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akadajet posted:People buy rebels to get better pictures, then use that lens because it came with it. Then they get these low contrast, muddy images and think the cameras are crap. Canon is doing themselves no favors with those things.
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InternetJunky posted:On the other side of that is someone dumb like me that got frustrated with those junk pictures out of the rebels with kit lenses and upgraded to something better, leading to a slippery slope of me giving Canon a small fortune. Please don't look into my future like that. It's kind of unsettling.
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89 posted:Tell me the Sony a6500 is not way more awesome than a Panasonic G8. And I shouldn’t just dump another $600 into it all because it’s a bad bad camera and takes bad pictures and videos eapecially videos do you like your cameras overheating? although that may be the 6300. Just hold them both and you won't want the sony.
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Dec 29, 2017 16:39
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I finally got a nifty fifty and I kinda hate it, I miss my 24mm.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:I finally got a nifty fifty and I kinda hate it, I miss my 24mm. Focal length too long?
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Dec 30, 2017 00:12
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President Beep posted:Focal length too long? Yeah, on my t3i it's effectively 80mm, I'm just so used to shooting with a big, wide, deep field rather than a compressed one so it's weird trying to find that same vibe.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Yeah, on my t3i it's effectively 80mm, I'm just so used to shooting with a big, wide, deep field rather than a compressed one so it's weird trying to find that same vibe. I shoot with a Rebel too. The 50 definitely feels long on a crop body. I’ve got a 24mm now too, but before that, I used the kit 18-55 a fair bit for indoor stuff. Just needed to be sure I had plenty of light.
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I feel like a 50mm would be great on a full frame but yeah it's too long on a DX body
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Dec 30, 2017 00:25
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I love 50mm on a crop, it makes a nice short portrait lens. Not ideal for everything, but what lens is?
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Dec 30, 2017 00:49
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EL BROMANCE posted:I love 50mm on a crop, it makes a nice short portrait lens. I totally agree. I also like using mine for taking pictures of flowers and stuff while out on walks.
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Dec 30, 2017 00:55
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I use my 35mm f1.8 for that, it's a drat good prime lens for such a low cost
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Dec 30, 2017 00:55
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A 50 is a great first portrait lens. That’s it.
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Dec 30, 2017 01:17
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It's also a ghetto macro option with a $20 set of macro tubes.
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Dec 30, 2017 01:23
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50mm is great for taking outside pictures of my kids and such inside I wish I had a 35 or 24 for inside.. I'll probably end up buying one.
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tater_salad posted:50mm is great for taking outside pictures of my kids and such inside I wish I had a 35 or 24 for inside.. I'll probably end up buying one. That’s how things have panned out for me too. Unless I’m trying to snap a quick portrait of my kid, I don’t use my 50 much inside. The 24, on the other hand, was great to have for family Christmas stuff.
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Dec 30, 2017 01:34
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Somebody is offering me a body only 6500 for $925 🤔
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evil_bunnY posted:A 50 is a great first portrait lens. That’s it. Oh well, at least I bought it with my Christmas money and it'll fit on the 6D I eventually buy.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Oh well, at least I bought it with my Christmas money and it'll fit on the 6D I eventually buy. Don't stress. The nifty fifty is such a popular lens for a reason. Those spending the money on a full frame body aren't usually the same folks rubbing pennies together trying to get good shots out of a hundred dollar lens. My wife loves her fifty and it stays on her camera all the time.
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You have to get creative with a 50 on a crop body indoors but you can still get great results. I use my 56 1.2 all the time indoors and it and the 23 1.4 ar the two lenses I use the most on my Fuji. It might not be as versatile as a 50 on a full frame but honestly 50 on a full frame gets pretty boring (even though I have the 35 f2 which is 50mm equivalent I rarely use it) so if you leave the 50 on for a while you’ll find creative ways to use it even in limited space.
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Magic Hate Ball posted:Yeah, on my t3i it's effectively 80mm, I'm just so used to shooting with a big, wide, deep field rather than a compressed one so it's weird trying to find that same vibe. Why are you looking for "that same vibe" from a completely different lens? Get better at changing lenses, that's why you have a camera with that feature.
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ExecuDork posted:Why are you looking for "that same vibe" from a completely different lens? That's the point, it's hard to do the same thing so I'm trying to figure out what works best for a different lens.
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Really, if it's your first fixed-length lens, the nifty fifty is more of a revelation for aperture than focal length. Wow, you're suddenly able to take pics indoors at night! Wow, now you get what that whole "bokeh" thing is about! etc.
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It's not, but there's definitely something satisfying about how big the lens is - the 24mm 2.8 is amazing but that teensy little marble on the front looks so goofy.
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Quick question, which Rebels are the ones to avoid right now, that are like basically a crippled previous gen body? Asking for a friend looking to buy her first starter dslr.
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hope and vaseline posted:Quick question, which Rebels are the ones to avoid right now, that are like basically a crippled previous gen body? Asking for a friend looking to buy her first starter dslr. I believe it’s the T5i that’s just a worked over T4i. My T6i’s not too bad—new sensor and wifi over the T5i. I don’t know beans about the T7i. Also, avoid Rebels without the i suffix.
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Also, something I wish I’d done before buying a Rebel was check out used/refurbed 70Ds/80Ds. It sounds like there’s a bit of a performance bump and a significant ergonomics upgrade. Depending on where you look, prices are comparable to a brand new Rebel.
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Thanks, and yeah i was looking at used 60/70ds to recommend also. I wanna give her some budget leeway to get a sigma 17-50 instead of the kit lens.
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Happy hunting, goon. Sounds like you’ve got a pretty good game plan.
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The SL2, T6 and T7i in the current range should probably be avoided. If you go for a 77D, or a 70/80D you get a top LCD and an extra control wheel which are very much worth it. The 77D fits in between the T7i and the 80D range wise, it's not an upgrade on the 70D despite the usual Canon naming convention.
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Helen Highwater posted:The SL2, T6 and T7i in the current range should probably be avoided. If you go for a 77D, or a 70/80D you get a top LCD and an extra control wheel which are very much worth it. The 77D fits in between the T7i and the 80D range wise, it's not an upgrade on the 70D despite the usual Canon naming convention. What do you know about the T7i, HH? I haven’t seen much on it review-wise.
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Over here it's the 800D, which is a straight line update on the three-digit line. It's got the same sensor as the 1300D and the only real ergonomic improvement over that entry level offering is that it has an articulated rear screen. It also has the same limited UI designed for beginners by default (although you can switch it to the standard Canon UI). Technically it does have better AF and faster burst shooting, but it's almost exactly the same price as the 77D which has all of that plus a top LCD, two dials and a better sensor.
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How good a deal is this for a first SLR? https://www.adorama.com/inkd3100krr.html
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Possibly of interest to those new to DSLRs who want to shoot in cold weather. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s04SSMDYfuE
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Javid posted:How good a deal is this for a first SLR? Says not available. If you are dead set on a D3100, dont get the red one. https://www.keh.com/shop/nikon-d3100-digital-camera-body-14-2-m-p.html Grab the 18-55 DX lens on the cheap and if your budget allows, the 35mm 1.8 lens. As far as I know, KEH is still a great place for used gear.
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It was available a month ago when I posted that. :v I got a rebel of similar cost a few weeks ago, and I'm happy with it.
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Sony RX100 vs Fuji X100: which should I get? Also, I probably would be buying a used earlier model, which also leads to the question, is there a steep drop off in features as I go back? (I.e. is it worth paying a bit more for one of the newer iterations?) I finally got rid of my S95 and want something smaller than my DSLR to carry. Budget ... I dunno. Let’s say less is better, definitely not $1200, maybe 5-600 if stretching to that would get me better features. I’m seeing first editions of each for about 200-250 on eBay, newer models up from there. Edit: meant to post this in P&S thread, but found its archived. Sorry! Krakkles fucked around with this message at 20:38 on May 4, 2018 |
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Chalk and cheese Sony has a worse sensor but zoom. Fujifilm X100 has a cracking sensor but fixed lens. I’ve owned the X100 since launch and it’s as close to shooting with an old school film camera as you can get, but with that it has it’s quirks and it’s certainly not for the beginner. Focusing time in low light is a bastard, but with that the noise at iso 3200 has a film quality to it rather than a digital mess, so it looks great converted to black and white. I looked at the original Sony RX100 when choosing a compact zoom for out door stuff and decided that the mark III would be the one in the range to get, but ultimately settled on the Fujifilm X20. Battery life is poo poo but you can pick up spare ones for £10. This shot and the others in the set were set with the X20 on auto https://flic.kr/p/25nBguj X100 at iso 3200 in black and white https://flic.kr/p/24CmbuP and colour at iso 2500 https://flic.kr/p/24CmcGD
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learnincurve posted:Chalk and cheese Sony has a worse sensor but zoom. Fujifilm X100 has a cracking sensor but fixed lens. The low light thing makes me think RX100 is better for me - I do a lot of photography in iffy lighting. How’s manual focus on the X100? That’s always a possibility as well.
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Oh it got manual focus and several methods of checking it alright - this demonstrates how to do it and highlights how like a old film camera it really is much better than I can explain it, it’s the x100t but relevant with the latest x100 firmware update http://fujifilm-dsc.com/en/manual/x100t/shooting/manual-focus/index.html Edit: it really does hunt and hunt for focus at times indoors. learnincurve fucked around with this message at 22:48 on May 4, 2018 |
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