I'm looking for some advice on cameras so for any camera buffs on there...
I have a canon eos 650 slr and formerly a working 35-105mm f/ 3.5-4.5 canon lens with macro function until it was lent out to a friend and then subsequently, dropped.
I then somehow got stuck with a 28-200mm sigma f/ 3.8-5.6 zoom lens which I'm not happy about, but can't return.
The thing is I want to buy a new lens with at least macro function so I can take decent slide copy work, and some nice closeups for leisure photography. I was thinking the 28-105mm canon 3.5-4.5 but I'm not sure it's worth buying another wideangle to telephoto zoom lens since I already have one. So I guess what I want to know is would it be better to invest in a wide angle lens or a macro? My price range is about $300-400 CAN so I can't get the best lens ever, but it would allow me to get something decent.
More importantly, is it even worth it to get a new lens? I'm going onto second year undergrad and I'm still trying to figure out if most people even get to do photography in architecture beyond school.
for recomendations for lenses I would check out photography websites/forums that people show their photos/galleries. also you can learn a lot by just reading about different brands and the qualities and quirks of each. I was recently doing research on digital slr cameras and came across some really great forums, but I dont have the links anymore. they arent too hard to find and most are linked to each other.
I'd say sure its worth getting a new lens, that isnt too much money so it isnt going to set you back 4 months rent or anything. I dont know what I would do without my camera, however cheap it may be, I just like taking photos. it serves its purpose for documenting and around the town stuff. oh and dont try and figure out if you "get" to do photography after school. either you like it or dont, and if you do then you will make time for it, if not dont or hire someone to.
I have tried some photography forums and I know generally what each lens will do for me, but I'm just wondering from the perspective of an architecture student/individuals working in the field what works for them. Should I invest in equipment that's more for hobby or something for school/career. If only I was in a financial situation where I could do whatever I wanted...
Strange that you don't like the Sigma lens they make perhaps the best single apperture lens. Other than that i'd recommend Carlos Zeiss - who after exclusively making Nikon fit lens does it for Sony digital.
lens though, 35/55 - 80mm usually does the trick, unless you want more
I just bought a new Canon pro-1 digital Camera with a 28- 200mm zoom. expensive but the techie in the store was hyped on teh Canon eos Rebel digital as it offered the ability to use all the recent Canon SLR lenses. the camera was bigger but still light and had a 6.0 mb picture capability and had a great picture format.
I was in a bind because I needed to be able to get some wide-angle quality for interio architecture shots for our office portfolio but didn't want to spend the money on a new SLR lense for my older pentax. We have a small older digital camera but the technology and prices have changed so much in the last couple years that it really is only good for taking basic shots of record on site etc.
I am stoked about the new camera and what it offers, paricularly having the variation of lense length built in. I might actually get back into taking some serious shots again.
But the point I was going to make is that rather than spending money on a new lense for an old camera check some of the other options that may suit you if you need the new technology and would like to be able to adapt it to some current equipment that works well.
sony's are great generally. i just bought a F717 and its already repaid itself. The DSR is a step up (get it in black if you can) and its pretty much the same platform with 8 mega-pixels. A bit pricey and bound to suffer for changing technology
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I'm looking for some advice on cameras so for any camera buffs on there...
I have a canon eos 650 slr and formerly a working 35-105mm f/ 3.5-4.5 canon lens with macro function until it was lent out to a friend and then subsequently, dropped.
I then somehow got stuck with a 28-200mm sigma f/ 3.8-5.6 zoom lens which I'm not happy about, but can't return.
The thing is I want to buy a new lens with at least macro function so I can take decent slide copy work, and some nice closeups for leisure photography. I was thinking the 28-105mm canon 3.5-4.5 but I'm not sure it's worth buying another wideangle to telephoto zoom lens since I already have one. So I guess what I want to know is would it be better to invest in a wide angle lens or a macro? My price range is about $300-400 CAN so I can't get the best lens ever, but it would allow me to get something decent.
More importantly, is it even worth it to get a new lens? I'm going onto second year undergrad and I'm still trying to figure out if most people even get to do photography in architecture beyond school.
for recomendations for lenses I would check out photography websites/forums that people show their photos/galleries. also you can learn a lot by just reading about different brands and the qualities and quirks of each. I was recently doing research on digital slr cameras and came across some really great forums, but I dont have the links anymore. they arent too hard to find and most are linked to each other.
I'd say sure its worth getting a new lens, that isnt too much money so it isnt going to set you back 4 months rent or anything. I dont know what I would do without my camera, however cheap it may be, I just like taking photos. it serves its purpose for documenting and around the town stuff. oh and dont try and figure out if you "get" to do photography after school. either you like it or dont, and if you do then you will make time for it, if not dont or hire someone to.
I have tried some photography forums and I know generally what each lens will do for me, but I'm just wondering from the perspective of an architecture student/individuals working in the field what works for them. Should I invest in equipment that's more for hobby or something for school/career. If only I was in a financial situation where I could do whatever I wanted...
Strange that you don't like the Sigma lens they make perhaps the best single apperture lens. Other than that i'd recommend Carlos Zeiss - who after exclusively making Nikon fit lens does it for Sony digital.
lens though, 35/55 - 80mm usually does the trick, unless you want more
Sigma makes good lenses.
Save up and buy Nikon D70
I just bought a new Canon pro-1 digital Camera with a 28- 200mm zoom. expensive but the techie in the store was hyped on teh Canon eos Rebel digital as it offered the ability to use all the recent Canon SLR lenses. the camera was bigger but still light and had a 6.0 mb picture capability and had a great picture format.
I was in a bind because I needed to be able to get some wide-angle quality for interio architecture shots for our office portfolio but didn't want to spend the money on a new SLR lense for my older pentax. We have a small older digital camera but the technology and prices have changed so much in the last couple years that it really is only good for taking basic shots of record on site etc.
I am stoked about the new camera and what it offers, paricularly having the variation of lense length built in. I might actually get back into taking some serious shots again.
But the point I was going to make is that rather than spending money on a new lense for an old camera check some of the other options that may suit you if you need the new technology and would like to be able to adapt it to some current equipment that works well.
Is there anyone out there with thoughts on or experience with the Sony DSR
T1? I'm thinking of getting one.
sony's are great generally. i just bought a F717 and its already repaid itself. The DSR is a step up (get it in black if you can) and its pretty much the same platform with 8 mega-pixels. A bit pricey and bound to suffer for changing technology
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