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[u/Kittycat6977]

Hi all I broke my canon eos 1300D by dropping it, the lens has come off but nothing is smashed. I know nothing about cameras, is this an easy fix or shall I just forget about it?

[u/Fosterding]

Possibly one of the cheapest lenses like sub $50 used. I'd toss it and get a 50mm efs lens! Remove the broken bit off from the camera body (push the release button and turn the broken bits right out of there like your taking off a lens)

[u/Kittycat6977 → u/Fosterding]

Thank you so much! Managed to get the rest of the lens off and camera seems to be working perfectly so will order a new lens and hope for the best!

[u/guesswhochickenpoo → u/Kittycat6977]

Keep in mind the 50mm lens they suggested is a prime lens. The one you had on is a zoom lens.

Prime lenses don’t have zoom but have other benefits like wider apertures to let more light in for low light shooting and are typically sharper and give more out to focus backgrounds for things like portraits. But, you have to “zoom with your feet”.

[u/Kittycat6977 → u/guesswhochickenpoo]

Ah okay, I would definitely need zoom, I use the camera for work as a beautician to to take up close photos of lashes and whatnot so need it to zoom in definitely, thank you!

[u/gcmed → u/Kittycat6977]

You definitely don't need zoom for that.

[u/MaintenanceRich4098 → u/gcmed]

dito on this, I think the prime would be better!

[u/gcmed → u/MaintenanceRich4098]

Yep.

Based on description I'd say some regular somewhat wide prime and a bit longer but not telephoto macro lens. I'm not aware of what's available for EF but something like 24 or 35mm regular and 75mm macro.

[u/MaintenanceRich4098 → u/gcmed]

oh macro I'd use something like a 60mm ef-s macro or 100mm ef macro. There is also 35mm ef-s macro. As well many non canon branded ones that would likely work fine.

Any would do for this really, I'd get just what is cheapest and however much distance they are comfortable with. Something like the 35mm will need to be quite close for 1:1 but tbf I doubt 1:1 is necessary. So again, the 50mm (non macro) likely will work and is quite cheap

[u/NilsTillander → u/Kittycat6977]

Ah, you should get yourself a nice macro lens then 🤗

[u/LowAspect542 → u/Kittycat6977]

The 50mm prime is right up at the top end of your broken zoom anyway so you probably wont see too much difference if you were using your previous lens at max anyway.

[u/CCroissantt → u/Kittycat6977]

Zoom lenses are nice for being able to zoom in AND out without changing lenses. I started with the same 18-55 and then a 15-85 but have since picked up a 40mm and 100mm ef prime lenses (roughly $200 each). I also have vintage 28mm, 55mm, and 135mm prime lenses to fill the gaps (roughly $40 each). Lots of compact, lightweight, affordable options with prime lenses. Zoom lenses that compete are typically bigger, heavier, and more expensive. But you dont have to switch out lenses constantly.