all sifu and master.

i am totally new in this , seeking advice for what lens i should for my Canon 60D?now i only have kits lens 18-55mm .

seeking for second hand unit .

thanks

What you plan to shoot first? If no idea then continue to used the 18-55mm till you got the idea of what you want.

You don't even know what you wan, what's the point asking?

It's the same with, I want to buy food, but I don't even know what I wanted to eat.

after i back from holiday , i feel than my photo not really nice,
so plan to get some lens

plan to get some lens which suitable to go vacation for shooting .

Any problems with your vacation photos ?
Are they too dark/motion blur ?
Get to know how exposure works.

Nothing interesting in particular ?
Learn basic composition rules and follow them.
Also, don't upload/select every single photo. Choose and select

If you still intend to get some lens, state a budget

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Oct 1 2013, 09:20 PM

Maybe you can try considering prime lens?

Every lens can bring to vacation just see what kind of lens you like.

Do you looking for something light? or you need something that can zoom very far? or you want somthing that can capture from wide to telephoto images?

what you want to shoot in particular??? people, landscape,
prime lens often works the best since it is light
sigma 30mm 1.4

This is the thing. Most people have a misconception that using a DSLR = AWESOME pictures. This is totally not true.

People who capture stunning pictures often put a lot of effort before clicking the shutter button. The thought process is something like this:

1) Subject matter - What you are shooting.
2) Composition/framing- How are you framing your subject
3) Lighting
4) Proper exposure for the shot (check camera LCD and make necessary adjustments)
5) Making sure subject is in clear focus
6) Click the shutter button

And it doesn't end here. Load back your pictures on the PC and do necessary editing and adjustments if needed.

Pick and choose your best shots. Learn to evaluate your own work. Delete the lousy ones.

Like I have said previously, there is a steep learning curve if you want to master an advanced camera, take time to learn the basics and all.

All the best!

This post has been edited by -kytz-: Oct 1 2013, 10:04 PM

actually it also depends if u shooting pics or vid~~but first u must have the canon 50mm f1.8...its a must own~performs extremely well under low light conditions

abit blur ,
the motion also .

when i shot the photo , background dont look clear

later i post some photo let u all see

wow , so many things to learn ,

maybe u can be my teacher

advice pls

overexposed...first get the exposure correct. read about metering and learn how to look at histogram, usually achieving 0EV (center) on the meter is good to start with and not difficult to rescue with photo editing software (this technique is called post processing). also read about the basic of exposure - shutter speed, aperture, and ISO.

by the way, uploading directly to lowyat will degrade the quality, particularly the color. here's your uploaded photo, edited using Mac's built in photo editor "preview", pull down exposure, increase contrast, and voila. at least it looked more decent, again, getting the exposure correct right from the start is important.

(flickr unresponsive at the moment, so i just upload here directly, so expect the quality drop a little)




also, do upload your photos at image hosting sites such as flickr, so we have have a look at EXIF of your shots to see what can go wrong like wrong. your example shot probably due to aperture setting error, or wrong focus point, 60D can capture better detail than that in day time even with basic lens.

This post has been edited by little ice: Oct 1 2013, 10:25 PM

I really think you need to learn the basics of the "triangle" exposure first : Aperture, ISO and shutter Speed.

Aperture controls Depth of Field, which is the area that is in FOCUS. Bigger aperture (smaller f number) = Smaller area in focus, vice versa

Shutter speed is how fast your camera mirror flips to exposure the sensor to light. Simply put, how "fast" your camera can capture something. Eg: 1/200 is faster than 1/100.

ISO refers to the sensitivity of your sensor. Eg: ISO 100,200,400,800,etc

Please do a lot of reading:

http://www.goldfries.com/photography/digit...erture-and-iso/

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p/s: Please provide the aperture, shutter speed and ISO values of the picture. You can find this by right click> properties>EXIF information

p/s: Please provide the camera mode you are using. I'm assuming you are using AUTO mode?

And just to answer your question, I think your picture's Depth of Field is not WIDE enough. This means that your camera's area of focus does not cover your entire picture.

Why is the picture soft or does not seem to be sharp? It may be because of insufficient Depth of Field or shooting wide apertures (meaning shooting at the widest aperture of your kit lens which is f/3.5) which usuallydo not give very sharp results. Shoot smaller apertures (bigger f numbers like f/8 or f/11) to get more sharpness.

Your picture is also overexposed. Adjust before taking the picture by looking at the histogram (or judge by your own eyes). You can also edit the picture using softwares like Photoshop or Lightroom.

Btw, good attempt on the shot. Glad to know at least it's properly leveled

thanks sifu ,

really thanks

its about technique..and pls shoot raw..will give flexibility to adjust your photo...

may i know where can i go for the basic class?

unless you want to go pro, i don't think you need to. as a casual shooter, once you understand the basic of exposure, all you have to work with is different composition and framing technique. along the way, you'll also learn how to get certain special composition like panorama, HDR, long exposure, etc...