Comments on: What Gear do you Use? – Pro Photographer Tells All

By: maheen

maheen — Fri, 13 Nov 2009 10:55:42 +0000

Hi – what lens can you recommend for a newby. I have a canon rebel and the standard kit lens. I also have a zoom lens which I recently used for wildlife photography its the canon 100-300 range. I want a camera that would cover all my shots from 15 -300mm can anyone recommend something suitable?

I don’t like carrying too much on me so it would really help to have a lens that can do it all!

By: Flemming Sorensen

Flemming Sorensen — Fri, 16 Oct 2009 21:21:38 +0000

Am I writing at the right place? t seems that everybody here is using Canon……… I started out in 1979 as a 14 years old with a Canon AE-1, and later udgraded to an AE-1Program. In 1997 I decided that I had my manual focus for the rest of my life or sell now. I therefore had to sell my white 500, but that made it possible to buy the Minolta 9xi and a 28-105xi and a 100-300 APO. In 208 I decided to buy a Sony a200, the smallest model (“Saying a camera takes nice pictures is like saying a guitar plays nice melodies.”) I still use my old lenses, because Minolta sold there system slr’s to Sony. This means that you can buy a 24 years old lens and use it on a Sony with built in Anti Shake, Super Steady Shot, or what they call it. That makes it possible to buy a 75-200 2.8-3.5 for 500Dkr/100US$/80€. In the last 1½ year I have bought 14 lenses. They have cost less than 2 god quality lenses, and have made it possible to choose the best ones for me, and the photos I take.
My primary lenses is the kit lens
18-70 a Sony
28-105xi a Minolta, the one I bought in 97
75-200 2.8-3.5 Sigma
And finally, I stll return to my 100-300 APO
By the way the crop factor on a Sony (or Minolta) is 1,6 as on a Canon.
Information about Lenses for Sony and Minolta SLR’s is on http://www.dyxum.com and http://www.mhohner.de

By: brady

brady — Fri, 17 Jul 2009 11:25:19 +0000

hi,
I’m using a canon 450D and invest on my lenses. I have a canon 50mm f/1.8II, canon EF-S 10-22mm 3.5-4.5 for my landscape; canon 24-105 f/4L for my walk around lens and 70-200mm f/2.8L IS for my zoom with a teleconverter 2X for more reach. Also have speedlite 480EX II and with hoya circular polarizer.

By: reedness

reedness — Sat, 27 Jun 2009 17:29:53 +0000

I have an accessory that came with my Canon Camera that I have no idea for what it is intended. Obviously, I am new to photography. It attaches to the lens. I have a Canon powershot sx10 is. This camera is intended for taking shots that are further away than my last camera. I like the camera and would like to maximize its use.

By: pablo

pablo — Wed, 14 Nov 2007 21:36:16 +0000

hi, I am just moving from the point-and-shoot to the dslr world and I have a few questions.
I am getting familiarized with the kinds of lenses and to the cameras, but there is an entire world of accessories that I don’t know, e.g. polarizer filters, lens hoods, battery grip, etc.
Could you make an article that summarizes the kinds of accessories that exist for dslrs and the purpose for each one of them?

By: J.Simonian

J.Simonian — Tue, 09 Jan 2007 07:10:28 +0000

I have the following lenses: EF-S 17-85 4-5.6 USM IS, EF 24-70 2.8 L USM (no IS), EF 70-200 2.8 L USM IS, and of course, the inexpensive and impressive, EF 50 1.8 II.

I WISH the 24-70 had IS! I am a bit frustrated with this lens for the money I paid for it. Don’t get me wrong, it’s a great lens, but you need decent light and steadier hands than mine or a tripod. I’ve been spoiled with IS on my “kit lens” (17-85). I think I’m going to keep the 17-85 as my “walk around” lens and use the 24-70 as my studio lens. I was hoping for less stuff in my bag, but I guess it didn’t work out that way. Good thing I ordered a larger bag!

The whole reason for this rant was to respond to Mike Lao’s post above. If I had it to do over again, I would probably get the 24-105 F4 USM IS. I’m not sure what the cost is of that though!

The good thing is…is you take care of your lenses, they hold their value VERY well! Especially with the “L” series.

Enjoy!

J.Simonian

By: Stanley Tjhie

Stanley Tjhie — Wed, 29 Nov 2006 11:57:00 +0000

mike, there is an advantage of f2.8 when the subject is moving. this is because you can use a faster shutter speed. Where as is and f4 IS lens, you can take a shot hand held using a slower shutter speed which means that it works only for rather still subject. the bokeh is also more than f4

By: Mike Lao

Mike Lao — Tue, 21 Nov 2006 13:42:49 +0000

hi! i’m also thinking of getting a walkaround lens since i only have the kit lens now. I was thinking of the 24-70 f2.8 L but when i saw your article, i am now confused. a couple of questions – i know that f2.8 is really fast in low light, but can the f4 IS compensate for it? in what circumstances do you have the f2.8 advantage?

Thanks!

By: Darren

Darren — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:38:09 +0000

from my experience the 17-40 is great for the wider end but I personally usethe 40-70 range a lot for portrait work which you’d miss with just a 17-40 and 70-200mm…. having the 24 right through to 200 is a nice range.

Also the 24-105 is image stabilization which gives an extra couple of stops which is very very handy.

By: Nathan

Nathan — Thu, 16 Nov 2006 21:20:37 +0000

Why the 24-105… I would have the 17-40 F4L as well as the 70-200 F2.8L and that covers pretty much anything