Originally posted by Robtard
Yes, Robtard comes through again with the most helpful and to the topic post. No need to thank him, it's what he's here for.
Well...That and anal rape.
Good choice. Not sure about the lens choice though. It's one of those weird size lenses that doesn't quite know what it wants to be. I suppose if you're taking a mix of shots of people and zoom shots then it'll do the job though.
I tend to switch a lot for those purposes though as i've got a 18-55mm and a 55-200mm as well as a canon 35mm F1.0 lens which cost a fortune but was worth it as it gave me the close up resolution that I needed during my forensic science course at university for fingerprints etc. I needed a lens that would work in low light but with high ISO values to get pin sharp detail. The lower the f-stop value the better and so I got the lowest possible.
To be honest though, while the lens goes up to f1.4 but there are other lenses that work better at that setting.
Also hoping to get the 85 f1.2 because i've read good reviews of it.
Yeah It definitely sounded like the camera to get for the price range I was looking at. Although it's still a bit of a ball-crusher when I visit my parent's optometry clinic and see Canon EOS 5D's on their retinal photography machines *drool.* So close yet so far...
I mainly went for that lens because it got good reviews for being a good general purpose lens for running around, if you're only going to carry one lens. I'm hoping to get some specialized lenses in the future (I remember seeing one of those 35mm lenses for about $1200! Yikes!).
My first big outting with it is gonna be in August for the Monterey Historic Racing at Laguna Seca. Can't wait for the sights and sounds 🙂
Originally posted by AngryManatee
Yeah It definitely sounded like the camera to get for the price range I was looking at. Although it's still a bit of a ball-crusher when I visit my parent's optometry clinic and see Canon EOS 5D's on their retinal photography machines *drool.* So close yet so far...I mainly went for that lens because it got good reviews for being a good general purpose lens for running around, if you're only going to carry one lens. I'm hoping to get some specialized lenses in the future (I remember seeing one of those 35mm lenses for about $1200! Yikes!).
My first big outting with it is gonna be in August for the Monterey Historic Racing at Laguna Seca. Can't wait for the sights and sounds 🙂
I've used my old university's 5D mk2 a few times...Complete with a 12 grand lens...Hard to take good pictures with a camera when your hands are shaking because of the cost of the equipment. 😛
Originally posted by AngryManatee
I'm looking to upgrade to a Digital SLR-type camera for my trip to Monterey in August. Looking to spend less than $1,000. Any thoughts on good models? I was thinking the Canon Digital Rebel XSi. Anyone have any other recommendations? Should I look at any Nikon or Olympus models as alternatives? I'm more concerned about image quality as opposed to neat gizmos.
Monterey California? I used to live there. I miss that place so much. Make sure you drive along Seven Mile Drive, tons of photo ops there. Post your pics when you get back!