What cameras and lenses do you use? *merged*

[gainsucker]

interesting ... so this lens is not as sharp. Were you at max. zoom (55mm) when you took this?

that photo is my first DSLR shot, and was a newbie at that time (still learning).. a professional can get a better shot using the same lens, 18 55mm...

55mm, sagad... 

a MACRO lens though will definitely give you better results...

[Phil]

a MACRO lens though will definitely give you better results...

  and why is that? care to explain?

[gainsucker]

  and why is that? care to explain?

Macro lenses are special lenses designed for close-up work with smaller objects. As you focus further out from the minimum focusing distance, the reproduction ratio drops accordingly on non-macro lenses, but the macro lens will still focus out to infinity...

i have friends actually who use Nikkor 105mm macro lens for portraiture... and really get super sharp images...

in the case of the photo i posted, i had a hard time focusing since 18-55mm lens isn't intended for macro work...

tip: you can make your 50mm lens take macro shots by using extension tubes... the extension tubes will make you get closer to your subject

[Phil]

Macro lenses are special lenses designed for close-up work with smaller objects. As you focus further out from the minimum focusing distance, the reproduction ratio drops accordingly on non-macro lenses, but the macro lens will still focus out to infinity...

i have friends actually who use Nikkor 105mm macro lens for portraiture... and really get super sharp images...

in the case of the photo i posted, i had a hard time focusing since 18-55mm lens isn't intended for macro work...

tip: you can make your 50mm lens take macro shots by using extension tubes... the extension tubes will make you get closer to your subject

thanks a lot.... and for the tip!!!

[gainsucker]

thanks a lot.... and for the tip!!!

no problem... have fun 

[Phil]

here's a pic using my 50mm F1.8





and my kit lens  18-55mm  F3.5-5.6

[rennell]

I usually find it hard to use a lens with a variable aperture. Sobra laking factor para sa akin yun kahit na gustung-gusto ko bumili ng 55-200mm F/3.5-5.6 

[kurtcobainer]

whats your kit lens? hows the sharpness compared to your kit lens?

Same as yours 18-55mm IS. I think it pretty much beats my kit lens with regards to sharpness & focus. I was thinking of getting a Sigma 70-300mm, but after I read comparison between the Canon 55-250mm & Sigma 70-300mm I chose to get the latter.

I'll still keep my kit lens (for now) for wide angled shots, but when I get the Canon 50mm 1.4 &/or Canon 16-35mm f2.8L I'd probably sell it.

[kurtcobainer]

tip: you can make your 50mm lens take macro shots by using extension tubes... the extension tubes will make you get closer to your subject

Yeah, I saw this once on youtube. This is also 1 reason why want to get a 50mm lens. How about Close-Up Filters? Someone suggested that I use these instead of extension tubes for my kit lens.

Here's a sample:

[Janmyung]

My favorite will always be the 70-200f4.0 IS and the nifty-fifty. Sharp parehas, pero siempre lamang sa bokeh yung 70-200, lamang naman sa lowlight ang 50mm. Planning to get the 135mm. For me, primes are way better, pagod lang hehehe.

Well I think di masyadong malaki factor yung pagiging macro sa portraits, it's probably the range + quality ng glass + lighting. At siempre, iba talaga primes sa portrait.

[Phil]

Same as yours 18-55mm IS. I think it pretty much beats my kit lens with regards to sharpness & focus. I was thinking of getting a Sigma 70-300mm, but after I read comparison between the Canon 55-250mm & Sigma 70-300mm I chose to get the latter.

I'll still keep my kit lens (for now) for wide angled shots, but when I get the Canon 50mm 1.4 &/or Canon 16-35mm f2.8L I'd probably sell it.

I'm maximizing what I can get with the kit lens.... but it won't be long I'm going to substitute it with a 17-55 F2.8 . Haven't tried the 50mm F1.4 thouhg. I opted for the F1.8 II because its dirt cheap....and it takes really sharp pictures too.

[kurtcobainer]

I'm maximizing what I can get with the kit lens.... but it won't be long I'm going to substitute it with a 17-55 F2.8 . Haven't tried the 50mm F1.4 thouhg. I opted for the F1.8 II because its dirt cheap....and it takes really sharp pictures too.

17-55mm f2.8 is a good choice too. I guess you're more into portrait & close-up shots eh?

[Phil]

17-55mm f2.8 is a good choice too. I guess you're more into portrait & close-up shots eh?

I like everything....just starting with anything that fancy my eyes.   

[gainsucker]

I like everything....just starting with anything that fancy my eyes.   

no need for the 50mm 1.4, 1.8 is good enough...

17-55 F2.8 is a great lens, good for landscapes, seascapes, and portraitures...

wide, midrange, and a telephoto <---- will cover all areas...

lens trinity: 10 22, 24 70, 70 200 

[rennell]

no need for the 50mm 1.4, 1.8 is good enough...

17-55 F2.8 is a great lens, good for landscapes, seascapes, and portraitures...

wide, midrange, and a telephoto <---- will cover all areas...

lens trinity: 10 22, 24 70, 70 200 

I thought 16-35 F/2.8L yung isang Trinity ng Canon? Hindi 10-22 

[kawal]

Nikkor 105mm f2.0D -> ang sagot

[gainsucker]

I thought 16-35 F/2.8L yung isang Trinity ng Canon? Hindi 10-22 

nikon ata nasabi ko 

[kawal]

^ang alam kong trinity ng Nikon ay
Nikkor 14-24mm f/2.8
Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8
Nikkor 70-200mm f/2.8 VR

[kurtcobainer]

I thought 16-35 F/2.8L yung isang Trinity ng Canon? Hindi 10-22 

Yup, 16-35 f2.8L nga yun.

[gainsucker]

o cia, kahit ano pa yan, basta may wide, mid range, and telephoto, swak na... 

fast lens dapat 

[kurtcobainer]

o cia, kahit ano pa yan, basta may wide, mid range, and telephoto, swak na... 

fast lens dapat 

Yeah, they're sooooo expensive though..

[gainsucker]

Yeah, they're sooooo expensive though..

mismo... 

wala rin ako pambili 

[damiel]

Canon 24-70 2.8L USM, 24-105 4L ISU, 70-200 2.8 ISU, at most of all 85mm 1.2L

[dullFingers]

Here's mine..

Tokina 11-16 f2.8 for landscapes

Nikon 50mm F1.8 for those bukakeh shots.. i mean bokeh hehe

still a noob though 

saving up for the trinity lens, maybe in 20yrs time mura na price nila hehe

[rjpaule07]

Yeah, I saw this once on youtube. This is also 1 reason why want to get a 50mm lens. How about Close-Up Filters? Someone suggested that I use these instead of extension tubes for my kit lens.

Here's a sample:

san poh ba nakakabili ng ganyang close-up filters poh at how much poh sya?? thanks poh..