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Oregon: Free of Sales Tax, Land of great beer.
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Amazon provides all your purchases for the year in Excel format, and while they're not all of my online purchases, they're the bulk, so I actually did calculate and pay tax on all that.
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May 23, 2013 16:59
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Edit: I just found there's a NAS thread in SH/SC so I'm moving my post over there. Carry on...
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May 26, 2013 04:05
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In the process of buying a Canon 7D. Looking for an all purpose zoom lense to go with it. Tossing up between the Canon and Sigma 18-200mm lenses. I basically want to know how they compare to each other and whether the extra cost for the Canon lense is worth it. Also open to any other recommendations if there is another lense in that category from another manufacturer.
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May 26, 2013 09:18
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xcore posted:In the process of buying a Canon 7D. Looking for an all purpose zoom lense to go with it. The more range a lens covers the more mediocre they tend to be. Ultra-zooms are pretty much targeted at entry level consumers and do an okay job but nothing spectacularly. one of the major benefits of a DSLR system is the interchangeable lenses. You can get probably two lenses for the price of the 18-200 which will give you much better quality and flexibility
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May 26, 2013 09:40
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Thanks for the advice and yeah, I kind of realise that. The thing is, I kind of am that entry level consumer. The only difference being, is that I am prepared to read, learn and grow from that. I'm sure I will move to more specialized stuff once I realize the limitations of the lens I get and find out what I'm passionate about shooting Until then though, I'm after a "jack-of-all-trades, master-of-none" type lens (to go along with a 50mm) to learn the basics and grow.
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May 26, 2013 11:52
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You should get a 30mm or 35mm as walk-around lens, not 50mm. I know there have been discussions about this before in this thread, but 50mm is sort of a focal length, that everyone got their pants wet over, when used on 35mm cameras/sensors. The 7D doesn't have a 35mm sensor, the equivalent lens with pretty much the same FOV is 30mm in your case. That said, you should force yourself to work with certain focal lengths only, forcing you to think about composition. As in, get the 30mm prime first and the superzoom later on. Running around with a single prime may bite you in the rear end on certain occasions, but if it's places or motives that can be redone on another time, the better.
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May 26, 2013 12:16
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There is some dissonance in your choices there. The 7D is a large, high-quality camera body, and then you want to put one of the worst lenses available today on it. You should probably change one of them to match the other.
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May 26, 2013 12:21
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Thoughts on this as a potential low-cost (in photography £) high bang-for-buck multipurpose lens lineup? 550d 50/1.8 (£80) - portraits, low light, street 24-105/4 (£530) - general purpose, IS for video samyang 8/3.5 (£180) - uwa/fisheye, sick skate footy 100/2.8 macro (£320) - portraits, macro, fun prime Seems like a pretty good compromise of price/flexibility/optics to me.
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May 26, 2013 16:48
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Any off the high pixel density cameras, like the 7D, are just going to exacerbate any flaw a lens has. For most every day type scenarios on a crop you don't need much more then 55mm on the long end, and when you want something longer then that, get a purpose built tele that won't look like complete rear end when used as a tele (the 70-200 f4 non IS is like $600 and optically great.) My everyday walk around with the 7d is a canon 10-22 and sigma 50mm f1.4, and with one lens only its the 17-55(that could easily be replaced the a tamron or sigma equivelent.) I would really suggest you stick to some quality glass if you are going the 7d route, and slowly build up your kit. You can always rent a nice tele for the number of times most amateurs really need one.
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May 26, 2013 17:01
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Waarg posted:Thoughts on this as a potential low-cost (in photography £) high bang-for-buck multipurpose lens lineup? You probably don't want this for general purpose low light and street. It's far too long to be comfortable for that. (It will have equivalent angle of view to a 80mm on full frame.) Get the Sigma 30/1.4 for that instead. It will be very much a normal lens on a Canon APS-C, and it's also 2/3 stops faster than the 50/1.8. If you still feel the need for a shorter portrait lens (the 100mm will probably feel long for many situations) then add a 50mm too, but you should start out with a 30mm or 35mm.
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May 26, 2013 17:14
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nielsm posted:You probably don't want this for general purpose low light and street. It's far too long to be comfortable for that. (It will have equivalent angle of view to a 80mm on full frame.) Sorry, forgot to mention I already have the 50 1.8 and the 550d, and really like the 50mm focal length. I'd probably get a Sigma 35/1.4 next for a more general purpose prime but it doesn't really have a second hand market yet..
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May 26, 2013 17:21
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Oh crap, I just found out the new 35mm Sigma is actually a DG lens, not just DC. 
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May 26, 2013 18:10
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Combat Pretzel posted:Oh crap, I just found out the new 35mm Sigma is actually a DG lens, not just DC. Yuuuuuup 
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May 26, 2013 18:15
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Combat Pretzel posted:Oh crap, I just found out the new 35mm Sigma is actually a DG lens, not just DC. For the record 35mm on full frame is my single favorite focal length. It's wide enough that you can do some landscape photography with a little perspective emphasis but not so wide that you can't shoot people if you need. If you buy a FF lens, buy a $10 EOS film body to go along with it and you can try out the "full frame" perspective real cheaply.
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May 26, 2013 18:22
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Eeeehhhhhhh, maybe when my vacation pay is here. I've gotten a Samyang 24mm and Sigma 50mm with my sensor upgrade. That should cover the range just fine, if there's time to switch lenses (altho the 24mm is kind of useless for spontaneous snapshots due to being completely manual). I suppose that 35mm also has front focusing issues? 
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May 26, 2013 20:04
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Combat Pretzel posted:I suppose that 35mm also has front focusing issues? If it does, you can just drop it on their dock and set the AF microadjust setting directly, since it's one of their new Art series.
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May 26, 2013 20:10
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Paul MaudDib posted:If it does, you can just drop it on their dock and set the AF microadjust setting directly, since it's one of their new Art series. The docks haven't been released yet but look to be about $60. http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/909813-REG/Sigma_USB_Dock.html
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May 26, 2013 20:49
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joelcamefalling posted:Since this comes up often enough and we Australians get massively screwed, for Sydney... Cheers for the list, though I should warn that Canon and Nikon generally won't acknowledge warranty on imported stock, don't know about the third party manufacturers. At the moment I sell cameras and naturally everyone who I work with kicks up this huge stink about grey market being factory seconds and other such bullshit, but ultimately if you're ok without having a manufacturer warranty you can buy from overseas. Do you work professionally in Sydney Joel? XTimmy fucked around with this message at 01:09 on May 27, 2013 |
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May 27, 2013 00:45
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They have a new version of their 30/1.4 as well, which should set you back half of what the 35 will.
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May 27, 2013 02:00
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So what is the thought on the Sigma 30 1.4? I really want a fast lens that ends up at 50mm on my crop body. I was doing some shooting at a wedding this weekend and found the nifty 50 to be just far too long.
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May 27, 2013 03:29
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mAlfunkti0n posted:So what is the thought on the Sigma 30 1.4? I really want a fast lens that ends up at 50mm on my crop body. I was doing some shooting at a wedding this weekend and found the nifty 50 to be just far too long. I bought one from KEH and sent it back because it was back focusing. Got another copy in exchange that does much better on my D90. Paid nothing for shipping in the exchange. It seemed like I got 2 different generations or something since the first one had a grippy, almost sandpaper-like finish and the second one is just smooth. I've found it to be so useful that it now lives on my body most of the time instead of my 17-50. As long as you have the patience for finding a copy that plays well with your body, it's a great lens.
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May 27, 2013 16:06
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The one with the smooth finish and without the golden EX ring is a newer model with different optics. Chances are the front or back focusing issues may be gone.
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May 27, 2013 16:27
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mAlfunkti0n posted:So what is the thought on the Sigma 30 1.4? I really want a fast lens that ends up at 50mm on my crop body. I was doing some shooting at a wedding this weekend and found the nifty 50 to be just far too long. Haven't used it, but: it's a crop lens, so you can't use it on full frame/film. It's basically a scaled down full-frame 50mm lens, and has pretty similar performance characteristics (sharp center/soft corners wide open, etc). 50mm is too long for a lot of uses, as you've noticed, 30-35mm is an equivalent "normal" lens on crop sensor. I think it's not worth the extra cost if your system has a good 35mm (Nikon 35/1.8 DX, Pentax 35/2.4, Sony 35/1.8 OSS (AF performance is currently a little slow), etc) but Canon has a big hole in their lineup since the 35/2 is ancient and almost as expensive as the Sigma. Two questions you have to ask yourself: do I need/want a prime? If you don't want the speed or the fixed focal length, you're most of the way to a Tamron 17-50 which is going to perform just as well in most situations. And then, do I need really good wide open performance corner to corner? If so, you may want to save and skip right to the 35/1.4, as it's a lot better corrected for real wide-open shooting. It also costs twice as much, so that's not necessarily an automatic "yes". Paul MaudDib fucked around with this message at 17:45 on May 27, 2013 |
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May 27, 2013 16:28
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Paul MaudDib posted:Haven't used it, but: it's a crop lens, so you can't use it on digital. Huh?
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May 27, 2013 17:00
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Mr. Despair posted:Huh?  Fixed.
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May 27, 2013 17:43
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Paul MaudDib posted:Haven't used it, but: it's a crop lens, so you can't use it on full frame/film. It's basically a scaled down full-frame 50mm lens, and has pretty similar performance characteristics (sharp center/soft corners wide open, etc). 50mm is too long for a lot of uses, as you've noticed, 30-35mm is an equivalent "normal" lens on crop sensor. I think it's not worth the extra cost if your system has a good 35mm (Nikon 35/1.8 DX, Pentax 35/2.4, Sony 35/1.8 OSS (AF performance is currently a little slow), etc) but Canon has a big hole in their lineup since the 35/2 is ancient and almost as expensive as the Sigma. Two questions you have to ask yourself: do I need/want a prime? If you don't want the speed or the fixed focal length, you're most of the way to a Tamron 17-50 which is going to perform just as well in most situations. And then, do I need really good wide open performance corner to corner? If so, you may want to save and skip right to the 35/1.4, as it's a lot better corrected for real wide-open shooting. It also costs twice as much, so that's not necessarily an automatic "yes". In addition to this advice I'd add one pro and one con: 1) it is bloody heavy 2) it can focus in almost pitch-black darkness.
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May 27, 2013 17:50
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spog posted:2) it can focus in almost pitch-black darkness.  Also, the Canon cashbacks end this week, I keep looking at the 70-200mm f2.8L IS USM II but I don't know if I really need it, I can catch people and landscapes with my 24-70 nicely 
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May 28, 2013 00:07
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NoneMoreNegative posted:protip: always carry a decent flashlight for focus assist in your backpack for when you want to shoot a church lit only by the full moon and find your autofocus wants nothing to do with it - even zoomed in and opened up in liveview I barely got anything useable SMDH if your flashlight doesn't also zoom.
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May 28, 2013 00:17
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SoundMonkey posted:SMDH if your flashlight doesn't also zoom. heh I ordered a flashlight off DX last night, I do love them for cheap and cheerful / may-or-may-not work electronics  I'm half-tempted to throw a couple hundo at some of their bigger LED panels just to see what they're like for continuous lighting... http://dx.com/p/10-5w-170-led-white-light-video-lamp-with-filters-for-camera-camcorder-119816 http://dx.com/p/5500k-1020lm-160-led-white-light-video-lamp-with-filters-for-camera-camcorder-115197 The catchlights from this would be interesting, at least... http://dx.com/p/nanguang-cn126b-7-6w-650lm-5400-3200k-126-led-video-light-black-6-x-aa-163487
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May 28, 2013 00:36
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You know what"s better than a flashlight for focusing at night? A green laser pointer. Just put a dot on whatever lovely thing you are trying to photograph and manually focus until it's sharp. SMDH, autofocus in the the dark....
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May 28, 2013 01:23
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I'll try the green laser pointer trick before buying a lens. I would prefer to pick up a new body to replace my 40D (giving to my wife). My two lenses are the Canon 50mm 1.5 and a Tamron 17-50. I might pick up something with a shorter focal length around October when I get my bonus. Now just to decide if I want to stick with crop and get a 7D or go FF and splurge for a 5D Mark iii. Decisions decisions decisions. Edit : Granted the 5D MKiii cannot use the tamron .. I am probably going to stick with the 7D. mAlfunkti0n fucked around with this message at 02:34 on May 28, 2013 |
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May 28, 2013 02:23
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8th-samurai posted:You know what"s better than a flashlight for focusing at night? A green laser pointer. Just put a dot on whatever lovely thing you are trying to photograph and manually focus until it's sharp. SMDH, autofocus in the the dark.... Even better, use the pointer to set the lovely thing on fire THEN take the picture: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WlnzcZj_rqU People will probably get pretty mad if it's a church though.
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May 28, 2013 05:08
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Haggins posted:Even better, use the pointer to set the lovely thing on fire THEN take the picture: It sorta works: 
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May 28, 2013 05:34
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So I just bit the bullet and bought a 5dmk3 and a 24-70 2.8 and will be selling my current gear, Currently I use my 50mm 1.8 a lot but I think I'll be replacing this as well, my initial reaction was to keep going big and pick up the 1.2 but I really don't think it'll be needed with the 5d's Iso magic. Can anyone recommend me a fast prime to go with this setup? I'll be shooting a lot of gigs in places with lovely lighting generally and kinda want to keep the max at about $700
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May 28, 2013 07:42
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Sigma 35/1.4 or 50/1.4?
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May 28, 2013 09:06
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Bang3r posted:Can anyone recommend me a fast prime to go with this setup? I'll be shooting a lot of gigs in places with lovely lighting generally and kinda want to keep the max at about $700 Probably the new Sigma 35/1.4
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May 28, 2013 09:18
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For the record, the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 is a great lens and I used mine extensively for shooting concerts until I switched to mirrorless.
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May 28, 2013 09:39
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HPL posted:For the record, the Sigma 30mm f/1.4 is a great lens and I used mine extensively for shooting concerts until I switched to mirrorless.
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I have the Tamron 24-70 f/2.8 di vc blah blah and it's absolutely brilliant. I recently got to play with a friend's older Sigma 70-200 f/2.8, and while it's not especially sharp, or accurate to focus, I love the feel of the pictures it creates. I'm now looking at a 70-200, and saw that Tamron has a 70-200 IS and Sigma has a new 70-200 with IS as well. I was honestly considering a Canon 70-200 f/4 IS, but I would like to know if the third party lenses are okay? I have read a ton of mixed reviews, but my faith in Tamron is bolstered by the performance of my 24-70, which as I say, is really stellar. Is the Sigma worth the premium over the Tamron? Is the Tamron an underdog worth considering? should I forget it all and invest in a Canon 200-400 instead? What do I DOOOO?
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