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Originally Posted by Russic
I'm currently looking at both a Canon and a Sigma, both 28mm f1.8. Is that good for general usage? I'm using it on a Canon Rebel Xti. Is an f of 1.8 overkill for general usage indoors? Obviously light levels vary too much to say for sure, but if somebody could ballpark it I would appreciate it.
For landscape photography is 28mm reasonable or does anybody think I should go wider? My cost constraints put me in the $300-$500 range.
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F1.8 is actually very nice for indoor stuff - I have a 50 1.8 and I use it all the time to take pictures of my 10-month old daughter. You might still need a flash for indoors, depending on the amount of light coming in, but it allows you to really blur out the background. One thing to consider, the depth-of-field on a 1.8 can be very shallow and that is something that took me a while before I got used to it...
For landscapes, go as wide as you can afford...your budget will dictate how wide you can go (I would love a 10-14, but I am not willing to drop a $1000 yet)
Hope that helps...