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innermostphoto wrote:It is not the camera that gets the sharp image. Popular opinion seems to be all about megapixels when in most cases only 5mp is all you need. Those smart phones, plastic lenses. No glass at all. I would also shy away from aftermarket lenses. Just me. No matter what type of lens you choose make sure it is wide with good glass. The lower the f stop the better in some low light situations.
Steven Johnson wrote:Yeah, the question is, how wide is wide enough?
e.g., for an APS-C sensor, is 30-40mm gonna be too long to be a good "general purpose go-to" lens? Would I be better off looking at the 20mm range?
NZcaver wrote:What body are you getting? I use the Canon EF-S 10-22mm on a 40D (equivalent to 16-35mm on a full frame), and it's fun to shoot. Right now my other walk-around lens is the 17-55mm f2.8 (equivalent to 27-88mm), which is very sharp glass.
captnemo wrote: How wide is too wide? Just depends on the shot but the close proximity of the small passages around here will definitely leave you wanting wider. As for lugging multiple lenses I try not to do that (another reason I like the extreme range of the tamron lens) after all, its bad enough trying to clean my gear after a trip, I really don't want to change lenses in a cave and risk getting dirt inside the camera.
Sungura wrote:I definitely agree with getting good glass. And old stuff isn't bad! My favourite lens for my dSLR is...actually i dont remember what it is (sorry im on pain meds right now for my busted hand, so also please excuse misstypes, im onehanded right now), but it is beautiful and was $20, it's a macro focusing lens too. Found it scouring ebay for deals. Also hit up estate sales and such! i have found the older stuff is usually just as good or better, and often a lot cheaper! Win-win!
innermostphoto wrote:Wide, wide wide!
NSS8921 wrote:To all contributors to this thread - thanks for your perspectives! Very informative for me, as a beginner.
What about a Canon EF 100mm f/2.8L Macro lens? I want to do trunk shots as well as macro - what are your thoughts?
Thanks,
John
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