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Howdy folks. I have a pretty broad question, but I'll try to centralize it: Are there any good, cheap ($500 or less) lenses for the Canon 5D MK3? Just like, whatever is surprisingly good, a workhorse, sharp, etc in that price range that you think most folks ought to own or know about. And in general, good photographic accessories? Lens wipes? Light stands? Reflectors? Soft boxes? What's good to get?
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May 11, 2015 20:25
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40mm pancake and a decent tripod
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May 11, 2015 20:28
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40, probably that new 50, 85.
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May 11, 2015 20:36
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:Howdy folks. I have a pretty broad question, but I'll try to centralize it: +1 for the 40mm pancake (cheap @ 150$). Or if you want something a little faster (with IS), the 35/2 IS an excellent all arounder as well (but slightly more than your budget @ 550$ new) The 85/1.8 is also an excellent little prime for 350$ The 40 & 85 together are in your budget which would be a nice combo
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May 11, 2015 20:36
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As far as accessories go, most of what you listed is specific to studio/indoors photography. If you're going that direction, then yeah, lightstands and umbrellas are probably great to have. Lens wipes are useless, but a tripod is going to be useful pretty much everywhere.
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May 12, 2015 01:40
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What about the Yongnuo 35mm f2?
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May 12, 2015 02:28
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:Howdy folks. I have a pretty broad question, but I'll try to centralize it: I don't think you can go wrong with any 1.8 or f/2 lens they make, and you can find umbrellas and stands for cheap on ebay/CL. a 35mm & 85mm combo is a great starter.
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May 12, 2015 02:38
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dorkasaurus_rex posted:Howdy folks. I have a pretty broad question, but I'll try to centralize it: I'm in the exact same boat as you. I held off on ordering the 24-105L because I already own the Tamron 28-75 2.8. I'm happy with my decision and now I'm trying to decide between the 40mm 2.8 and 50mm 1.4.
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May 12, 2015 15:25
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Muttonchips posted:I'm in the exact same boat as you. I held off on ordering the 24-105L because I already own the Tamron 28-75 2.8. I'm happy with my decision and now I'm trying to decide between the 40mm 2.8 and 50mm 1.4. Don't buy the Canon 50 1.4 right now. There's a new STM driven 1.8 coming out end of May, which while it doesn't have an updated optical formula, should still out perform the 1.4 handily The optical formula is the same, but it's getting modern not-crap coatings, and the STM motor ought to make the AF a lot more accurate. The current 1.8 and 1.4 have very poor focus consistency. Wait for reviews on the new 1.8
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May 12, 2015 15:32
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timrenzi574 posted:Don't buy the Canon 50 1.4 right now. There's a new STM driven 1.8 coming out end of May, which while it doesn't have an updated optical formula, should still out perform the 1.4 handily seven-blade aperture for the new Nifty Fifty too, versus the five-blade one on the old model. Should produce much rounder bokeh versus the old model. the STM will also not make it sound like a bag of bees as well.
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May 12, 2015 16:14
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Is the weather-sealing on the Pentax cameras worth a poo poo? I was going to get a D7100 off Keh to finally upgrade from my film X-700, but the Pentax K-3 (and the upcoming K-3 ii) looks kinda interesting, since it rains here all the time. Any other reasons to go with one brand over the other? All my current lenses are old and beaten up and I doubt they'd be worth using on a newer camera, so it's not like I'm attached to one particular brand.
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May 12, 2015 20:53
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Looking to get a lens for my Canon to replace an 18-55mm which broke recently. I'm looking to replace it with something good for product photography (I need to take close up photos of boxes and products ranging from cellphone to blender sized) and have a budget of up to $200 for a lens. Any suggestions? Edit: I'm shooting with a Rebel XT. Supersonic fucked around with this message at 04:12 on May 13, 2015 |
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May 13, 2015 00:41
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Fats posted:Is the weather-sealing on the Pentax cameras worth a poo poo? I was going to get a D7100 off Keh to finally upgrade from my film X-700, but the Pentax K-3 (and the upcoming K-3 ii) looks kinda interesting, since it rains here all the time. Any other reasons to go with one brand over the other? All my current lenses are old and beaten up and I doubt they'd be worth using on a newer camera, so it's not like I'm attached to one particular brand. I'm happy with it. I don't have any weather-sealed lenses (yet), but I've used my K10D and my K-5 under all sorts of lovely conditions, without any problems from either body. There are stories floating around - some well-verified - of people subjecting their Pentax DSLRs to all manner of abuse and still shooting strong. A month or two after the K-5 first came out a US soldier in Afghanistan buried his - with the 18-300mm WR lens mounted - in some sand in the desert, waited a day, dug it back up and shot with it; no problem. I've also seen accounts of people taking various WR bodies-and-lenses into caves, to festivals, into jungles, etc. etc. Personally I've shot at -30 C and colder and the only effect I've noticed is dramatically reduced battery life, but that's common to all electronics in Canadian winter conditions. Here's one I took pointed up through the spray coming off a waterfall, on my K10D with kit (non-WR) zoom.  SD 115 Four Waterfalls 61 by Martin Brummell, on FlickrI think people in general are paranoid and excessively cautious with both consumer electronics and objects made of glass, which obviously come together in a camera. You can wipe the snow off the viewfinder with your sweater and keep shooting, regardless of camera, and a camera protected inside a Pelican case isn't taking any pictures. Also, I learned to shoot on a Minolta X-700 and I love it still. Get some film and keep shooting that thing.
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May 13, 2015 03:59
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Fats posted:Is the weather-sealing on the Pentax cameras worth a poo poo? I was going to get a D7100 off Keh to finally upgrade from my film X-700, but the Pentax K-3 (and the upcoming K-3 ii) looks kinda interesting, since it rains here all the time. Any other reasons to go with one brand over the other? All my current lenses are old and beaten up and I doubt they'd be worth using on a newer camera, so it's not like I'm attached to one particular brand. Also consider an Olympus em5 + the 12;50 kit lens. Crazy good weather sealing for not that much. I spent an hour in pouring rain with my Olympus today, its great.
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May 13, 2015 05:11
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Fats posted:Is the weather-sealing on the Pentax cameras worth a poo poo? I was going to get a D7100 off Keh to finally upgrade from my film X-700, but the Pentax K-3 (and the upcoming K-3 ii) looks kinda interesting, since it rains here all the time. Any other reasons to go with one brand over the other? All my current lenses are old and beaten up and I doubt they'd be worth using on a newer camera, so it's not like I'm attached to one particular brand. I have a k5-iis that I took out in a massive blizzard, had a wr lens (18-135) on it and had no problems. Have had it in light rain as well. I have a k3-ii on pre-order so the k5 can go on backup/concert duty but I'd have no qualms taking it just about anywhere and everywhere.
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May 13, 2015 12:20
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How does that weather sealing compare to that of Canon or Nikon? I always see people talking about how well sealed Olympus/Pentax are, but I'm curious as to how different it is. I had my D800 out doing a time lapse video for 3-4 hours on a tall bridge in a driving rainstorm and it was fine. Ever few minutes I'd had to sop water out of the 14-24's hood or it'd pool enough to affect the shot.
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May 13, 2015 16:40
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Canon or nikon are probably good enough for most things. All I know is that I have no fear about doing stuff like this:  btw, snow drifts make terrible tripods for timelapses or very long exposures, it just melts too fast to be stable  
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May 13, 2015 23:47
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Oh yay another opportunity for this: http://youtu.be/RCT-YMgjm9k
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May 14, 2015 00:03
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Olympus actually rates their interchangeable lens cameras to an IPX rating, which no other manufacturer does.
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May 14, 2015 01:17
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Does anyone know of a grip to use on a Profoto ringflash bracket? There's a screw hole in the bottom that I want to mount a vertical grip on, and I've tried to cheap out by using a angle grinder side grip but apparently it's a different thread pitch. The brass '5/8 inch' Manfrotto umbrella spigots fit just fine though. I was thinking about going with one of these cell phone/gopro handles, but they don't look heavy duty enough; I'm planning to put a ringflash with a reflector and possibly an MF camera on there. I need like a heavy duty camera pistol grip in manfrotto 5/8 or whatever weird Euro thread size Profoto uses.
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May 15, 2015 02:07
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I saw the 24-70 f/2.8 VC Tamron lens on Rakuten for less than $900. Should I be wary of that, or is it pretty reputable?
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May 18, 2015 17:03
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tijag posted:I saw the 24-70 f/2.8 VC Tamron lens on Rakuten for less than $900. Tamron USA (not sure about other countries) -will not- service gray market equipment, even for $$. It's not just a refusal to honor grey market warranties - they will not fix it at all. So if you purchase gray market equipment from them, either be prepared to send it to the country it came from for repair, or get a warranty from a third party company to make sure you have someone who will fix it for you.
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May 18, 2015 17:37
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red19fire posted:Does anyone know of a grip to use on a Profoto ringflash bracket? The camera it's attached to? If you're trying to use it without a camera, the screw on a standard 5/8" spigot is 1/4"-20.
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May 19, 2015 01:03
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Got my tax return and I want to put some of it towards ND filters. Specifically, I've been looking at Lee filters for a while, but I want to double check here before I purchase anything. Want to get the Little Stopper (6 stops) and possibly a grad ND and/or a hard grad. I need the foundation kit too obviously. And adapter rings. The Foundation Kit is listed here and here. Why the $100 price difference? I've got the fuji x-mount 18-55mm kit lens and a nikon 35mm f/2 lens that I use most often, so I need 58mm and 52mm adapter rings? Should I get the Seven5 starter kit instead? Last question. The W/A adapter rings are about 50% more expensive. Should I get the W/A versions or just not worry about it?
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May 20, 2015 19:02
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With those lenses, I think you should go with the Seven5 instead of the full size (100mm) system, especially if you want to use GNDs. I've read that with the 100mm soft GNDs, the gradation zone is a bit large to use with the smaller mirrorless lenses (like the 18-55). The downside of the Seven5 is it won't fit the 16-55mm f/2.8 (77mm filter thread) and will vignette on the 10-24mm f/4 when wider than 13mm (see this). I think could get by with only a 58mm adapter if you also bought a 52-58mm step up ring (significantly cheaper than the Lee adapters).
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May 20, 2015 19:36
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Hm, I was planning on getting the 10-24 eventually, but that's probably a year or two or more from now. At least I'd be able to use the little/big stopper if I do end up getting the foundation kit later, right? The 52-58 thing is a good idea, saves me like a hundred dollars. Seven5 it is!
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May 20, 2015 19:54
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I'm in the same boat: I currently only have lenses that are perfect for the Seven5, but do eventually want to get a 10-24. I decided to go with the Seven5 for now and then reevaluate if/when I get the 10-24. I want to avoid the extra bulk of the 100mm system if possible, so I'll try to make the Seven5 work with the 10-24 before going bigger. The Seven5 with the 10-24 actually doesn't seem all that bad when not using the Lee polarizer (only vignetting wider than 12mm and even then, only a sliver on each side) and may even be non-issue when using a single slot filter holder (the tests on the page I linked all use a 2 slot filter holder).
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May 20, 2015 20:41
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Good information, thanks. There was so much information out there and without being able to test/handle it myself, I was just pretty hesitant and confused on what to go for.
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May 20, 2015 23:13
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What's the best wide angle lens comparable with a Canon T1i for $250 or under used? EDIT - I'm looking something that's around 17-55mm. punk rebel ecks fucked around with this message at 16:33 on May 21, 2015 |
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May 21, 2015 16:10
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punk rebel ecks posted:What's the best wide angle lens comparable with a Canon T1i for $250 or under used? 10-18 IS STM is 250$ brand spanking new
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May 21, 2015 16:28
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timrenzi574 posted:10-18 IS STM is 250$ brand spanking new Edited my post. Sorry.
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May 21, 2015 16:33
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punk rebel ecks posted:Edited my post. Sorry. you are looking for the much loved non-VR Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 in that case
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May 21, 2015 16:37
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timrenzi574 posted:you are looking for the much loved non-VR Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 in that case Is this the one? http://www.ebay.com/itm/NEW-TAMRON-...=item4d14319c0e It says the warranty card is only valid in Japan. Does that mean I have to call Japanese Tamron if something happens to the lens? EDIT-Does it matter if it says "Canon" or "Nikon" or whatever? Is it all compatible with everything? Should I get this used one instead? http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamron-SP-A016-17-50mm-F-2-8-Di-II-XR-AF-IF-Lens-For-Canon-/281697378644?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419678e154 punk rebel ecks fucked around with this message at 18:05 on May 21, 2015 |
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May 21, 2015 17:56
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punk rebel ecks posted:Is this the one? Mount matters (Canon, Nikon, etc) - that is the lens though. Grey market tamron is a tough call - tamron usa *WILL NOT* service grey market products, warranty or no. you can't pay them, they just won't take it. so any repairs would have to go back to the home country. Here it is on KEH, which is generally regarded as a good safe way to buy used gear https://www.keh.com/283806/tamron-17-50mm-f-2-8-aspherical-di-ii-sp-if-ld-xr-ef-mount-lens-for-canon-aps-c-sensor-dslrs-67
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I think I'll go with this one. http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamron-SP-A016-17-50mm-F-2-8-Di-II-XR-AF-IF-Lens-For-Canon-/281697378644?pt=LH_DefaultDomain_0&hash=item419678e154 Good choice? I was going to get the $278 one from KEH but it doesn't seem to come with the cap and hood.
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May 21, 2015 19:28
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Seller looks reputable by feedback. Lens looks dusty but not scratched up
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May 21, 2015 20:54
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timrenzi574 posted:Seller looks reputable by feedback. Lens looks dusty but not scratched up So I can just clean the lens and be fine? I don't have to take anything apart do I?
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May 21, 2015 21:29
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punk rebel ecks posted:So I can just clean the lens and be fine? I don't have to take anything apart do I? It looks mostly external but you'd have to ask the seller to be sure.
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I'm not sure if this even exists. I have a small little photo studio in my apartment, and to save time/ be more versatile, I want to use a support system similar to this http://www.bhphotovideo.com/c/product/45652-REG/Savage_63151_Multiple_Polevault_System.html But I don't want to buy the entire system, just the part that would (I'm assuming) attach itself to the top of my existing system. So basically: Do they sell a part that attaches to the top of background stands that enables you to use more than one backdrop at a time without buying an entirely new system?
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