Soon my DSLR Canon Rebel will be four years old and out of the good warranty. To celebrate four fine years of service, I’m thinking of retiring it – i.e giving it to my husband – and buying a new camera. It makes sense to choose another Canon since I already have a couple of lenses and really want to buy another one soon.

I love my Sigma telephoto lens and hate the small lens that came with the camera. So I’m in the market for a smaller lens. I thought about checking into renting a lens before buying one to make sure that is the right lens for me. But I worry about not using it enough in four days to offset the cost of rental. If two of those days are work days, then most of the day will be gone. I would really need a longer time to evaluate a lens – which could mean I might rack up the money to buy one in rental fees.

I’ve just begun to think about a new lens – like today. So it will probably be a few months before I actually buy a lens. Any suggestions on a small range lens for a Canon Rebel?