Cleanspade 3,324 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 the camera i'm useing is a canon 350d. and it came with a sigma. 28./300 zoom lens it a big heavy bulky thing so i have bought my first lens. ive been messing around with camera's for years and tried nikon. canon. and the little samsung nx10. they are all very good but i like the canon it fits my big hands best so i'm going to stay with canon. and bought a ef 50mm f/1.8 11 this is a very small and lite lens with good low light capability. i'm looking forward to trying it out. will hopefully put some pics up here soon. cheers. ps. the other reason i chose this lens is its the cheepest. and i could just afford it with my stop smokeing fund :laugh: Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 26, 2012 Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 the camera i'm useing is a canon 350d. and it came with a sigma. 28./300 zoom lens it a big heavy bulky thing so i have bought my first lens. ive been messing around with camera's for years and tried nikon. canon. and the little samsung nx10. they are all very good but i like the canon it fits my big hands best so i'm going to stay with canon. and bought a ef 50mm f/1.8 11 this is a very small and lite lens with good low light capability. i'm looking forward to trying it out. will hopefully put some pics up here soon. cheers. ps. the other reason i chose this lens is its the cheepest. and i could just afford it with my stop smokeing fund :laugh: my stopping smokeing lasted 9 hrs and i was asleep for 7 of them ive been looking at an optical doubler for my 70-300 but there £300 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted February 26, 2012 Author Report Share Posted February 26, 2012 this one was just under the hundred. its a prime lens. so its got no zoom. thats one thing less for me to worry about. there was a 70/300. at the shop but it was nearer 400 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
chook1 184 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 Should keep an eye on ebay - its where Ive bought my lens's from, my 70-300 is cost me £250 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted February 27, 2012 Report Share Posted February 27, 2012 this one was just under the hundred. its a prime lens. so its got no zoom. thats one thing less for me to worry about. there was a 70/300. at the shop but it was nearer 400 got mine off ebay £215 nearly half price Quote Link to post Share on other sites
PINNACLE 2,297 Posted February 28, 2012 Report Share Posted February 28, 2012 The Canon 50mm (niftyfifty) is an excellent lens it is very sharp and a bargain to boot. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 well i have put it on the camera and carried it about work for the past few days. and as luck would have it. a nice roe hind turned up in the middle of a field. i got about ten snaps turned round to see four brown hares boxing. rattled of another ten. . ive just checked em on the laptop and they are the best pics of a dot in the distance ive seen in ages big lens is back on till i get a case for um will try to get one of my kids to see if they can get a pic off em. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 well i have put it on the camera and carried it about work for the past few days. and as luck would have it. a nice roe hind turned up in the middle of a field. i got about ten snaps turned round to see four brown hares boxing. rattled of another ten. . ive just checked em on the laptop and they are the best pics of a dot in the distance ive seen in ages big lens is back on till i get a case for um will try to get one of my kids to see if they can get a pic off em. i do that Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 here's one best we could do Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted March 1, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 here's the last ones the rest were even worse. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Buster321c 1,010 Posted March 1, 2012 Report Share Posted March 1, 2012 As said , the nifty fifty is a crackin lens , good for portrait stuff , pin sharp Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted March 2, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 As said , the nifty fifty is a crackin lens , good for portrait stuff , pin sharp :laugh: . yep Quote Link to post Share on other sites
tegater 789 Posted March 2, 2012 Report Share Posted March 2, 2012 As well as portrait, its a good fast lens for low light stuff. I have the nikon equivelent and its a cracker. Quote Link to post Share on other sites
Cleanspade 3,324 Posted March 3, 2012 Author Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 cheers i'm reading on shutter speeds appartures. iso. and trying to grasp the basics..but finding it difficult to put into practice. probably becouse i'm getting a bit long in the tooth. i think a camera club will be my best option if i want to progress 1 Quote Link to post Share on other sites
paulus 26 Posted March 3, 2012 Report Share Posted March 3, 2012 cheers i'm reading on shutter speeds appartures. iso. and trying to grasp the basics..but finding it difficult to put into practice. probably becouse i'm getting a bit long in the tooth. i think a camera club will be my best option if i want to progress sounds like a plan i just need theropy Quote Link to post Share on other sites
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