:bsmilie: Sorry, my bad, but I can't help it. :bsmilie:roygoh said:Be warned....don't start this again... :nono:
jsbn said:Hmm... Not sure abt u guys since I'm juz a newbie.
But I think, IMHO, for any new photographers aspiring to shoot, the best is to start with 3 lens:
The new EFS 10-22mm, the stock EFS 18-55mm and a EF 75-300.
Wide angle, medium range and long range looks well covered in my ameuter opinion. At least dat's wad I think. Wad do u guys think?
marcwang said:2) get a nice sling bag just for lenses. So all the lenses are found in easy to reach places, and can be changed quickly. Haversacks are a pain in the ass for lens changing. You can also get lens pounches. SOmetimes I wear a jacket with many pockets (large cotton lined pockets). Most of the time, I carry a haversack for my tripod, body, flash, waterbottle, sandwich, picnic mat and a sling back just for the lenses. I do not like stuffing the sling bag with everything because it gets uncomfortable very easily with everything on 1 shoulder.
Ah Pao said:I find it rather interesting to hear how zoom lens can 'kill' creativity. Being 'lazy' to zoom with the feet doesn't make a picture less good, and since the zoom lens allows the photographer to look through every possible framing within the zoom range, it's tough to argue that it 'kills' creativity. (denniskee, no offence, not attack you, but the point at hand. ) I hope we are not having the mindset of "prime wins zoom because less people know how to use it"...
Ah Pao said:I find it rather interesting to hear how zoom lens can 'kill' creativity. Being 'lazy' to zoom with the feet doesn't make a picture less good, and since the zoom lens allows the photographer to look through every possible framing within the zoom range, it's tough to argue that it 'kills' creativity. (denniskee, no offence, not attack you, but the point at hand. ) I hope we are not having the mindset of "prime wins zoom because less people know how to use it"... .
espn said:Just to add, certain zooms don't necessarily lose out to primes either eg 17-35 f/2.8, 12-24DX f/4, 28-70 f/2.8 and 70-200VR
In most sports arenas, most professional sports shooters are usually equipped with two bodies, usually a long prime is mounted on one (e.g a 300/400 2.8) and a 70-200 f2.8 zoom on the other. This allows them to switch quickly between lenses when the action comes close, without the hassle of changing lenses. Then there are those with three bodies/lenses or more...but lets not go there. :sweat:denniskee said:But that is not to say zoom lens is useless, in sports photography (not all sports) like basketball, more often than not, the photog are not free to move about round the court. in such cases, zoom lens have the upper hand. But thats not to say prime lens cant shoot sport. Its just that with the players run up and down the court, ie near and away form the photog, zoom lens allows fast framing of each shot.
If the play is a distant from the photog, prime lens can still take, than crop. However, when play is near the photog, and he cant move back, and the players is larger than the frame, than how to shoot?
Hope this illustration help to clearify my stand.
I think he is referring to things like sharpness, contrast, bokeh etc. Well, the bottomline is, not all lenses were made to be equal.Belle&Sebastain said:lose out in terms of?
Haha... easy way out eh? :bsmilie: Buy a camera body for every lens you have! :bsmilie:Garion said:In most sports arenas, most professional sports shooters are usually equipped with two bodies, usually a long prime is mounted on one (e.g a 300/400 2.8) and a 70-200 f2.8 zoom on the other. This allows them to switch quickly between lenses when the action comes close, without the hassle of changing lenses. Then there are those with three bodies/lenses or more...but lets not go there. :sweat: