Well im thinking of picking up a new lens something cheap to practice with before i spend the money on a good lens. Right now im eye balling a Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 II, Tamron AF 28-80mm f/3.5-5.6 or Sigma 75-300 f/4.0-5.6. Ive worked something out to where in the next few months ill have a side job doing outdoor portraits for a studio. So the 50mm is looking like something i want to learn with for that. So whats every ones thoughts one these lenses and what would be a nice one to start off with.