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So, a mate of mine does these 'Tone Painting' sets (i believe JJJ gives them some airplay each year he does one)
and they're terrifically quirky - this is his latest and has been the soundtrack to my Saturday lunchtime
I post 'coz I reckon some of you 'punks will really dig it - this one is a tribute to a recently passed bass player friend of his and has a strong bass theme to it
Listen on Soundcloud.com
Captain Terrific
What lens to buy first?
15 July 2011 - 01:14 AM
'Sup Punks?
With many a fine photograph taker gracing this site, and with my newfound love for snapping a few pics here and there, I've come to ask for some advice on choosing a good beginner lens...
I'm looking at getting a Canon 50D - thought long and hard about saving up for a full frame (7d/5d) and decided that i'm happy with the results i'm currently getting using a mates 40D, but the lens choice is getting a bit harder
I plan on doing a lot of landscape, cityscape, lowlight and loooong exposures - now here's the tricky part
along with the standard 'get in the right place to take a photo rather than relying on zoom' practice, for me there's a lot of 'damn, i can't move back any further and therefore can't take the shot I want to' business
So, I'm thinking a lens that has the ability to be pretty wide and/or see around corners...
Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm only just starting to work out what all the letters mean (f, IS, TS, etc) but the numbers are doing my head in. I've been using a 50mm, and I know that has denied me some of the shots i've wanted to get (i get into some pretty tight places sometimes) so maybe a 24mm? what are we measuring here??
Your help and guidance will be greatly appreciated
PS - my flickr addy if anyone wants to give me any hints! - http://www.flickr.co...ptain-terrific/
With many a fine photograph taker gracing this site, and with my newfound love for snapping a few pics here and there, I've come to ask for some advice on choosing a good beginner lens...
I'm looking at getting a Canon 50D - thought long and hard about saving up for a full frame (7d/5d) and decided that i'm happy with the results i'm currently getting using a mates 40D, but the lens choice is getting a bit harder
I plan on doing a lot of landscape, cityscape, lowlight and loooong exposures - now here's the tricky part
along with the standard 'get in the right place to take a photo rather than relying on zoom' practice, for me there's a lot of 'damn, i can't move back any further and therefore can't take the shot I want to' business
So, I'm thinking a lens that has the ability to be pretty wide and/or see around corners...
Can someone point me in the right direction? I'm only just starting to work out what all the letters mean (f, IS, TS, etc) but the numbers are doing my head in. I've been using a 50mm, and I know that has denied me some of the shots i've wanted to get (i get into some pretty tight places sometimes) so maybe a 24mm? what are we measuring here??
Your help and guidance will be greatly appreciated
PS - my flickr addy if anyone wants to give me any hints! - http://www.flickr.co...ptain-terrific/
