I use a Tamron 18-270mm Lens 11 and covers most everything. Good quality. Have made and sold 16x20" with no problem from customers. BV
I have the new one and it does not drift. My friend has the old one and it does drift. He sent his back to Tamron and they fixed it so that it does not drift. No charge, since it has a 7 year warranty. BV
A true Professional Lab, would not be in business, if they can not satisfy their customer base. Problems I refer to, is you have got to be very knowledgeable, to do what you suggest. On top of that you have got to invest a small fortune, into the equipment you suggest, thereby making it unaffordable to make a profit on you investment and then reinvesting into new equipment, just to keep up with the big boys. Just not common sense. Of course if you are not into making money, that's another story. As a hobby, have fun. BV
Save time & money and send out your work to a Professional Lab, and let them deal with the problems and they stand behind their product, and they will do a better job. They have the latest equipment and you can't compete. You just pass the cost to your client. More profit in your pocket. I have been doing weddings for over 40 years and believe me this works. Less headaches. BV
Re-sale value is also something to consider. There are more accessories (new or used) for Canon or Nikon, which bring more value. As fast as new cameras are coming out, you may want to upgrade. Good Luck. BV
If you shoot Raw & Jpeg, at same time, in B/W. You will get a B/W in Jpeg & a color in Raw, at same time. Try it. BV
Sigma makes a 8-16mm, made for Canon or Nikon. Has anyone tried this? Let us know how this compares? BV
I think you are better off, sending to lab for prints. Unless you do tons of prints. Ink is expensive. On some printers, if you do not use them for a while, the heads get blog and you have to do a nozzle clean and that cost ink use. They should give away printers for free, cause they make enough money on INK. I have been a wedding photographer for over 40 years and I just past the cost of lab prints to my customer.
When you shoot HDR, do you expose 1 or 2 exposures each way? Thanks BV
The best answer is both are going to be best sellers, if you ever want to upgrade. The way the market is going, new cameras are coming out sooner than it takes to learn the one you just bought. For instance, Leica V-Lux 3, just came out with a 25mm-600mm lens and it's a small SLR with HD Video.
Just $950. Who would want anything more. You don't have to buy any more lenses. WOW.
Question. I have heard that you can get the same results in Photoshop CS5, without the use of ND Filters. How true is this?
Just put it on "P" (Program) and have fun. Unless you are selling photos and need to improve what you have taken, then shoot RAW. If in Program, you see that your images are either too dark or too light, then adjust your camera to + or -, to correct this. Use your Histogram. You will find that you will soon be able to improve on this. I know a lot of photographers will disagree on this, but it has worked for me and I do not need to be a slave to my computer.
Best all around lens (my Opinion) is the Tamron 18-270mm Lens.