50mm and 135mm actually differ a lot?

if its me 17mm and 28mm is more crucial. furthermore, 17-50 is 2.8 constant

anyway its up to how you use your lens

50mm and 135mm bo difference meh

one can suka-suka stand far-far behind, the other must jam my way to the front.

kalau fixed focal can go all the way down to 1.8 isn't that better for in-door/low-light/portrait shots

Most yearly DSLR updates for levels are
1. Slightly better iso performance
2. Slightly better AF
3. Add WiFi
4. Add touchscreen/flip screen
5. Better burst shot
6. Better video fps/resolution.

Essentially it's just a roullete and pick a new features from there.

Nothing new. Nothing groundbreaking.
Eg of what I would like to see :
implementing hyperlapse app into the camera. An in camera video editor with working gyroscope to create smooth hyperlapses. This will definitely sell well.
Programmable focus for video capturing in certain lenses. (aka rack focus on magic Lantern)
Smooth 1080p crop mode during video. Zoom in and out during video smoothly and still maintain that 1080p resolution.
Extremely fast wireless AC mode to stream to a computer. Heck. Can even stream raw or very high dynamic range video formats.
A fast and low noise foveon sensor or a resolution/sensitivity lytro sensor.

This post has been edited by LegendLee: Sep 29 2014, 01:35 PM

which is why its up to you to decide based on how you intend to shoot/use your lens

like how some people only play fixed prime

have a deep thought on what you gonna shoot

errg.

1. toys
2. amois (studio)
3. cosplay event

The zoom lens is kinda for general purpose walkabout when I'm travelling

I feel that my amoi pics not as crisp as other 'coz not using fixed focal.

who poisoned you that can only get crisp amoi pic using prime? zoom lens can also ma
if wan sniper amoi then zoom lens better lo, coz sometimes amoi near, sometimes amoi far

anyway, do you hear whispers of a 50mm or 85mm prime?

50mm or 30mm ler
that day shoot amoi with 50mm 1.8 lens in KL nearly terlanggar kereta coz backing up to get full shot

my camera is crop (7d, later will upgrade to mk2) so gotta consider the 1.6 factor.

finally i can poison someone to go for sigma 30 1.4 lol...

btw nobody poison you sigma 18-35 1.8 meh

anyway some sifu better reply to you coz i must admit i am just giving you random ideas without really backing my suggestions

just for your info i am using a sigma 30 1.4, i love it, but whether you will like, duno

also you sound like you need a zoom lens not prime

This post has been edited by Petre: Sep 29 2014, 03:50 PM

If I may, what do you think about having 24-105mm f4L? Gives you the range, as well as the constant aperture. I know it's not in your option, but just in case you haven't considered it.

This post has been edited by vankodoq: Sep 29 2014, 03:57 PM

look at the CA on the red bench

60d+sigma 30mm f1.4 ART


very large be careful


This post has been edited by eddydo: Sep 29 2014, 05:36 PM

my dad has that for his 5dmk3 already so I can technically leech it off him

he isn't around most of the time so I gotta build my own gear.

you know the times when you want to ambik gambar amoi but takde gear.
I've taken care of that problem by duplicating some of his stuff

occasionally he'll use my 7d for scenery shooting as he likes that crop can shoot further.

Isn't f4L not enough for portrait shots?
f4L can't exactly produce that super duper blurry background you see in most amoi shots

A little misconception there. portrait isn't all about background blur/ bokeh. face expression/lighting/composition/background elements/ posing play a more important role imo. everyone can create blurred background as long as they have big aperture lens (f1.8 or something), but this doesn't mean good picture.

that being said, even with f4, at 105mm you can still produce blurred background.

for example shots like this (little NSFW due to lingerie) https://500px.com/photo/84753749/anastasia-...m=popular&only=

can still looks awesome with proper lighting and not so blurred background.

but if you are a big fan of bokeh, then the 24-105 might not be the best lens for it. shots like that look good too, but a lot of the time the picture is only left with a lot of blur, that's all.

my 2cents.

EDIT: more portrait with clear background.

https://500px.com/photo/84729045/us-by-espe...m=popular&only=

https://500px.com/photo/84724095/whitehair-...m=popular&only=

This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Sep 29 2014, 06:28 PM

Trying out some flat processing and wide crop









This post has been edited by mingyuyu: Sep 29 2014, 07:59 PM

Hmmm.
I might need to rejig my expectations when it comes to portrait shooting.

but f1.8 sure comes in handy in those low light environment (convention halls etc)

get a flash for event photography and you can see a different result

got a flash gun tapi x pandai pakai...

dunno where to aim lelz.

donno where to aim then aim forward, which is the obvious position.

battery grip or extra battery for camera? which one better?

Don't you need the extra battery to make the battery grip get its full use? You put 2 batteries in the battery grip. So you can get the extra battery first than think about whether you want the grip. But a battery grip would be nice also because it also take AA batteries but don't know how long the batteries last vs the camera batteries.

This post has been edited by Rice_Owl84: Sep 30 2014, 12:32 AM