rugsr

Some Questions

Im about to pull the trigger on a Canon Rebel T2i

Anyone here have this? Comments?

I can get the body alone for 650 or the body and 18-55 lens for 735. I would also be buying a 55-250 lens for about 200 putting me at 935 or so. If I buy the body alone for 650 I could pick up the 18-200 lens for about 530 putting me at about $1200

1)The savings of having 2 lens is about $230 but is it worth having 1 lense and never having to switch? Comments

2)How important is having a lens with IS?

3)Anyone have a fisheye lense? There expensive IMO for something you proably wont use much?

4)How important is it to buy a brand name lens. Canon(expensive) vs another name(half the price)

5)Anyone shooting with a macro or wide angle lens?

S2KenC

1) Picking up only one lens and never having to switch lenses kind of defeats the purpose of having a SLR camera in the first place. I would forego the 18-200 plan and start small. I would say pick up the body only at $650 but then again you do need at least one lens to practice and shoot on so go ahead and get the kit that comes with the 18-55 lens. You'll get your feet wet and then you can decide on which lens you would need/want next.

2)I find IS very beneficial. It allows you to get shots that otherwise wouldn't be posssible due to camera shake.

3)Fisheye lens is a specialty lens. I see it used sparingly by wedding photographers. I've never used one before so I really can't comment.

4)The brand name vs all others debate is just like everything else out there. Why buy Honda parts for your honda cars? Because its compatible for one. There were issues with older sigma lenses that didn't work with newer releases canon cameras. Those lenses had to be shipped out to sigma to be rechipped so that they were compatible. There are other benefits as well but I didn't really want to open up a can of worms. There are some fine tokina, Sigma, or Tamron lenses out there so it's probably best to research the one that best fits your needs.

5)Yes

rugsr

thanks man

so with question 5 what are you using
My old point'n shoot could do great macros (canon SD750)
But the DSLR min. shooting distance is about 8" =(

Also what are you using for your wide angles?

S2KenC

For Macro, I'm using a Canon 100mm 2.8 IS

For wide angle, I'm using a Canon 24-70 2.8

I've used the 17-40 F4.0 for ultrawide shots but don't own this lens at the moment.

These are for the 5D mark II so these wide angles aren't particular too wide for the T2i and it's APS-C sensor.

hariku821

I am using a T1i with a 70-300 that supports macro from 200-300mm so you really don't need to be that close to the subject any way. Also I have a sigma 10-20mm for ultra wide angle and then a 50mm prime for just normal walking around stuff.

70-300 ~$215
50 ~$100
10-20 ~$470

B.R.I.C.K.

What kind of stuff are you going to be shooting. You'll probably get more detailed suggestions if that is known. Cars, portraits, landscape, etc?

I have a T2i, you'll love it Welcome to the lens game! (IMHO, the 50mm 1.8 is a better value than the kit lens!)

S2krx0349

I you want to save money in the long run, make sure you try to buy lenses with the same filter ring size... it would be expensive to have to buy multiple polarizers and ND filters.

Lenses: 24-70L F2.8, semi-wide to (semi-tele) $$$$
10-22 EF-S (ultrawide if not planning on going FF) $$$
70-200L F2.8 IS or non-IS (Telephoto) $$$$$

All of these are 77mm sizes...very expensive combo but I think this would be a great package. Add extenders if you need further reach.

IS is good for hand held/ lower light photography. BUT turn it OFF when using a TRI-POD cause it can create image shake.

rugsr

thanks for all the info guys
ill be shooting all of the above I think. people, cars and landscapes

help me out for a second on this one
18-55mm lens = bring it to 18 for a "wide" shot and bring it to 55 to zoom in
55-250 lens = bring it to 55 for zoom out as far as you can go and 250 to zoom in more.

BUT

how can a 70-300 that supports macro from 200-300mm work?
does this mean you have to zoom in to the object from a good distance to get really close?

AGAIN im used to my point and shoot where the camera had to be right on top of the object... 1/2" away.

Also, cheapest 70-300 lense i found was $440...where did you get one for $210?

hariku821

In macro mode it has a minimum focusing distance of 37.4 inches. In normal mode the minimum focusing distance is 59.1 inches at all zoom settings.
This is the lens I bought. . Many will probably say its not worth it but it does exactly what I want for a very good price.

rugsr

Hmmm
Can you post some macros you've taken?

So from what I understand with a DSLR you don't have to be right on top of the subject...you can be away from it and zoom in?