Which wide angle lens is best for street photography using the Canon Rebel?

Courtney B
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Portrait business owner with 6 lenses & 4 cameras, B.S., & fine art macro shooter! Adorama gear helps me capture it!

 

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Shopper conversation with Courtney B on August 10, 2016

Courtney B
Hi! How are you? I noticed that you were looking at lenses?
Did you have questions about any in particular today?
HI! Yes! so im using a 600D and I primarily want to shoot street photography. With the aps-c camera would the 50mm f1.8 stm be too cropped?
Courtney B
It's definitely going to be a bit tight for street photography
I personally shoot with a 35mm on a full frame and sometimes wish I had 24mm instead
But it all comes down to personal preference too
so then you think the 24mm efs would better suit street photos?
Courtney B
On a crop sensor camera, definitely
That's actually a really great lens for the price!
Sharp and compact!
gotcha, thank you. What do you think the 50mm 1.8 on a crop would be good for?
Courtney B
It's great for portraits!
more for portraiture?
Courtney B
Absolutely
yea thats what i though hahaha okay thank you so much for ur help! :-)
Courtney B
You're very welcome! :-)
Do you have any other questions? Or is there anything else I can help you with? I'm happy to help if there is!
yea i guess if you have a minute!
Courtney B
Definitely!
Im going to school for painting and photography. I like to use my camera to take reference photos for still lives that i then paint. I guess i would like to have an array of primes and zooms to cover the range of photos id like to take mainly focusing on street, still life, maybe some portraiture eventually. Any suggestions for my crop camera?
Courtney B
Ok, sure!
Do you have a budget that you need to stick to for the lenses?
No L lenses haha but other than that under 500 would be great
Courtney B
Ok! Sounds good!
The Canon 85mm is great for portraiture!
And let me check on some zoom options
These would both be good standard zooms http://www.adorama.com/l/Lens...
gotcha thank you. How do you feel about the 40mm pancake 2.8 for a crop?
Courtney B
That's another great lens!
okay! thanks I got a couple lenses then to get. again thank you, have a nice day
Courtney B
You're welcome! Have a great day too :-)
Make sure to stop back in chat if you have any further questions, ok?