Life through a lens
I took the loan Rebel for a spin last night (scratches be damned) to see how it works with my 28-105mm and I've come to the conclusion that the Cosina is a piece of crap. (D'oh, you might say) It's just soft all over the place, particularly with sunny back light. I can't find a lot of reviews for this thing - though it seems the Vivitar 28-105 is the same make. Opinions vary. Apparently Cosina's output is unreliable. Sometimes the lens is good, sometimes it's not. Mine obviously isn't. Hey, guess who sold it to me?
Which means I am or will in the near future be in the market for a replacement. The 18-55 kit lens that I will. eventually. have. ($*&%#!!!) is adequate, and I've got the 50/1.8. What would complement that? Maybe a 100mm prime? Or should I go for a 70-300? Obviously not a Cosina one.
('Course that lens was never made to serve on a digital SLR - it works fine on the analog camera.)
The excellent quality of the 50mm 1.8 is really going to make the crappyness of the Cosina lens stand out. Also, you will get so addicted to the quality of this lens, that almost any other reasonably priced lens will disappoint you. My advice: do lots of research, buy second hand, and stick with primes unless you're willing to spend a pile of money.
I'm not going fill up your comment box further with my lens-quest stories over the last year. Send me an e-mail if you want my opinion. :)
I've used the 50mm with my analog EOS for a couple of years now and in concert photography in particular I soon figured out it was a better choice than the Cosina. I thought it would fare better in daylight, but it doesn't. I'll drop you an e-mail :)
I love my 50/1.8 too. Just got another perfect batch of concert pictures back (from right before I got beaten up by security). A nice 70-300 will cost you about the same as the EOS300D altogether :-P
Next one on my wishlist is a 100mm.