Best advice I can give is natural is best.talk to ur subject, ask them about themselves. Everyone likes to talk about themselves.ask about the good n bad times n don't forget to keep shooting.ull be amazed at the facial expressions Ull get.good luck

Hey I just bought a 50 mm 1.2 fd lense with an adapter to fit my canon eos.works great in low light ie indoors but out in the sun the photos are too over exposed.iv maxed out my iso etc but still the photos come out over exposed.im in of scratching my head on this n explored every avenue I can think off, even maxing the f stop on the lense.yes I know manual focus but I'm stumped.any help appreciated.

Lol hope not but it carries over when the program is updated or so iv been told but I dont pay a monthly fee.

On my defence on the software I didnt know which system to use and what suited me for what i want,so yes i bought one of each to yes"try out" but that was it.as I liked abode light room I went out and bought the proper system to the value of $1500.but ppl got their nickers in a twist and got blinded by what was said about the matter. Cost isnt a issue for me but weight is!

When traveling I tend to take a mono bar or a micro pod.but from the response iv recieved I think I might after awhile throw the lense in s lake lol.it is abit of a pain to carry around such a large lense but I might stick to my 100-400 attached to my 7d which i usually use for sports.

quote=SharpShooter]JP, you probably know more about these lenses than I do.
The problem with manual focus, is the lack of a proper focus screen.
If you buy a mirror lens, it might be advantages for your camera to have live view. If the subject is not moving around, LV on 10x will probably get the job done. If the subjects are moving, at f8, focus may be pretty challenging.
My opinion is that they are probably not as bad IQ wise as they are difficult to use. Trying to get good focus is compounded when you can't stabilize a lens. If you are traveling light, you're not likely to have enough tripod to do the job. At those magnifications, even very SMALL vibrations look like an earthquake in the viewfinder and in Live View. Good luck. ;-)
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Yes sorry that my own abbreviation.i have looked at msybe buying a canon eos but it felt wrong n the manual setting are to frustrating to use.

Ahh no thank you.

When I watched the videos on utube they said get one with glass in the middle or the lense wont focus to infinite.i bought one that got recomended on a number of times so fingers crossed. :thumbup:

Oops I failed to ask my question.as our digital body usually runs the digital lense.i know the f stop, ap n iso is set to the light meter.now when u put a non digital fd lense on ur body im guessing ur light meter is nolonger functional as well as ur spot metering.non of the videos explained this n i wanted to know if anyone has tried this?

Iv done the plunge and bought a fd-adaptor for some prime lenses I was given awhile back.and as I know a place where I can buy loads very cheap if it works well ill be on a winner.my 50mm 1.4 fd seams to be quiet popular which is a gd thing snd built alot better than a teds camera canon 1.8 50mm for $500.
I watched all the utube vids before buying so fingers crossed my $50 investment pays off.
Anyone else use or have used an adaptor?

As I do alot of traveling and like to travel light iv been looking at buying a mirred 800mm lense.i didnt expect much in quality in build or picture when first read about them untill i read a review . The price, size and weight is very appealing.weighing just as much as a canon 24-70.i wanted to know if anyone has used or is using one and what you think of the lense.
Pictured,
Left mirred 800mm, middle sigma 50-500, right canon 600mm
Just to compare the size.




I did not take these photos!

Waw ok do tell! I use polarized filters most of the time but never got that effect

Looks more like a infared shot.

I never use a teleconverter as I find it restricts u.i get some great results . yes reach can be a issue but camo boxes work well or just stsy still n quiet n the wildlife tends to accept u.