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Hi all,
I am probably going to buy the Cannon 450D with the 18-55mm Lense in January and before the 12th so i can get the £50 Cannon cash back.
Now i am a complete novice and know very little about lenses if anything at all. I have read that the lense the 450D comes with is not that great. Is this the case and why?
Should i go for the twin lense pack with the Tamron 70-300mm too or not. Most pics will be stuff that i would have taken with a compact camera then when i get better with it and into it more car racing etc.
There is a budget here hence looking at the 450D with the 18-55mm and a possible stretch to the Tamron second lense.
I just want to have some fun with it and enjoy what i do with it but not at the expense of having no money in my pocket.
What does each lense do and what does the "f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens" mean?
Cheers
D
I am probably going to buy the Cannon 450D with the 18-55mm Lense in January and before the 12th so i can get the £50 Cannon cash back.
Now i am a complete novice and know very little about lenses if anything at all. I have read that the lense the 450D comes with is not that great. Is this the case and why?
Should i go for the twin lense pack with the Tamron 70-300mm too or not. Most pics will be stuff that i would have taken with a compact camera then when i get better with it and into it more car racing etc.
There is a budget here hence looking at the 450D with the 18-55mm and a possible stretch to the Tamron second lense.
I just want to have some fun with it and enjoy what i do with it but not at the expense of having no money in my pocket.
What does each lense do and what does the "f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens" mean?
Cheers
D
DamienCBR said:
Hi all,
What does each lense do and what does the "f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens" mean?
Cheers
D
Without getting tech - This deternins the minimum amount of light you'll need to take a photo. A 1.4 lens can let more light in that a 1.8 etc. so in essence it's better. The lower the number, usually the more expensive. What does each lense do and what does the "f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens" mean?
Cheers
D
Edited by GetCarter on Wednesday 24th December 15:02
The standard kit zoom is absolutely fine for starting with! No, it won't outdo the expensive glass out there, and it isn't built like a tank, but for what you pay over the bare body, it is perfectly good. I think some of the reputation has come from the previous 400D kit lens, which did get quite a few poor reviews. Strangely, for tripod photos, the image stabilisation actually degrades the image slightly, so it is best to turn it off. When I get some spare cash, my first extra lens will be the "nifty fifty" 50mm/£50 lens, which has won much praise for it's sharpness.
I've done just this. Jessops' twin lens deal with the 50mm F/1.8 II on the way. All came this morning and I've discovered I know bot all about photography!
I'd say, despite what I've done, get the kit lens and use it until it's limiting you before you worry about shelling out on extras. Particularly if you say you want to use it in place of a compact. If you wanted to take pictures of wildlife or something, then perhaps you'd have a need for something else straight away.
I'd say, despite what I've done, get the kit lens and use it until it's limiting you before you worry about shelling out on extras. Particularly if you say you want to use it in place of a compact. If you wanted to take pictures of wildlife or something, then perhaps you'd have a need for something else straight away.
Edited by uriel on Wednesday 24th December 19:02
DamienCBR said:
Hi all,
I am probably going to buy the Cannon 450D with the 18-55mm Lense in January and before the 12th so i can get the £50 Cannon cash back.
Now i am a complete novice and know very little about lenses if anything at all. I have read that the lense the 450D comes with is not that great. Is this the case and why?
Should i go for the twin lense pack with the Tamron 70-300mm too or not. Most pics will be stuff that i would have taken with a compact camera then when i get better with it and into it more car racing etc.
There is a budget here hence looking at the 450D with the 18-55mm and a possible stretch to the Tamron second lense.
I just want to have some fun with it and enjoy what i do with it but not at the expense of having no money in my pocket.
What does each lense do and what does the "f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens" mean?
Cheers
D
The 18-55 IS (the IS means it contains optical Image Stabilisation) seems like a fairly decent kit lens from what I've read, better than the older non-IS 18-55 that comes with the 400D anyhow.I am probably going to buy the Cannon 450D with the 18-55mm Lense in January and before the 12th so i can get the £50 Cannon cash back.
Now i am a complete novice and know very little about lenses if anything at all. I have read that the lense the 450D comes with is not that great. Is this the case and why?
Should i go for the twin lense pack with the Tamron 70-300mm too or not. Most pics will be stuff that i would have taken with a compact camera then when i get better with it and into it more car racing etc.
There is a budget here hence looking at the 450D with the 18-55mm and a possible stretch to the Tamron second lense.
I just want to have some fun with it and enjoy what i do with it but not at the expense of having no money in my pocket.
What does each lense do and what does the "f/3.5-5.6 IS Lens" mean?
Cheers
D
If you haven't been to a local camera store then i'd certainly recommend it, will give you a chance to see the difference between the focal lengths, build quality, etc...
A few links:
http://www.warehouseexpress.com - online kit retailer, I'd guess with a bit of bartering most high-street camera retailers should really price-match WarehouseExpress prices.
http://www.photozone.de/Reviews/overview - lens reviews. Can be a bit technical but most have a one-paragraph final verdict to get an overview. The section you want is "Canon EOS (APS-C) Lens Tests".
(The 18-55 IS has 2 reviews - one using an older 350D camera, the other using a new 50D)
If you are new to photography you may want to to invest in a book to run though the idea of exposure, aperture, etc...
One popular book is "Understanding Exposure: How to Shoot Great Photographs with a Film or Digital Camera" by Bryan Peterson (amazon.co.uk allows you to read the first few pages of this book online)
Cheers.
DamienCBR said:
Thanks all, keep them coming, as usual learning plenty on here 
Lots of free general explanations on wikipedia as well:Exposure
Aperture
Shutter Speed
Depth of field
etc....
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