phillipstreeter
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what a bamboozeling/////////////cool thanks one less thing i have to worry about
Advice on Cameras and Lenses
- Thread starter IAReefer
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A word to everyone on buying a used camera body ALWAYS ALWAYS look at shutter count because someone may say that they are selling a used d40 $100 because they bought a new camera, but what they don't tell you is that the camera has 1.5m shutter cycles. That doesn't mean that there will be problems but there is the potential.
FWIW My wife is a professional photographer independently, and for a nation wide studio. At the studio she works for, she only shoots Nikon, and we only shoot Nikon at home.
FWIW My wife is a professional photographer independently, and for a nation wide studio. At the studio she works for, she only shoots Nikon, and we only shoot Nikon at home.
xtm
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hahahaha Maybe they all left and switched to Nikon? :lol:
Anyways, OP - get a used D90 ($600) and a used 105 macro ($300) ANY macro. All 90/100/105's happen to be very good: Tamron 90 is good, Tokina 100 is good, Sigma 105 is good. Expect to spend about 450 for a Nikon AF-D, and about 800 for a 105VR - pretty good if you have the budget though, but for that amount, I would rather get a Sigma 150 macro (750).
BUT but but.. here's something to remember:
Make sure that you invest in a sturdy tripod. None of that Wallyworld or Best Buy junk. I'm talking about GOOD tripod - Manfrotto, Gitzo, Benro, Feisol... see, if you're shooting 1:1 at f/22 or smaller, you only have a tiny DOF and very little light- so even a very slight movement will cause blur. Remember that no matter how good your macro lens is, if you can't nail perfectly crisp 1:1's, what's the point?
First off, thanks for all the advice everyone and I dont think I could pass this deal up. I got all of this, plus a bunch of extras for $450.
•Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera
•Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens
•Tamron AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SP AD Aspherical (IF) Lens
•Tamron AF 2X Teleconverter
•Bower SFD35C E-TTL I/II Digital Autofocus Flashgun
•Promaster 5750 DX Digital Electronic Flash
•Manfrotto 486RC2 Compact Ball Head with RC2 Rapid Connect System
This is not including the bag, remotes and other stuff. The bag is a nice canon backpack with seperate padded compartments for lenses, the camera, Electronic Flashes, etc.
It will be a good a starter DSLR for me and I will move up from there. For those of you who are wondering, the camera is in great condition with less than 1000 shutter acuations. He is also the original owner.
•Canon Digital Rebel XT 8MP Digital SLR Camera
•Tamron AF 18-200mm f/3.5-6.3 XR Di II LD Aspherical (IF) Macro Zoom Lens
•Tamron AF 24-135mm f/3.5-5.6 SP AD Aspherical (IF) Lens
•Tamron AF 2X Teleconverter
•Bower SFD35C E-TTL I/II Digital Autofocus Flashgun
•Promaster 5750 DX Digital Electronic Flash
•Manfrotto 486RC2 Compact Ball Head with RC2 Rapid Connect System
This is not including the bag, remotes and other stuff. The bag is a nice canon backpack with seperate padded compartments for lenses, the camera, Electronic Flashes, etc.
It will be a good a starter DSLR for me and I will move up from there. For those of you who are wondering, the camera is in great condition with less than 1000 shutter acuations. He is also the original owner.
Thanks, Im pretty happy with it. He let me take the camera for a week and a half to try it out and I gradually started taking better pictures of it and i dont think ive even scratched the surface of everything this body and lenses can do. I got a few books too.
The Ultimate Photgraphers Guide: Canon DSLR
Understanding Exposure: by Brian Peterson
Im hoping these will give me a little more insight.
The Ultimate Photgraphers Guide: Canon DSLR
Understanding Exposure: by Brian Peterson
Im hoping these will give me a little more insight.
apt220
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Thanks for the advice everyone.
I'm a camera noob and have one question regarding the lenses. I may pull the trigger on a Nikon D90 and a tamron 90mm, but some websites list their lens as AF/MF and some are just listed as AF. Do I assume that the AF lenses can also be manually focused? Should I even care about manual focus?
I'm a camera noob and have one question regarding the lenses. I may pull the trigger on a Nikon D90 and a tamron 90mm, but some websites list their lens as AF/MF and some are just listed as AF. Do I assume that the AF lenses can also be manually focused? Should I even care about manual focus?
