Best Walk Around Lense for Canon D7

[SharatPonia]

Can somebody help me on this please ..
Was contemplating to buy 7D with EF-S 18-135mm IS ;
but is it worth sticking to the above or instead i take two lense
Option 1. EF-S 18-55mm IS
Option 2. EF-S 55-250mm IS

My understanding about the lense is when indoors Option 1 is generally used more and when outdoors Option 2 is used more.

but if i buy EF-S 18-135mm IS ( can be termed as best Walk around lense ) ,
Am open to all suggestions , as the above mentioned is just my understanding, and that might be wrong too

Also pls suggest which is the Best UV Filter and Polorised Lense which i should buy and with which lense. ?

Is FLD also required for D7?

[gturner]

I would look at the body
+15-85mm USM as you walk around
and then look at a 70-300 for a zoom.
The best value is the 70-200 F4 L

[dlambert]

If you're staying in that entry-level lens range, then, you'll see slightly better quality (and a little more range) out of the two-lens combo you mentioned. The 18-135 gives you a really nice range and a little nicer build quality than the 18-55. I think you're really trading the convenience of the 18-135 for slightly better IQ in the other pair. Here's a thread on DPReview discussing this exact choice:

550D 18-55 55-250 Vs 18-135 ??: Canon EOS 1000D / 550D - 300D Forum: Digital Photography Review

The combination of 18-55 and 55-250, by the way, has been a really popular combo on entry-level Canons because of its reasonable combination of quality and price. By the time you get up to the 7D, however, I think you're going to start to see the limitations of those lenses; the 7D is really going to need better glass to perform at its best.

If you're looking at this purchase as a first step toward aquiring a good set of lenses, that may be part of the decision as well. None of these lenses would be considered a "keeper" over the long run, but out of the three, the 18-135 might have some usefullnesss strictly as a convenient lens to throw on in situations where you want a single lens to cover your needs for a day or so (a "walkaround" lens, as you mentioned).

But if you've got any ability to resell your lenses later, I like the combination of 18-55 and 55-250 a lot. It'll let you shoot a bunch of photos and start to understand what you're really going to want out of your next set of lenses, and you won't tie up a ton of money in these lenses in the meantime.

I'll let someone else tackle the filters.

[oldwolf]

What are you going to be taking pictures of? If you're taking macro shots then neither of those lens are that great. You'd be better off getting just the body and a macro lens.

[SharatPonia]

thanks to all for the advice .. and Mr David Lambert special thanks for a detailed insight .