote data-quote="JoeLewisPhotography" data-source="post: 59062" data-attributes="member: 3571">17-55 is where its at...its great at everything from landscape to portraits.&nbsp; that lens is AMAZING. I used to have one.&nbsp; BUT, like you said, they are pricey.&nbsp; I hear the 17-50 sigma is pretty nice....i have a friend who shoots with it, and loves it.&nbsp; I never shot with it though.&nbsp; If you want a GREAT portrait lens, a 70-200 is what i'd go with, i have a sigma version that kicks major butt.&nbsp; but again, it expensive ($1300) could get into a sigma 70-200 NON OS for around $700, if you can find them. an 85 1.8 would be nice too...but its another prime.Unfortunately, if your ready to step out of the kit type lenses, the more expensive ones are where you will be.&nbsp;&nbsp; I'd steer from tamron personally, most of their focus motors are slugs compared to the competition...but for some people, that doesn't matter.&nbsp; I know my post doesn't help you much, sorry lol.</blockquote>

[QUOTE="JoeLewisPhotography, post: 59062, member: 3571"] 17-55 is where its at...its great at everything from landscape to portraits. that lens is AMAZING. I used to have one. BUT, like you said, they are pricey. I hear the 17-50 sigma is pretty nice....i have a friend who shoots with it, and loves it. I never shot with it though. If you want a GREAT portrait lens, a 70-200 is what i'd go with, i have a sigma version that kicks major butt. but again, it expensive ($1300) could get into a sigma 70-200 NON OS for around $700, if you can find them. an 85 1.8 would be nice too...but its another prime. Unfortunately, if your ready to step out of the kit type lenses, the more expensive ones are where you will be. I'd steer from tamron personally, most of their focus motors are slugs compared to the competition...but for some people, that doesn't matter. I know my post doesn't help you much, sorry lol. [/QUOTE]

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