New Canon User

[SarahBuss]

I am in the process to move from Nikon to Canon, Im feeling pretty lost... any suggetions for lenses or flash?

Thank you, 

Sarah 

[ScottyP]

Hi Sarah.
Welcome to Canon and to the forum.
What is your budget? Are you buying a crop sensor body like Rebel, 60d, 7d? Or are you buying a full frame body? What kind of photography do you do?
Sorry so brief I am typing on my phone.

[kdd]

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@SarahBuss wrote:

I am in the process to move from Nikon to Canon, Im feeling pretty lost... any suggetions for lenses or flash?

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why not duplicate the equipment you already have for the nikon?

being more question specific,

you would need 2 lenses for a non-full frame camera: a 10-22 and a 100-300 (if you buy the kit with the 18-55)
this will give you the equivalent focal length range of 16-480 on a full-frame camera.

i would recommend 2 lenses for a full-frame: 17-40 (on the low $ end) and a 100-400 (on the high $ end). these lenses should cover any photography you want to do.

as far as flash, the 430ex II would be a good choice.

inexpensive (you can buy 2 for what the 600 ex-rt costs), they can be used as slave units and with 2 or more you would have a portable, light-weight "studio/location" flash sysyem. all you would need then would be light stands (from $33), hot shoe adapters to attach them to the stands and a case to carry the stands in. it is possible to buy a set of light stands (2 or 3) that come with a case.

so there you have it. what do you think?

cheers from l.a.

[7D5D]

I'm going to guess that you were a Nikon crop user. With that assumption and since you've got to sell all your gear anyway, I would definitely switch to a FF body. If budget is tight, start with the 6D kit with the 24-105. If you are more experienced and have a little more budget, get the 5D mk III with the same lens.

Something you might find very appealing is Canon's radio controlled flash system. Look into the 600EX-RT, and ST-E3-RT.

You must check out Canon's brilliantly sharp 70-200L zooms. Overall I think you will be wowed with Canon glass and glad you made the move. Of course I am a little bias.

More info would be helpful. Good luck

[cicopo]

I think we need to know a bit about why you think you should switch & what gear you're already using & whether your lenses aren't meeting your needs because there aren't Nikon equivalents to some Canon lenses. My 3 most used lenses (all Canon brand) do not have counterparts in a Nikon mount whether from Nikon or 3rd party manufacturers. 

I aslo think you'll get better advise if you list your interests & whether you plan to use the camera the simple way (Auto or Program) vs the old school modes & whether you'll need an AF system capable of shooting fast paced action or sports etc.