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What Digital Camera do you have . . . Share your baby with me please !!!
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<blockquote data-quote="Exodist" data-source="post: 1543057" data-attributes="member: 284358"><p>First advice I was given from a professional hollywood photographer and long time friend: Spend more money on the lens then you do your camera. Lens are an investment, the camera is an expense. </p><p></p><p>That being said I have found a few lens that despite there lower cost are still exceptional.</p><p></p><p>Current Camera(s): </p><p>Canon EOS T3i (600D)</p><p>Canon G12. (not a DSLR, but dang close to one and great for the smaller package.)</p><p></p><p>Lens:</p><p>EF 85mm f1.8 IS USM 'Prime' (Fantastic lens for about 500USD, solid build and superb image. My goto portrait lens.)</p><p>EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 USM 'Zoom/Macro' (Older lens without image stabilizer, but dont need it. My goto lens for animal, birds, or even macro from a distance. Solid build and excelent image quality).</p><p>EF 50mm f1.8 'Prime' (Noisy, cheap, my wife wanted this crap not me. Takes OK pics, but I never use it. 85mm takes better images IMHO.)</p><p>EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM 'Std Zoom Kit lens'. (Crapy build, came with the camera as a Kit. That said the image quality is good on our cropped sensor camera, though reviews say its got bad images quality around the edges on a full frame sensor like the 5D.)</p><p></p><p>Now we are getting this lens in a few weeks:</p><p>EFS 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 IS USM 'Super Wide Angle Zoom' (Reviews are good on this one, price is getting on up there. But this is the only Canon made lens made just for APC-C sized sensors (cropped sensors).)</p><p></p><p>Filters:</p><p>UV, Star, ND8 and Polarizers (for most lens)</p><p></p><p>Software:</p><p>Lightroom 5.2</p><p>Photoshop CS6</p><p>Photomatix Pro 4.2.7</p><p></p><p></p><p></p><p>Personal Note:</p><p>I have been eyeing the new Canon 70D. Its huge improvement over the 60D and our current 600D. But lens comes first. </p><p>Also dont forget filters. You need UV cover for your lens, not for filtering UV light, but keeping dust and dirt off the lens. IMHO.. Also for daylight shooting a polarizing filter can often be better then a lens hood. For pics you want long exposers, like waterfalls you may need a Neutral Density filter like a ND8. One of my favorites for night shoots is a star filter to make all the lights have star rays.. But thats a personal preference. Now also dont forget a quality (portable) tripod. This is a must for clear images in lower light and night shots. Also a must for HDR or good panorama photos.</p><p></p><p>Now in regards to Brands of Cameras. I like Canons, but traditionally Nikon is better in image quality from time to time. But not always.. But Canons are always better in video quality.</p><p></p><p></p><p>Hope this helps..</p><p></p><p>EDIT: Just added a image of one of my most recent photos. Enjoy..</p><p></p><p>[ATTACH=full]19604[/ATTACH]</p></blockquote><p></p>
[QUOTE="Exodist, post: 1543057, member: 284358"] First advice I was given from a professional hollywood photographer and long time friend: Spend more money on the lens then you do your camera. Lens are an investment, the camera is an expense. That being said I have found a few lens that despite there lower cost are still exceptional. Current Camera(s): Canon EOS T3i (600D) Canon G12. (not a DSLR, but dang close to one and great for the smaller package.) Lens: EF 85mm f1.8 IS USM 'Prime' (Fantastic lens for about 500USD, solid build and superb image. My goto portrait lens.) EF 75-300mm f4-5.6 USM 'Zoom/Macro' (Older lens without image stabilizer, but dont need it. My goto lens for animal, birds, or even macro from a distance. Solid build and excelent image quality). EF 50mm f1.8 'Prime' (Noisy, cheap, my wife wanted this crap not me. Takes OK pics, but I never use it. 85mm takes better images IMHO.) EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM 'Std Zoom Kit lens'. (Crapy build, came with the camera as a Kit. That said the image quality is good on our cropped sensor camera, though reviews say its got bad images quality around the edges on a full frame sensor like the 5D.) Now we are getting this lens in a few weeks: EFS 10-22mm f3.5-4.5 IS USM 'Super Wide Angle Zoom' (Reviews are good on this one, price is getting on up there. But this is the only Canon made lens made just for APC-C sized sensors (cropped sensors).) Filters: UV, Star, ND8 and Polarizers (for most lens) Software: Lightroom 5.2 Photoshop CS6 Photomatix Pro 4.2.7 Personal Note: I have been eyeing the new Canon 70D. Its huge improvement over the 60D and our current 600D. But lens comes first. Also dont forget filters. You need UV cover for your lens, not for filtering UV light, but keeping dust and dirt off the lens. IMHO.. Also for daylight shooting a polarizing filter can often be better then a lens hood. For pics you want long exposers, like waterfalls you may need a Neutral Density filter like a ND8. One of my favorites for night shoots is a star filter to make all the lights have star rays.. But thats a personal preference. Now also dont forget a quality (portable) tripod. This is a must for clear images in lower light and night shots. Also a must for HDR or good panorama photos. Now in regards to Brands of Cameras. I like Canons, but traditionally Nikon is better in image quality from time to time. But not always.. But Canons are always better in video quality. Hope this helps.. EDIT: Just added a image of one of my most recent photos. Enjoy.. [ATTACH=full]19604[/ATTACH] [/QUOTE]
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