Some DSLR camera questions....

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: edro

Originally posted by: fuzzybabybunny
I'd use that $100 saved to get a Canon 50mm f/1.8, an extremely sharp and bright lens on the cheap, or put it towards a better lens in the 18-55mm neighborhood. A 50mm will discipline you to carefully think about framing and such, instead of just zooming in and out.

That's a must have lens! It's my favorite. What is it now... $80?

That sounds about right. If you go used they're around the $50 mark.

 

[Staples]

Get the kit lens because it is a cheap wide angle lens. I didn't get it and later went back to buy it because a real wide angle lens cost $400+.

Your other lens should be something like the Canon 28-135 IS USM. It has great range.

 

[virtuamike]

Originally posted by: AUMM

Originally posted by: laurenlex
Stick with the kit lens for a while. After all, it's almost free. Then keep track of your exif data and see where you are shooting most of your shots. Then you can intelligently purchase a lens that works best for you.

People love bashing the kit lens(es). I own Nikon, YMMV. But they are good learning tools.

Added bonus to kit lens: you won't know what good is if you don't try entry level. If you got a new corvette/mercedes/ferrari/lexus for your 16th birthday, you would be spoiled for the rest of your life, with nothing to grow into. If you start with a 1987 Pontiac, you will realize the excellence of better autos/lenses.

well it's an extra $100 for the kit lens, i'm debating if I shud just put that money towards a better lens...

I like the 17-40/4, but it's out of your budget. Get the kit lens and save up. Look on craigslist and you'll probably be able to find a kit lens for cheap.

While I agree that the 50/1.8 is a great bang for your buck lens and considered the standard for 35mm/full frame, it's not versatile enough for landscape and macro especially on a crop factor body. For landscapes you really should be shooting wider, and for macro you'll want more magnification.

 

[AUMM]

maybe I'll see if I can get the kit lens used for cheaper...

 

[ElFenix]

how is the reb xt about dust on the sensor?

 

[fuzzybabybunny]

Originally posted by: ElFenix
how is the reb xt about dust on the sensor?

For the most part it does very well. I change my lenses VERY frequently because my main lenses are two primes and a zoom, and sensor dust hardly ever happens. After shooting though if I've got nothing to do I give the sensor a quick blow with the Walgreen ear syringe.