dear all sifus, wanna ask ur suggestions...should I sell of my canon 40mm f2.8 and buy a sigma 17-50 f2.8? coz it covers the range already..I just bought I less than a month... =( got anyone interested boh this pancake lens??

sifus what is better to have? canon EOS 60D or 70D? or is it okay to get EOS 600D or 700D?

it will be my 1st DSLR. it's for portrait, landscape, sports, animals, events, record videos...

so kinda all around camera... so guys can you give me some help?

An old photo with 600D, missed my 1st dslr

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Selamat Hari Merdeka everyone!
Sorry not the widest lens

I just found out about this -> http://petapixel.com/2014/09/01/canon-perm...s-up-to-33-off/
If this is true, this is AWESOME news for us!!

Finally get to use my 55-250mm on people to test portrait potential.  But at 200+mm I was hoping to see the background to be more faded out.  But yeah they didn't notice I took a picture of them .  Its a nice light lens.  I still can't imagine myself walking around with a big white telephoto lens. 

Beach Selfie by Rice_Owl84, on Flickr

Hey guys, would like your opinion

Is it wise to go from:

Tamron 17-50 2.8 VC
back to
7D Kit Lense 28-135
I plan to get a dedicated fixed focal.
I'm looking at 28/30mm 'cause 50mm is too close for my taste.
Ye can see in my Toy Whoreing thread of the shots I manage to get with the Tamron
Sekian, terima kasih

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)

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.

Have you tried the 50mm f1.8?

If you haven't, you'll probably haven't encountered it.

You see, the 50mm f1.8 is fantastic value for a lens BUT it's not a good lens. IQ is good no doubt but the lens itself is horrible.

Firstly it hunts, and it hunts a lot. Locking focus can be a problem. Once you tried those like 50mm f/1.4 you'll appreciate how it doesn't hunt like the 1.8 and locks fast.

Another thing about the 50mm f1.4 is the USM, while most people think USM = AF. Sure, USM is about the focusing BUT it not just about that.

The USM allows you to FTM, so your lens with AF mode, you will still be able to twist the focusing ring to get the focus you want. It's very handy when you're doing food photography, speeds up the process a lot. No need to lock / unlock just to go back and forth between AF / MF.

You can set the camera to not trigger AF with half-press of the shutter button, so the camera essentially works like MF mode. In such setting, the AF button goes to AF-ON or * button (you have a choice). This is the setting that I've been using for years, best way to shoot is really to have the AF moved away from half-press.

oh as for the aperture, it makes no difference to me because I photograph at f/8 to f/11. they output looks the same.

Hi. I'm new here.. I'm using 600D with kitlens 18-135mm.. What is the best speedlight for my usage (normal usage only, not professional one)?

Thank you sifus..

Hey guys,

I am very new to photography, and I just gotten my 700D a week ago. I am currently using Kit Lens EF-S 15-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS STM.

Can I check with you if it is worth the money for me to invest a new lens - Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4 DC Macro OS HSM? Or you would suggest me to get the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens?