I plan to start saving money in order to buy a Canon EOS 10D camera. However, the problem I have lies with the purchasing of lenses.

Here are the lens choices that I have made thus far and why.

• Canon EF 50mm f1.4 (~$295)
  portrait photography / some general use
• Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM (~$450)
  macro photography / some portrait
• Sigma 28-135mm f3.8-5.6 Aspherical IF Macro (~$130)
  All-around photography (would like more of a lower focal length to cover the 1.6x cropping factor of the 10D, but those get a bit too expensive... this would give me the 50mm approximate that is good for general use).

That makes the total cost $875, which is about the maximum that I wish to spend. I'd like to get some longer focal-length lenses, but I think that's cost prohibitive right now.

From what I've read of the reviews, these lenses stack up fairly well. The Sigma lens is the only one that seems in the average to good range. I guess I'm just looking for people's opinions to help me get started with a new system.

Again, I love playing around with macro photography, and the lens I chose will give me a good 1:1 for macro. I also wish to do high quality portrait work, and hopefully the f1.4 of the 50mm lens will help isolate the subjects and not feel distant since it's about 80mm when cropped in the 10D. The only questions I really have are for the lower focal lengths... I need something that I can use where I won't be able to back up to frame the shot. Should I go with a prime lens? If so, what size (taking into consideration the 1.6x crop of the 10D).