Comments on: Photography: Eight months on.. http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/04/16/photography-eight-months-on/ thoughts. ideas. ponderings of an internet entrepreneur Tue, 29 Jun 2010 02:23:23 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.1.4 By: Al http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/04/16/photography-eight-months-on/comment-page-1/#comment-241 Al Tue, 17 Apr 2007 07:38:32 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/04/16/photography-eight-months-on/#comment-241 Fantastic and helpful post. Fellow photographer and 350D user in Oxfordshire, having upgraded from the 300D, and it is a sweet little camera. Just at a similar stage being not happy with the atrocious kit lens, and not being able to decide on what IS lens to get, and your post and example have really helped. Thanks! Have a walking holiday coming up in Canada, and apart from my Sigma 10-22 wide angle, wanted something I could leave on the body for the most part, and your EF70-200 f/2.8L IS Lens looks like it fits the bill perfectly. Also for others considering the 350D, if you have large hands, some people find it a little small. The addition of the battery grip as seb has done increases the overall size and makes it feel much like the 30D in terms of solidity and chunkyness, which is really nice. Al Fantastic and helpful post.

Fellow photographer and 350D user in Oxfordshire, having upgraded from the 300D, and it is a sweet little camera. Just at a similar stage being not happy with the atrocious kit lens, and not being able to decide on what IS lens to get, and your post and example have really helped. Thanks! Have a walking holiday coming up in Canada, and apart from my Sigma 10-22 wide angle, wanted something I could leave on the body for the most part, and your EF70-200 f/2.8L IS Lens looks like it fits the bill perfectly.

Also for others considering the 350D, if you have large hands, some people find it a little small. The addition of the battery grip as seb has done increases the overall size and makes it feel much like the 30D in terms of solidity and chunkyness, which is really nice.

Al

]]> By: seb http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/04/16/photography-eight-months-on/comment-page-1/#comment-240 seb Mon, 16 Apr 2007 15:03:54 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/04/16/photography-eight-months-on/#comment-240 If you want to avoid going mad like I did, I would highly encourage the EF50 f/1.4 lens.. it's about £300 I think which may seem a lot for a prime lens considering what comes with the camera, but it's a really nice lens. If that's too expensive the EF50 f/1.8 is the cheapest Canon lens available (I think) but still decent.. Because it has fewer blades though it produces a bokeh which isn't quite as nice. Also, if you don't already have one, get a tripod.. anything sturdy is better than nothing. I think in the end you have to consider what you want to photograph in choosing lenses.. which is why for me the 17-40 range isn't that useful and why the 70-200 is.. I think the biggest tip I'd give is don't buy lots.. buy fast quality lenses.. I might look to more primes.. seb If you want to avoid going mad like I did, I would highly encourage the EF50 f/1.4 lens.. it’s about £300 I think which may seem a lot for a prime lens considering what comes with the camera, but it’s a really nice lens. If that’s too expensive the EF50 f/1.8 is the cheapest Canon lens available (I think) but still decent.. Because it has fewer blades though it produces a bokeh which isn’t quite as nice. Also, if you don’t already have one, get a tripod.. anything sturdy is better than nothing.

I think in the end you have to consider what you want to photograph in choosing lenses.. which is why for me the 17-40 range isn’t that useful and why the 70-200 is..

I think the biggest tip I’d give is don’t buy lots.. buy fast quality lenses.. I might look to more primes..

seb

]]> By: Jeff (cajef) http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/04/16/photography-eight-months-on/comment-page-1/#comment-239 Jeff (cajef) Mon, 16 Apr 2007 10:06:01 +0000 http://blog.seb.me.uk/2007/04/16/photography-eight-months-on/#comment-239 Very interesting Seb, a very useful and informative blog. I have always used Canon cameras, at present using an A1, which has given years of excellent service, and a digital S50 compact. I am just about to purchasing a 400D and had been giving serious consideration as to which lenses and accessories to purchase, you have given me a lot of useful information which will help with any decisions in the future. Many thanks. Jeff Very interesting Seb, a very useful and informative blog.

I have always used Canon cameras, at present using an A1, which has given years of excellent service, and a digital S50 compact.

I am just about to purchasing a 400D and had been giving serious consideration as to which lenses and accessories to purchase, you have given me a lot of useful information which will help with any decisions in the future.

Many thanks.

Jeff

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