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I have a Canon 30D camera, and I am considering buying a new lens..and am tossing up between:

Canon Zoom Wide Angle-Telephoto EF 28-300mm f/3.5-5.6L IS USM Autofocus Lens

or

Canon Zoom Telephoto EF 100-400mm f/4.5-5.6L IS (Image Stabilizer) USM Autofocus Lens


I like the idea of a 400 zoom, but also like the wide angle on the 300..but can only afford one hehe, if anyone has any advice Id love to hear it

It depends on what you want to take photos of, but the 100-400 is likely to be a sharper lens and give better results. The 28-300 would serve as a reasonable carry around range.

I want an overall good zoom lens for everyday images. The zoom I use at present is a borrowed 70-300mm kit lens.
The other lenses I own are the 17-55 kit and a Canon 60mm Macro.
I am considering the 100-400 now, from B&H.

pusans wrote:I want an overall good zoom lens for everyday images. The zoom I use at present is a borrowed 70-300mm kit lens.
The other lenses I own are the 17-55 kit and a Canon 60mm Macro.
I am considering the 100-400 now, from B&H.

The 100-400 is a big lens and I don't think it'll be wide enough as a general carry around. 28-300mm would serve you well but will be a little slow on occasions. An 18-200 might be a better compromise. You might want to check out the Tamron and Sigma offerings for Canon.

For not much more than the price of the 28-300 you could get the 100-400 plus either EFS17-55 IS f2.8, EF24-70 f2.8 L or EF24-105 f4 L and I think you would get better quality and a wider spread of focal lengths.