Just out of curiosity, what's the difference between a 20mm Wide Angle lens and setting my 18-55mm lens to 20mm?

 

oh i want the battery grip and the 580ex! soon as i run into some money i am getting the flash at least.

 

prolly gonna be sharpness, better glass, etc.

 

ok i have a question...

ok clearly thats a 50mm lense but what does the f1.8 mean?

 

it means u can stop it down to 1.8 on ur aperture. Which also means it is what is called a "fast lens". What that means if u can open the aperture up wider meaning u can use a faster shutter speed. Therefore making the camera faster.

Also means that I can stop down to f 1.8 for a shallower Depth of Field. Meaning the foreground and background of my subject will be more out of focus. Kinda like a portrait shot where the person is in focus but the background is out of focus. Giving the effect of drawing ur eye to the model better.


Understand?

 

also another thing for u to note, the lower that number is the better. Also if u see a lens that says something like f3.5-5.6, that means at the widest point of that lens it will stop down to 3.5 but once u start zooming it will start limiting how far u can stop the lens down. Once zoomed out u will prolly be shooting at 5.6, which means u will have to use a slower shutter speed.

f-stops anywhere from 1.8-4.0 should give u some nice DOF in ur shots meaning it will be out of focus in the fore and background. So for photos with sharpness through the whole range (from front to back) u would want something like f6 all the way up to f32.

 

also on the front of a lens u will see an O with a line through it, that is the filter size. so if u see an o with a / through it and after that it says 52mm, that means u need filters that are threaded for 52mm.

 

 

liking the shot, Roja

 

^^^amazing pic!

 

Thanks! These were lost amongst all the other pics on the last page.

 

thanx! i got it... somewhat

i have one that is 3.5-5.6 and i realize that i cant take very good close-ups

so if i want to have the ability to take better macro shots then i should go for a smaller number?

i want good lense that is good for a variety of operations... what should look for? i want macro and range...

am i asking the right question here? lol

 

underneath the lense it says DX SWM VR Aspherical (infinity sign)-0.28m/.92ft

whats that about?

 

oh those are Nikon abbreviations. Im not sure on that one. but the last numbers are how close u can be and still focus on the subject.

 

No, if you wanted to take macro shots you could either get a set of extension tubes to bring the minimum focus point closer to toward you, OR you would have to buy a designated macro lens (in the case of Canon, the 100mm f/2.8 is generally the most common, and one of the sharpest)

Unfortunately, I've found with DSLR photography that if you want a lens that is good for a variety of things, you're going to be waiting a while. I managed to complete the range I need with 3 lenses, a 17-55, the 100mm macro, and a 100-400. examples of each below just to show what they're capable of:

1. 17-55, good for a walk around lens, gives great wide angles as well as around town shots. Amazing lens all around.



2. 100mm macro, by itself its a very sharp lens, good for a little extra reach when the 55mm won't quite cut it. Also allows for good close-up shots. This pic was taken with the 100mm and 68mm worth of Kenko extension tubes.



3. 100-400, its a superzoom, for example, here's a pic from a local airshow back in September. It allows you to get up close an personal with some of the planes as they fly.

 

how much did that 100-400 run u and what is the speed of it?

 

I managed to find it for $1100, and this was back when they were selling new for around 1400. You can find a used one on photog forums for around 900-1100 now. Look for the newer date codes as some say canon tweaked the UV and newer ones.

As for the speed, imagine your tC running on 2 cylinders....its f/4.5-5.6 BUT it has 2 stop IS which helps with hand holding when you're up around 300-400mm.

 

the new additions!

School Colors (backwards tho, we are green and yellow not yellow and green but thats how i like it)

 

and y is the color off in the 2nd one?

 

i had a little too much fun i guess : )