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Originally Posted by riccof
Hey guys, I'm hoping you guys can help me out here on a future purchase and clear up some confusion I have. So I'm looking to get into the whole DSLR world and am looking for advice on what to get.
I was originally looking to get a Canon T1i with the kit lens to start off with and then purchase more lenses as I am able to afford them. When starting to look into lenses I discovered the whole cropped sensor vs. full frame thing. I would eventually want to get a Full Frame in the future some time so I'm guessing I would need to be getting EF lenses and not EF-S, as I believe they're not compatible with a FF, but then I would not be getting the full range of the EF Lenses on a crop sensor. And the idea of having to buy all new lenses when I make the jump from crop to FF doesn't really seem like something I want to do.
I'm looking to just start shooting for a hobby. Would like to do mostly portrait/landscape styles and have always liked the wide angle type of photos.
So my main question is, should I still look to a T1i or look to getting a possible used 40D or 50D?? I'm looking to spend around $7-800 and from what I was coming across on craigslist and stuff it looks as I could possibly get a 40D or 50D body somewhat in that range but then I wouldn't have any lens to shoot with as I would be spending my budget on just the body.
So any advice would be greatly appreciated and if anything I said above is inaccurate, please correct me as my only "knowledge" so far on the subject has been reading up stuff online.
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A used 40D is a good choice, and if you can afford it, the 15-85mm would be a great lens for it but it is an EF-S lens.