Posts: Darryl88 | Ugly Hedgehog

Bit the bullet and bought the lens

jpy56 wrote:

I really hope that I got the right lens. br Wife t... (show quote)

Totally off subject here.... I know nothing about your lens but I do know your dog would be popular over here as a 'pig dog'....only problem would be my dog wouldn't let your dog live. Do you hunt with him (I'm assuming a 'him' because of the short snout) or is he you favourite slipper fetcher? Good luck with your lens. Darryl

May 13, 2012 08:49:24 #

Please Help problem zooming

caroledwau wrote:

My camera is a Canon EOS 600d.
when I use my 50-250 canon lens and try to take a close up by zooming with my lens when I press my button to take the photo it won't click my lens just turn trying to adjust and the button feels like there is resistance. when I take an ordinary photo it's okay but as soon as I try to zoom or to use my macro this is the problem I have. What am I doing wrong? I have it set on the green auto setting. Carole

Hi Carol, I think you are trying to get closer than your minimum focussing distance and I think your lens is 'hunting' trying to lock onto something it can focus on. Have a look at what your minimum focussing distance says on the lens and keep that far away. Darryl

May 13, 2012 08:41:00 #

photographing police actions

Over here in New Zealand you can legally own/listen to a police scanner (tow truck vultures do it all the time) but you are not allowed use or repeat any info you hear on your scanner. In NZ the police WOULD NOT DARE to try and take your camera from you. Also in NZ you ONLY HAVE TO supply the police with your name address and age until you are under arrest....and once you are under arrest you don't have to say another word. I have always noticed on USA police reality programs that we get here, all the 'crimes' call the police officers 'sir'....if you called a police officer sir over here he would think you were taking the piss outa him! Maybe it's the guns eh! Darryl

May 13, 2012 07:26:35 #

Lens 'distance scale' window.

Nikonian72 wrote:

The colored-lines aperture scale on older lenses i... (show quote)

Hi Nikonian, thank you for the answer - I am aware of my aperture settings as regards my DOF. My problem is the lens doesn't have any of the coloured lines that represented your focal range (on the older lenses) - it only has one single white line in the middle of the window (the book refers to this as the 'Focus Index Line'). I am thinking maybe you use the window itself as your upper and lower focus points ie: whatever distance is in the window is all in focus. This window is probably only suitable for close up work because the range is only from .8ft~3ft and infinity. If I want to focus on something 30 feet away the whole window seems superfluous.
I wasn't aware that 'auto-focus' wont achieve maximum Hyper-focal DOF. Thanks for your help. Darryl

May 13, 2012 07:08:25 #

Lens 'distance scale' window.

Pablo8 wrote:

Just looked at my Sigma 10 ~ 20mm lens, and yes, the markings are distances in feet. The line will be the distance at which the lens is focussed, if using manual focus. But the DOF with this lens is so deep, one should not have to worry too much about being out of focus.

Thanks for that Pablo - yes the 10~20 has a massive DOF......

May 13, 2012 02:24:53 #

A topic I've never scene here

Really great shot Photopop........for me, my camera sits on Aperture Priority mode unless the figures in my view finder tell me to start experimenting. :roll: Darryl

May 13, 2012 02:10:14 #

Walk around lens

heyjoe wrote:

i would think 24-105,i do not have it but looking for one
i took a walk in the city with my 70-200 and could not pan out
in some tight streets,my son had my 17-40 and could not zoom
in on shot he was trying to get

Hiya Joe, I am planning on an extended trip to Europe and I am looking for one single great 'walk-a-round'. I have a Canon 20D and currently I have a Sigma 10~20mm, Canon EF 50mm, the 'kit' 18~55mm and a Sigma 70~300 (with great macro setting). I am looking at getting either the 24~105 L or the 70~200 L. Is the lack of 'panning in some tight streets' the only reason for you to look for a 24~105 or are there other reasons? How is the weight of the 70~200? Darryl

May 13, 2012 01:51:05 #

Walk around lens

brianjdavies wrote:

My walkabout lens for my FF Nikon is the 24 - 120 f4. It seems pretty sharp, and there aren't many situations is doesn't handle.

Lovely shot Brian....sharp as a bloody tack eh! Darryl

May 13, 2012 01:34:41 #

Lens 'distance scale' window.

Hi all, I am used to my older lenses that always had a 'Depth of Field' scale on them. This DOF scale was sometimes refered to as 'Depth Of Focus'. You could tell at a glance what the different Depth of Field you would have for your shot by looking at the (distance) lines that corresponded to the aperture you were using. I really found this very valuable because you could use the info to change your actual focus point to get more or less foreground/background in focus. On my Sigma 10~20mm DC EX lens it has a window that the book refers to as a 'distance scale'. The scale reads from .8', 1', 1.5' 3', & infinity. adjacent to this window it has a line called a 'Focus Index Line'. I am trying to figure out what it all means ~ can anybody enlighten me please. Darryl

May 10, 2012 01:46:24 #

rpavich wrote:

quote=Darryl88 quote=ebaribeault Not familiar wi... (show quote)

Thanks a lot rpavich - I hadn't given a prime of that size (135 f2) much thought in my desire to cover most of the bases. I will go with the EF 24~105L (as 'Gator suggested below) and also a prime with respectable distance. You are a man after my own heart~ I also love to see everything in my picture sharp from the front to the back. Not that I have anything against bokeh (if I want Bokeh my 50mm will do it for me) but I was bought up in the 'film' era of looking for sharpness in a photos and old habits die hard.
What can I say about your photo but....WOW!! (and all in capitals!)....that's a seriously dam good photo! Darryl

May 10, 2012 01:34:58 #

Swamp Gator wrote:

Get the 24-105. It's a nice sharp lens with great coverage range and it's relatively light.
You get the 70-200 (presuming you mean the 2.8) and you might end up leaving it in the hotel room. It's heavy and will wear on you. Great lens, I have one, but not sure I'd feel like lugging it around for long days.

Thanks 'Gator, I was only waiting for one person to suggest the 24~105 as opposed to the 70~200........you have confirmed what my heart was desiring all along.

:thumbup:

May 9, 2012 18:21:35 #

ebaribeault wrote:

Not familiar with canon lenses but I would bring three lenses something in the 18-105 range, a 50mm prime and something in the 70 to 300 range this should cover every thing you will shoot. I would also reconsider the tripod if you plan to take landscapes at night

Thanks for your help. I will have the field pretty well covered by keeping the 10~20, 50 prime and (buying) the 70~200L. If I got the 24~105 L I could probably leave the 50mm prime behind but I am hesitant in parting with the prime. The 70~200 would have 'IS' so I think most of my shots would be hand held and using whatever is available for support, whereas my current Sigma 70~300 needs a tripod. And yes, there will be a sturdy tripod with me but I am more talking about the lenses I would carry with me for most of the time. cheers

May 9, 2012 18:10:17 #

rpavich wrote:

I don't get why there is an "expense" to justify if you own all of these lenses?

Which do you CURRENTLY own?

Ahhh, sorry now im confusing myself. I meant I would sell the 18~55 as well and keep the EF50mm.
So, the lenses I would keep are Sigma 10~20, Canon EF 50 and either one of the 2 L lenses. I can't justify the expence of both the 'L's. Darryl

May 9, 2012 18:05:25 #

rpavich wrote:

I don't get why there is an "expense" to justify if you own all of these lenses?

Which do you CURRENTLY own?

My intention is to sell the kit 18~55, the crap 35~80 (I'd give this one away) and the Sigma zoom 70~300. All I am planning on taking is the Sigma 10~20 and either of the 2 L glasses mentioned. I just don't know which is the more suitable. If I was to go for the EF 70~200 L I would need to keep my kit 18 ~55 to fill in the gap. Darryl

May 9, 2012 18:00:32 #

rpavich wrote:

I don't get why there is an "expense" to justify if you own all of these lenses?

Which do you CURRENTLY own?

Hi there, I currently own all but the 2 'L' glasses (EF24~105L & EF70~200L).