newbie here

[alucard_x]

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Inexpensive consumer zooms are ok when you're starting out. With the help of tools like ExposurePlot, you can get statistics re the focal lengths you use the most (among other things) and you can then decide to invest in either prime lenses or more expensive zoom lenses that most suit your range.

Here's a screenshot of ExposurePlot (in this case, I used both the 18-55 kit lens and the 100-300 zoom lens and stored the photos in one folder, 20090620_Hobcon. This folder was read by ExposurePlot and generated the statistics):

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http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2552/...dd1263d25d.jpg

Noticed that I used 18mm, 30mm, 60mm, and 40/100mm equally most of the time.

This is the reason why I have the following primes: 28, 50, and 135 because these are the ranges I like to shoot in although I do prefer the 35mm over the 28mm but sadly Canon's line up is at the extremes - cheap, old 35 f/2 and very expensive L 35 f/1.4. Nikon's offering is better. Hay, nag-Nikon unta na lang ko. Nevah!!!

Ngiga da!!! Gamit gyud statistic.

[Chipmunk888]

hadlok ko ini dah kay basin ang output puru 1mm og f1. asa intawn ko kalibunana mangita ana nga lente.

[Hot Ice]

hahaha, iyaha raman based sa imung mga pic nga naa sa folder nga imu gi select.

[hayden]

Congrats on your new SLR!


Don't forget to read the manual and understand it. It will make your life way much easier

[slycry]

@slycry: Download it from ExposurePlot (former Focalplot)

thanks bro...

[arkdave1984]

mga bai.. unsa ma sulti ninyo ani nga lens? pwde ba mani sa canon 1000D noh ? kay naa man gibutang for canon dslr.. ok ra ba ni tamron? atot ani ako ang sister oi.. nag order2x man sa amazon.com ani nga lens... wala nagpahibaw.. hehe

Tamron AF 18-270mm f/3.5-6.3 Di II VC LD Aspherical IF Macro Zoom Lens for Canon DSLR Cameras

[arkdave1984]

up.. please help ! ^^

[cmontoya]

@arkdave: That's equivalent to Canon's own 18-200 lens except Tamron's is obviously 70mm longer but sadly it's also slower with its long end at f/6.3 compared to Canon's 5.6. It's best used in daylight or with a strong flash indoors. But it's a good lens to start with I assume. Just run ExposurePlot after a year or so to determine which focal lengths you use mostly and invest on better lenses.

Swerte ka you have a generous sis pero unta she should have asked you first para you can tell her, "Sis, I want the Canon 70-200 2.8L IS USM."

[arkdave1984]

na mao lagi bai pero ang nakapait kay ang akoa credit card ang gigamit.. huhuhu!
tag pila diay na canon 18-200mm? naa na ba na sa pinas? and tag pila pud?
ang tamron pud ba naa pud ba ni sa pinas? sakit kaayo sa bulsa ang gi order sa akoa sis T_T
$562 brod.. sakita oi.. kanus a pa kaha pud to ma abot..

[cmontoya]

@ark: Please refer to Canon's price list here: - CANON

Canon's 18-200 is 36.5 thousand pesos (pero check again as I'm far sighted). Tigulang na.