Photograph and Camera talk
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35mm 1.8 is great for the price
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so cris, with the angels that you have @ home i can only imagine the amount of firearms you have on stand-by, hahahahaha
don't answer that
great flicks as always dude. if you were in NY i would like for you to take some photos of my rugrats for me
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I couldn't decide which shot I liked more so both are going up. If anyone is wondering I am still using the kit lens, although I am most likely going to buy the 24-70 2.8L.
And then there is this shot, which took me like 20 times before I said enough. The bee wound up chasing me since I was about 6 inches or so away from it trying to get a good macro of it… didn't really work though...
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^ Hee-hee…............
Always on stand-by, ya never know what these kids will be doin.
And I'd love to snap shots of your kids if I'm in NY….
Cris.
cris.. what camera apart from that 5D? (full frame).. Any comment regarding EOS 7D? Any recommendation for the lens should i fit on that 7d?
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On a 7D since it is a crop camera, it doesn't mean you can't use a prime lens though. But since it is a crop camera, it is better to get a zoom camera or a wider angle lens. It doesn't mean you can't use an 85mm lens, but it will just be cropped and you will probably have to move further back then you would want to. I am unsure of what the actual length would be equivalent to it though.
But I am sure if you list some lenses you would get some advice on which ones you should get and which ones you shouldn't.
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I got the 15-85mm EFS.. According to the review from Cameralabs, its one of the general purpose lens.. Planned to get the Sigma 50mm f/1.4.. Any advice? Really love to shoot potrait.. In case i want to upgrade to L series lens? What lens will be suitable for a cropped frame body and general purpose use?
And i recently just bought the 7D
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mank
if you wanna shoot portrait a 50mm would work fairly well
I'm too lazy to look up the crop ratio of the 7d but it'll be prolly 1.5 making the 50 equiv to 75mm focal length which is a good general purpose portrait lengthany of those 50/1.4 lenses are gonna be similar in price and performance. I'd prolly stick with a canon but that's just me.
if you're thinking of getting into the L lenses (50/1.2?) I'd prolly be looking into a FF body first. If youre dropping that much on a lens, you may as well take advantage of it.
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now if youre gonna use that zoom most of the time and really want a portrait lens for special situations
and your subject is gonna be still (not small kids/action) look into some manual focus (old is fine) stuff in the 75-90 focal length. You could get like an 85/2 for $250 or less that'll shoot a great portrait with nice bokeh and the older glass often has a slightly softer look which lends well to portrait especially faces
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^Its 1.6, canon I believe has full frame, 1.3x, and 1.6x crop. Reading up on the comparison between the 50 1.4 and 1.2L when you go wide (2.0+), the images lose their quality, but the 1.2L is the best of the 50mms. Otherwise if you had a full frame and wanted the best portrait lens the 85mm 1.2L would be the way to go, but it is a slow lens.
Like Jacoavlu said if you are going to get a 1.2L it would be wise to invest in a FF body. I would personally rather buy the lens, then sell the body (when you have anough money to add onto the money you make from the body for a FF body), and then buy it. But wait a couple more months before deciding to go FF, the 5D Mark II should be coming out in Spring of 2012 I believe?
Otherwise look into some zoom lenses as well, or if you do want a nice L lens, get a wide angle lens. The 35 1.4L is a sweet lens, may consider that over the 24-70 2.8L but am still reading up on a ton of lenses to buy. Oh, before I forget a lot of people have focusing issues with the 50 1.2L when shooting @ 1.2. The minimum focusing distance is about 4 (or 3) feet away.
Just in case you still don't know what crop factor is, this helped me a LOT
http://www.kenrockwell.com/tech/crop-factor.htm
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And another link to know what lenses are with crop factors:
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Jaco, Thanks for explanation.. I'm eyeing on a Canon 50mm f/1.4 before, in fact thought about trying el cheapo f/1.8 first for playing,but the 72mm filter thread on a Sigma really catch my eyes, but the price slowing down me a bit.. i'll get it someday.
I'm more on a general purpose L lens .. And yes, in case that this will be my next addiction, full frame it is.. I'm still a new learner.. Need a lot of advice from experienced users..
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Laxlife..Sorry i misread your post.. Thanks for the explanation.. Still studying all the functions though.. Is the 5D mark 2 already out? Do you means Mark 3? I'm still far far away from FF body.. In fact just trying to experiment with the one i had first and step it from there.. But i need at least prime lens right now.. and Maybe a general purpose L series lens for a step up toys.. Anyway its a very nice to get a valuable info from you.. MAny thanks..
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Mankarat, no problem at all. For a prime lens then I would just recommend getting a cheap one. And yes I mean Mark III, not II. But I know what you mean I mean if you just got a DSLR wait about a year before thinking of upgrading your body, I am planning on upgrading my body probably next summer. For an all purpose L lens I believe the 24-70 2.8L (same one crisone has), is a very good lens. Image quality is fantastic.
I actually think I will be purchasing a 35 1.4L lens instead of the 24-70 2.8L, I don't mind prime lenses at all. IF you are in fact brand new to cameras, take your time before you buy a new lens learn the kit lens (unless you don't have one, then buy 1 lens), use it to its full potential. Play around with the settings (iso, aperture, shutter speed), know how to take better pictures make them darker or lighter in broad daylight etc.. etc… it is better to know your camera and understand how it works first before you get anything else because once you get the next thing you will know how to use it perfectly.
also look into the 35mm 2.0 lens, trust me if you want good portrait lenses get good portrait lenses. Otherwise when you are using them at their widest aperture quality will not be what you would think it could be and you will need to stop it down to probably ~2.0.
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I think it's a good thing to shoot a 35mm or 50mm (both 35mm film/full frame equivalent) for some time, beginner or not, you might realize it is all you need and that you don't actually need zoom capabilities. "Zooming with your feet" can be a very rewarding experience. Just like using an old manual focus lens like jacoavlu recommended. Especially the EOS mount allows for a lot of old lenses to be mounted and I'd encourage anybody to try that out.
