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May 20, 2013 18:53:45 #
Hi to all professional photographers.. Can I ask for some advice in choosing the right walk around lens? I'm a 500D user, and currently I have the 18-55mm kit lens and 70-300 tamron macro lens..
May 20, 2013 20:23:10 #
You need to "walk around" with the lenses you have now and see where they are lacking and then buy the lens that will take care of what your lenses lack. Most photographers see differant than others. I tend to have a narrow field of view so I go for a tele lens. Others have a wide view and go for a wide angle. Some like to go shere there is not much light so they need a fast lens. Find out how you see things and then buy a lens that will match it. - Dave
May 20, 2013 20:24:50 #
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May 20, 2013 20:26:21 #
derick wrote:
Thanks for the advice.. :)
Took severel years and many lenses to figure it out. - Dave
May 20, 2013 20:30:27 #
wilsondl2 wrote:
You need to "walk around" with the lenses you have now and see where they are lacking and then buy the lens that will take care of what your lenses lack. Most photographers see differant than others. I tend to have a narrow field of view so I go for a tele lens. Others have a wide view and go for a wide angle. Some like to go shere there is not much light so they need a fast lens. Find out how you see things and then buy a lens that will match it. - Dave
Well said-no matter what others use need to find out what you need
May 20, 2013 20:33:39 #
When I use my 70-300mm lens, I usually go far just to make a whole shot. I think what I need is a smaller one.. maybe a 55-200mm will do. Thanks for the advices. It helped me a lot. :)
May 20, 2013 20:43:20 #
Mabuhay!
I got my start in photography at Clark AFB (Angeles City) in the late 60's.
Wilson made some good points. Keep in mind you usually get what you pay for, not only in brands, but range. A lens with an 11x zoom range will be very convenient but will have some compromises in design compared to one that doesn't try to do everything. The longer range lens won't be as fast, if that's one of your interests, and probably won't look as sharp either...but it won't cost as much as one of the "holy grail" lenses either. No zooms I know of are real macro lenses either, but some do focus close. Technically, a macro lens gets 1:1 (life size) on the sensor.
I got my start in photography at Clark AFB (Angeles City) in the late 60's.
Wilson made some good points. Keep in mind you usually get what you pay for, not only in brands, but range. A lens with an 11x zoom range will be very convenient but will have some compromises in design compared to one that doesn't try to do everything. The longer range lens won't be as fast, if that's one of your interests, and probably won't look as sharp either...but it won't cost as much as one of the "holy grail" lenses either. No zooms I know of are real macro lenses either, but some do focus close. Technically, a macro lens gets 1:1 (life size) on the sensor.
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May 20, 2013 20:46:00 #
Welcome to the Forum, Derick. This subject comes up frequently and the best answer is usually, depends on what you want to do. Here's a conversation from a month ago, if you have an hour or so for reading. http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-108681-1.html
May 20, 2013 20:46:14 #
GoofyNewfie wrote:
Mabuhay! br I got my start in photography at Clark... (show quote)
So you mean lens with smaller zooms have sharper images? Like the 18-55mm kit lens?
May 20, 2013 20:47:52 #
OddJobber wrote:
Welcome to the Forum, Derick. This subject comes up frequently and the best answer is usually, depends on what you want to do. Here's a conversation from a month ago, if you have an hour or so for reading. http://www.uglyhedgehog.com/t-108681-1.html
Thank you sir.. I spend time reading this thread..
May 20, 2013 21:03:20 #
derick wrote:
So you mean lens with smaller zooms have sharper images? Like the 18-55mm kit lens?
No, what I mean is a 70-200 (3x) will most likely be sharper (and more contrasty) than a lens with a 18-200 range (11x). The question is, will the 70-200 be worth 3x as much $ to you? For me, yes. I usually shoot in lower lighting conditions at pretty wide apertures typical of these lenses. If you're outside in good light most of the time.... probably not quite as big of a deal. Just make sure you get a good brand- Hard to beat the camera MFG lens, but some of the Sigma & Tamron lenses are very good. With Sigma, the EX line is their best. I have two and they are excellent.
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May 20, 2013 21:37:44 #
May 21, 2013 07:14:36 #
Just a thought. You can pick up the famous 'plastic fantastic' 50mm 1.8 very cheap. It is a great little walk around lens and, as it is a prime, gives excellent quality compared to most zooms. Learning to frame your shots to 50 mm can also help form your skills. Nothing wrong with the comments above either.
May 21, 2013 07:19:32 #
I use Nikon D800 and D7100 and my walk-ariound for both is Nikon's 28-300.
May 21, 2013 07:35:18 #
photonphysicist
Loc: Texas
derick wrote:
Hi to all professional photographers.. Can I ask for some advice in choosing the right walk around lens? I'm a 500D user, and currently I have the 18-55mm kit lens and 70-300 tamron macro lens..
I recently purchased a Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 to put on my Rebel T1i. I use that combination of camera and lens my "walk around" camera. Light weight, small size, easy to keep with me at all times and way better than a point and shoot because when I push the button on my camera, the shutter clicks! no waiting for the point and shoot to decide it's ready.
Below is a picture I took recently while sitting in my living room when the sunlight beamed through the window onto my daughter. I'm very please with the lens. You can see the individual eyelashes - I'd call that pretty good detail from a "walk around" lens.
A peaceful moment
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