I have lens fever, which I am learning is very dangerous!
As you are well aware, from my last post, I am in the market for a new lens and with Christmas around the corner, my timing is perfect! However, Santa may be on a budget. There are two lenses I am looking at. Option A: EF-S 18-135 mm. Option B:EF 24-105mm L. I very quickly learned the benefit to buying an L lens.
Most of you might ask, what is the big difference?...PRICE, about $600 to be exact. Now when I really think about it, this is going to be an investment so I want to make an educated decision. I did a little reading on-line and read some reviews. Of course, the reviews for option B are out of this world, I mean it is a luxury lens from Canon and takes pristine shots, prevents dust from getting in the lens, is amazing for landscape, portrait, action....Honestly, I could not find a bad thing about it accept for the price tag.
Option A had some very solid reviews...everyone loved the price, love the capability and photos it takes. Someone even said they tested it against their 24-105 L lens and on a few photos they could not tell the difference. Now there are some negatives, new terminology I learned - Vignetting and lens creep. Lens creep I am not so concerned about. Basically it is when the lens will zoom itself out if you hold it vertically...solution, keep it on your camera and hold it horizontally. That is not a deal breaker for me. The vignette I learned it when the color brightness starts to fade from the center of a picture to the outer edges. You have probably seen this when people edit their photo in photoshop and have a picture that they make the edges fuzzy. Some like it because it causes you to focus on the center of the photo. For me, not a fan. I like a clean picture. But there is a solution to vignette...dial the f stop down some.
I wanted to share my frustration. I was exited, thinking I would do some reading and the reviews would help me make my decision, but sadly I am still confused. One thing I am leaning on...I am still a beginner and the L lens is used by a lot of professionals. With that said, I may turn to the EF-S lens as it is still a GREAT lens. Maybe when I get to that professional level the L lens will be back on my list.
For now, the L lens may stay on my fantasy Santa list....
Tuesday, November 9, 2010
Sunday, November 7, 2010
Its been a while since my last post. It is crazy that the holiday season is quickly approaching which is another reminder how fast time flies!
I am still enjoying my Canon, but have recently learned that I need another lens. Before you all start thinking that I am making up an excuse to go out and buy more 'stuff' let me explain my reasoning.
The 50mm lens I bought with my camera is amazing! I have really enjoyed taking photos and learning my camera with this lens. With that said, I have learned that I am limited in my photos. The lens is great to take portraits which is why I have so many pictures of Tyler (for those that don't know Tyler he is my 5 year old yellow lab). Now taking portraits is really fun, but I want to be able to take pictures of other things, like maybe a group photo. With the 50mm lens I am finding it difficult to take such photos because the lens will auto focus on the closest subject and somewhat blur everyone or everything else. Still, a really cool affect, but I would like a little more control over my pictures.
With that said, I have been looking at a few lens to buy. My father law recommended a great lens, the Canon 25-105 mm. It is a very nice lens with a very nice price tag. I have been looking in to the Canon 18-135 mm. This is a great lens that would let me take pictures of everything (landscapes, portraits, action shots, wildlife). I have a little more reading to do on the lens, but this may be at the top of my Christmas List...heads up Santa!
However I have been having fun taking photos with my current 50 mm lens. I have also been doing some reading on photo editing software and lightroom 3 looks like a great program. Currently I am using the HP media software that came with my laptop. It is not as powerful as lightroom, but does the job for now. Here are some of my most recent favorite photos:
I am still enjoying my Canon, but have recently learned that I need another lens. Before you all start thinking that I am making up an excuse to go out and buy more 'stuff' let me explain my reasoning.
The 50mm lens I bought with my camera is amazing! I have really enjoyed taking photos and learning my camera with this lens. With that said, I have learned that I am limited in my photos. The lens is great to take portraits which is why I have so many pictures of Tyler (for those that don't know Tyler he is my 5 year old yellow lab). Now taking portraits is really fun, but I want to be able to take pictures of other things, like maybe a group photo. With the 50mm lens I am finding it difficult to take such photos because the lens will auto focus on the closest subject and somewhat blur everyone or everything else. Still, a really cool affect, but I would like a little more control over my pictures.
With that said, I have been looking at a few lens to buy. My father law recommended a great lens, the Canon 25-105 mm. It is a very nice lens with a very nice price tag. I have been looking in to the Canon 18-135 mm. This is a great lens that would let me take pictures of everything (landscapes, portraits, action shots, wildlife). I have a little more reading to do on the lens, but this may be at the top of my Christmas List...heads up Santa!
However I have been having fun taking photos with my current 50 mm lens. I have also been doing some reading on photo editing software and lightroom 3 looks like a great program. Currently I am using the HP media software that came with my laptop. It is not as powerful as lightroom, but does the job for now. Here are some of my most recent favorite photos:
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