| Author | Message | ||
     Court |
The 50mm is a "focused" (pardon the pun) lens. I don't use it much but when I do I love it. | ||
| Ourdee |
Did you check the specs. on the new Sony? 24.6 mp. 5 frames per sec. Cmos the size of 35mm film. | ||
| Xl1200r |
And it's $2,000 for the body only! Impressive, though. | ||
| Rkc00 |
Delta buy the 70-200 f 2.8 and a 1.4 tc I know, it's alot of money but save your money and forget the other stuff. | ||
| Delta_one |
 eeesh I cant afford that one at all  that's going to be out of my price rage for a LONG time. I bet it is very nice but its "unobtanium" to me at this point, even if it made my pictures turn to gold I couldn't buy it  unless somebody wants to "donate" some lenses I am SOL  edit:that's more than my budget for lenses a computer, monitor, AND a partial version photo shop combined. (Message edited by delta_one on July 14, 2010) | ||
| Rkc00 |
Stop, it only about $2800 new for the pair. Ha!!! Don't have any spare lens around for you. Sold one to Damnut and one to Court.. (Message edited by Rkc00 on July 15, 2010) | ||
| Damnut |
Thanks again Mike for the lens. Used it yesterday at the Loudon trackday. | ||
| Court |
I bought the 1.4x TC in Adorama used. They have an amazing assortment of stuff that gets used once or twice (their rental department is bigger than most photo stores and the last time I was there the gal in front of me was returning a $74,000 rental order . . . lots of fashion industry folks use them) the size of most camera shops. Keep an eye out. | ||
| Xl1200r |
Delta - let me know if you decide to let go of that 35mm/f1.8. I was actually looking at that very lens for better indoor performance... | ||
| Delta_one |
it has the indoor performance for sure, its a little too wide to catch my kids at play without being in their face and not wide enough to use while riding the bike so it just doesn't fit my shooting style. but I do find myself using it as my night time walk around lens and nothing else when I am downtown, because of the speed. the 50mm is going to fit me better and I will be getting a sigma 10-20mm 3.5 for my wide angle needs, but not until next spring when I can afford it. you have PM | ||
| Xl1200r |
Thanks to the suggestions and sales from you guys, I have what I think is a pretty good 'budget' (I use the term loosely), flexible D-SLR setup:  Nikon D3000 Nikkor DX 35mm/f1.8 Nikkor DX 18-55mm/f3.5-5.6 Nikkor DX 55-200mm/f4-5.6 Circular polarizing filter 2 UV filters Macro filter set I also have a Crumpler "4 Million Dollar Home" ordered for a bag. | ||
| Ourdee |
I was told to put UV filters on all my lenses and leave them on to protect the lens. | ||
| Delta_one |
\quote"I was told to put UV filters on all my lenses and leave them on to protect the lens." that's what I always do I also found that my cheaper pro-master UV filters were bouncing light twice in very low light shots and creating 'ghosts" in the day and apparitions in my night shots the UV filter was the cause of my UFO here  I bought hoya filters for my last two lenses and my 50 got the "ultra" version (thinner so less likely to "ghost" or so I was told), Ill let you know how it works out for eliminating my problems. | ||
| Ourdee |
I'll keep an eye out for the ghosts. Thanks. | ||
| Delta_one |
I now have both a promaster and a Hoya plorizing filter too and am very anxious to see the difference, I have high hopes for less stops lost when the Hoya is on. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Those dang filters are just so hard to unscrew when you need a clean art shot huh. :-P Put it back on for hack work. | ||
| Jeepinbueller |
I'm saving, saving, saving, for a D90. It'll be my first DSLR, but all my photography buddies says it's the most feature-packed and user-friendly Prosumer out there at the moment. Unless someone can offer an alternative in the Canon line that would work better. And nice D3000 Xl1200r! I'm itchy for a nice camera. | ||
| Dynasport |
Filter discussions can be like oil topics here. I used to use filters on all my lenses, but stopped several years ago. My advice is to just say no to the filters unless you are shooting some place where they are likely to be a benefit to you that a lens hood would not be, such as a particularly dusty environment. Otherwise, keep the lens hood on. It will protect your lens from bumps and scratches and actually improve your photos more than a filter will. Unless of course you are using a specialty filter for a particular effect. For lens protection, however, use the lens hood and say goodbye to the UV filter. (Message edited by DynaSport on July 26, 2010) | ||
| Court |
Buy the best filter you can. I take my cameras into tough enviroments. On Carlsbad beach as I type this. It'd scare me to have a couple thousand dollar lens exposed to sand. With the 77mm filter I have no concern wiping lens with microfiber that I would not want to touch lens with. I got the filter I'm using for something line $130 and it could save enough to pay for itself. Depends on where you take your lens | ||
| Thesmaz |
Court, do you use UV or Polarizers? | ||
| Davegess |
A UV can stay on the lens all the time. A polarizer would only be on when needed. The reduce the amount of light passing through by a lot. | ||
| Delta_one |
my camera and lens are always in harsh environments, so much that I would have been wise to save up the extra $500 for the D300S as opposed to the D90. but the D90 serves me well and is a LOT of camera for the money. but back to filters, I am always wiping them down with a lens cloth blowing on them and they are always getting blasted with sand and other debris as well as rain drops and the occasional bump, even with a lens hood in place. I nearly always have a hood on my lens with the exception of my 50mm f/1.4 that does not have a hood mount. its an older D lens with aperture ring and no internal motors, I LOVE this lens! very fast very sharp and the D90 will motor its focus at an impressive rate. it seems to be the perfect focal length for the way that I shoot and it just lives on my camera right now. in and out of the bag at times without a lens cap on it as I shuffle things around with my kids (this is another time where the UV filter is nice IMO) polarizing is nice not only to cut the light down in the middle of the day when ISO 100 f/22 1/40000 shutter is STILL overexposed (GRRR  ) but also to cut through glare, especially when taking pictures of water. they will also give you a nice contrast in clouds and depth from blue sky. | ||
| Dynasport |
I don't have a weather sealed camera. If I am in an environment likely to damage my lens, it is also likely to damage my camera. Though I do have, and sometimes install filters on my lenses, for normal use I do not believe they are necessary. Especially for people on a budget buying an inexpensive lens that they will then likely buy put inexpensive filter on. But hey, you want to put on filter on your lens, put a filter on your lens. | ||
| Josh_ |
Late to the conversation, but Canon seems to be out-numbered here  I have a Canon 7D that I upgraded to from a XSi. I would recommend getting a new Rebel or a used one with some lenses like the Canon 50mm 1.8, 85mm 1.8, 70-200 f/4L, Tamron 28-75mm.  | ||
| Delta_one |
still nothing wrong with the Nikon these are all taken with either the kit lens or the $200 35mm f/1.8     love that dragonfly too by the way  (Message edited by delta_one on July 31, 2010) | ||
| Ourdee |
I feel really out numbered using a Pentax. By the way, Nice pics. | ||
| Danger_dave |
Some carpenters like Estwing hammers - some prefer Stanley tools. They both drive nails. | ||
| Ourdee |
I have both brands of hammers. My choice depends on what I am driving as to what one I grab. I wish I could afford to have choices cameras. I am happy with the pentax though. | ||
| Josh_ |
I started with a Pentax 35mm pocket camera and then moved to a 5x optical 5MP Pentax Optio 550 that I still miss. Some of the early shots on my flikr page are taken with those cameras.  My main reason for getting a Canon dSLR is a local friend has all Canon gear I wanted to learn, borrow and trade with him. | ||
| Ourdee |
I finally chose the pentax because I could use all the old pentax lenses. (Message edited by ourdee on August 02, 2010) |
