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Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
The idea is that you can go lower with the 50mm prime. 1.8 is 3 stops faster than 5.6, so yeah with IS you'd be able to take the same brightness photo, but you'd also be at 3x slower shutter speed, losing your action freezing abilities. Remember that sharpness isn't everything. I prefer getting the shot, even if it isn't… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
Hey, just wanted to say that the 50mm f/1.8, is known for being a very sharp lens (as in image quality), even sharper than some L lenses. I also use this lens not only for pictures, but video as well. Of course the lens has some other optic problems like all cheap lenses have, but very sharp, very useable. Note: At it's… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
Wow guys, thanks for so much input! :D Poop, you're right about inexperience. I have actually wanted an SLR for a long time but I convinced myself that it's just me being bad and not the camera. Even now I am not 100% sure I really need one, so in the end I might not end up getting anything at all haha. Massive thanks to… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
I bought a used Canon EOS 450D used with a 18-125mm sigma DC glass. I'm not sure about it's lenses abillity to do sharp images, but for the price I paid for the cam, it was still a steal. I'm saving up now for the Canon 50mm prime, since everyone recommends it :) -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
AFAIK you really cannot help getting degrading image quality at a wide open aperture and most lenses have a sharpest aperture to use that's not it's widest setting. You also have to compare the type of blur you're going to be trading, if you have low available light it's nice to have those extra low Fstops to drop down to… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
Well it should come with a few CDs. My used 20D came with 3 discs, SanDisk ImageMate, the Digital Photo Professional ver 1.6 (from like 2004 I guess) and EOS Digital Solution disk. The latter installs stuff like CR2 support, the EOS Photo viewer (you should compare pictures through that and through the Window's image… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
Also keep in mind that the important elements in a photo are almost never on the edges, so having soft edges isn't all that detrimental. I have the 50mm 1.8, and I've taken photos at 1.8 a lot. Do I wish it was sharper? Sure, but it's just a mental thing, the image has never suffered from it. At 1.8, 95% of the time, the… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
Oops, price went up, it's 250 bux, but it's really a sharp lens, even wide open: http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/12096-GREY/Canon_2505A002_Wide_Angle_EF_28mm.html The thing with less expensive cameras is that they are crop sensors, meaning they don't see the full projected circle, so you have to multiply a lens mm… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
Almost everyone in this thread is talking about budget setups and good UV filters cost as much as decent prime lenses. And UV filters degrade flare, not really contrast or sharpness. Even with my nice lenses, i'd rather spend 100 USD on a new lighting modifier than a UV filter. They're snake oil. If you personally want to… -
Re: Looking to buy an entry level DSLR, tips?
just a few words on taking pictures when you set your fstop you set it depending on the effect you want. The shutter speed setting will be determined by the light meter. The camera will tell you if the image is averaged, underexposed or overexposed. I say averaged because when the camera says the picture has the perfect…
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