I use lens hoods for my lenses except my 18 55 and 50 1.8.
It helps with my standard zoom lens 28 135 and 70 300 but the hoods for those are deep.

if the hood is petal style, Id get one. if it's not and really shallow, now sure how much it would help.

 

you cant go wrong with the 1.4, you get the extra light, a better auto focus, and quieter more robust lens. I see a lot of pros use the 1.4. Very few will consider the L version a worthwhile upgrade compared to the 1.4. I can only see getting the L version if you use 50mm as a primary lens and need the extra blades for the smoother bokeh highlights. aside from that dof below 1.4 is so shallow I dont know if it'd add much.

here's a review, not sure if youve read it yet
http://www.the-digital-picture.com/R...ns-Review.aspx


for me I do regret getting the 1.8 and shouldve opted for the 1.4, but theres nothing I can do about it now.

 

thanks for the opinion guys :D

 

You know what i found odd this is the hood on my 17-55mm


And Hood For my 17-40mm Witch is the same for the 16-35mm and the 10-22mm

 

yea a lot of people complain about the ugly 17 40 hood. however the 17 40 was designed with full frame users in mind, and ef-s lenses dont have to worry about the hood entering the frame as much with the 1.6 crop so they can design a deeper hood.

 

nope...it was the plastic mount that came apart

 

????
well than I guess its good he picked up the 1.4

 

x2 I hate having to scroll to fully see a pic. A page full of 1024w images would be a _____.

/$.02

 

i'm not saying the 1.8 isn't a good lens...its a very good lens, but you just have to take care of it like you would any lens.

and i've seen metal mounts come apart as well

 

I saw a metal mount come apart when I went to the local camera store. The girl was TICKED OFF & it was an expensive lens, too, but I can't remember which one. After they got it off, she just gave them the lens & said she didn't want it.

I was like WHAAAA? Chick must've been made of money or something.

 

i was at camera store yesterday and i was looking at the nikkor 55-200mm VR for my d40. i didnt have my camera with me so i asked the guy if i could try it and put it on one of the D40s on display. he was like sure. i guess he was new or didnt know how to put a lens on. he was pressing and rotating the lens against the camera all i could hear was the metal grinding on the camera. i had to tell him to match the dot and the line on the camera. and to think someone is gonna buy that lens and camera.

 

I can see the hoods being like that since the 17-55 is for a crop body only, so 17*1.6 is definitely longer than the 17 that could possibly go on a FF. I will say the hood on the 17-55IS works very well to reduce flair and I notice it even increases contrast a smidge.

 

nice guys im on the market for lenses now.. looking at the 24-70mm L, those are the lenses i had in mind too

 

Spend the extra money and get the 70-300mm. Trust me.

 

i got a new toy that will be arriving
canon st e2

I know pocket wizards are the cats meow in the industry, but I cant afford them right now. Seems like a lot of people are happy with the st e2 and I dont plan on shooting with flash farther than 10 feet from the subject during the day anyhow.

main use will be for directional fill during day shots. Ill also be mounting the flash on a mono pod during indoor events for flash on a stick haha. yes finally freedom front front mounted flash.
Not sure if I should still pick up a bracket for times when I dont want to carry flash in one hand and the camera in the other.

next stop 580 ex ii
I have a couple of friends that want to sell their 430 ex, I might pick a couple up for 2 flash day shoots.

 

dang.. i need to start saving for an external flash and transmitter.. mount the sucker on a tripod and walk around with it at indoor/night car shows..

 

i have a tamron 70-300mm :D look at my sig

 

thats what I plan on doing hahah mono pod with flash attached in one hand and camera in the other. Hopefully for those times Ill have a friend with me to hold the flash, if not i might need a bracket.

on the plus side, st e2 has full ettl support and works flawlessly indoors. down side... it only supports two flashes at once. but I figure by the time I require 3 flashes key fill and back. I wont me relying on flash guns, ill be using radio transmitters, strobes by then and wont be using them for events but only in studios and serious location shoots, where it allows the time for set up.



st e2 should keep me happy for the portable light id need it for. Finally off the camera and some extra possibilities with light placement. a second flash would be enough for on location daytime shoots using the sun as backlight. If there are still pro's using st e2 for work, than it should be good enough for now.

 

hmm.. the monopod/two hand deal sounds quite clumsy.. i was thinking a monopod for the camera plus a tripod for the flash.. but that might be clumsy as well at shows..

i wonder if there is such thing as a monopod with a horizontal attachment for a remote flash?

 

I couldn't find the post pages ago when someone was talking about the 50mm lens. My question is, is a 50mm 1.8 a good all around lens to start off w/? It was one of the ones that I was looking into getting, and have heard that they are fairly inexpensive but great lens' to have.

Should be picking up my 40d soon, so should see me post on this thread instead of just reading it religiously.

Thank-you.