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The Official TB Photography thread, second frame

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DigMe, I always love your photos :). I can only hope that whenever I have children they'll be half as photogenic... or that I'll be half as good a photographer, lol.

Question for you guys: I'm considering my first lens and I've kinds narrowed it down to 3 options. I really don't want any slow lenses just because I know I'll want to shoot in low light. So:

1) Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS
2) Canon 100mm Macro f/2.8L USM IS
3) A 28mm f/1.8 and a 50mm f/1.8

Suggestions, lol? I know I'm reaching pretty far into "Go, join a photography forum!" but I know I'll ask the question and then completely forget about the site, as is the case with all forums besides OCRemix and Talkbass, lol.
 
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Kwesi said:
DigMe, I always love you photos :). I can only hope that whenever I have children they'll be half as photogenic... or that I'll be half as good a photographer, lol.

Question for you guys: I'm considering my first lens and I've kinds narrowed it down to 3 options. I really don't want any slow lenses just because I know I'll want to shoot in low light. So:

1) Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS
2) Canon 100mm Macro f/2.8L USM IS
3) A 28mm f/1.8 and a 50mm f/1.8

Suggestions, lol? I know I'm reaching pretty far into "Go, join a photography forum!" but I know I'll ask the question and then completely forget about the site, as is the case with all forums besides OCRemix and Talkbass, lol.
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I have the Canon 35mm 1.4L(along with a 135 2.0L) and have used it for live performances in low light. Also, the 50 1.4 and 85 1.8(both which I have had)are pretty good too.


some shots with the 35:

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IMG_4571 by creative_ape, on Flickr

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IMG_3250 by creative_ape, on Flickr
 
#283
Thanks so much, Kwesi. You're too kind. My pics pale in comparison to many including many in this thread! It does help a lot to have photogenic kids!

Lens-wise my vote is #3. I'm a nikon guy so I know nothing about the Canon 17-55 that you mentioned but I've started a love affair with fast primes. The 100mm will probably be far less useful and practical for you unless you are really wanting to get into macro photography. Otherwise 100mm on an APS-c sensor will translate to something like 150mm which probably won't have a lot of practical use for you on a daily basis. I'm partially basing that statement on the types of photos that you have shown us so far.

My advice is this - buy a 35mm 1.8 or 1.4 or that 28mm 1.8 that you mentioned. Don't buy anything else at this time. Use the 28 or 35 exclusively for a good while so that you really get to know it and become skilled with it. Then buy the 50mm 1.8 and do the same with it. Like I mentioned before I have hardly taken my 35 1.8 off my camera since I bought it and I'm really getting to know it well. That focal length is so useful on an APS-c for day-to-day shooting of people and other things.

bc
 
#284
Here's one from an Irish band I shot yesterday. This is the one they picked, and I really like the tension in the picture from the in focus subject looking out of frame, but the out of focus subject looking at the lens. (yes it was on purpose - and I tried the reverse, and it just didn't look as good)

anyway....

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#285
Pacman said:
Here's one from an Irish band I shot yesterday. This is the one they picked, and I really like the tension in the picture from the in focus subject looking out of frame, but the out of focus subject looking at the lens. (yes it was on purpose - and I tried the reverse, and it just didn't look as good)

anyway....

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That is dangerously awesome :eek:. Or awesomely dangerous, take your pic :p.
 
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Kwesi said:
DigMe, I always love your photos :). I can only hope that whenever I have children they'll be half as photogenic... or that I'll be half as good a photographer, lol.

Question for you guys: I'm considering my first lens and I've kinds narrowed it down to 3 options. I really don't want any slow lenses just because I know I'll want to shoot in low light. So:

1) Canon 17-55mm f/2.8 USM IS
2) Canon 100mm Macro f/2.8L USM IS
3) A 28mm f/1.8 and a 50mm f/1.8

Suggestions, lol? I know I'm reaching pretty far into "Go, join a photography forum!" but I know I'll ask the question and then completely forget about the site, as is the case with all forums besides OCRemix and Talkbass, lol.
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Tamron makes a nice 17-55 f/2.8 lens too, not sure how it compares to the Canon lenses though.
 
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DigMe said:
Lens-wise my vote is #3. I'm a nikon guy so I know nothing about the Canon 17-55 that you mentioned but I've started a love affair with fast primes. The 100mm will probably be far less useful and practical for you unless you are really wanting to get into macro photography. Otherwise 100mm on an APS-c sensor will translate to something like 150mm which probably won't have a lot of practical use for you on a daily basis. I'm partially basing that statement on the types of photos that you have shown us so far.

My advice is this - buy a 35mm 1.8 or 1.4 or that 28mm 1.8 that you mentioned. Don't buy anything else at this time. Use the 28 or 35 exclusively for a good while so that you really get to know it and become skilled with it. Then buy the 50mm 1.8 and do the same with it. Like I mentioned before I have hardly taken my 35 1.8 off my camera since I bought it and I'm really getting to know it well. That focal length is so useful on an APS-c for day-to-day shooting of people and other things.

bc
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+1 Really good advice. Primes are lots of fun to shoot, and the picture quality is generally outstanding. IMHO, zooms are a compromise between convenience and performance, though I'm sure there are some high-dollar exceptions to that.

A 35mm 1.8 is a great all-day, do-everything lens. Since you wanna do low-light stuff, you might think about the 35mm 1.4 if you've got the clams.

Macro lenses aren't as generally useful for everyday stuff, but they are versatile (medium-tele, macro, portrait), and optically, most of them are dang near perfect. When you're in the market for a 100mm prime, you might as well get a macro.
 
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animal52 said:
+1 Really good advice. Primes are lots of fun to shoot, and the picture quality is generally outstanding. IMHO, zooms are a compromise between convenience and performance, though I'm sure there are some high-dollar exceptions to that.

A 35mm 1.8 is a great all-day, do-everything lens. Since you wanna do low-light stuff, you might think about the 35mm 1.4 if you've got the clams.

Macro lenses aren't as generally useful for everyday stuff, but they are versatile (medium-tele, macro, portrait), and optically, most of them are dang near perfect. When you're in the market for a 100mm prime, you might as well get a macro.
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You, DigMe and Vorago all make good points. I don't think I quite "worthy" of a 35mm 1.4 just yet so that'll be another lens for when I know what I'm doing :p. It's a little disappointing that Canon's only other 35mm is a 2.0 (Nikon has a 1.8) but I hear good things about it and the 28mm 1.8. I think that for right now my main concern is versatility and the 17-55mm 2.8 reportedly has the zoom range, aperture and image quality to claim king of the hill in that regard for Canon APS-C cameras so I think that's gonna be my lens for now. I can sell my current lens for about $100 (18-55mm 3.5-5.6) which would save me a bit and I'll just shoot on that and get a standard prime later.
 
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and another from the same day.

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This one I actually shot with a Nikon Coolpix.

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Lastly: With regards to slides,...while the film itself might be expensive processing and mounting is usually cheaper than processing and printing c-41 (depending on where you go to have you film processed). That would offset the cost a little. You can shoot slides and scan them (or have them scanned) for digital manipulation archive and printing as well.
 
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Jon,

Drool. Gorgeous.


Ziltoid,

Looks like fun. I've got a Photixx Strato trigger on the way with an umbrella and mount. Looking forward to playing if I can find the time. I will eventually buy a Yongnuo
Flash to compliment my SB600.

bc
 
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