I need some advice/help

deuce0880 · 03-24-2008, 11:37 PM

i just bought a Canon EOS 40D and i also got the 75-300mm lens. i would like to purchase a fisheye or another lens but i dont know what to get and i'm new to the whole photography scene. any advice or help will be greatly appreciated. thanks guys!!!

**Izzy** · 03-24-2008, 11:40 PM

What kind of lens are you looking for? What are you looking to photograph?

Fisheyes are nice, but they're not really an everyday type of lens.

deuce0880 · 03-24-2008, 11:42 PM

i don't want it for everyday. i'm actually in aruba right now and i bought the camera down here, i got a hell of a deal for it all and i wanna buy another lens or so but i need some help. i like the fisheye effect but i'm totally new to this but i wanna get into it more...

**Izzy** · 03-24-2008, 11:46 PM

Buy Jeshua's 10-22mm Canon then.

Of course, there are also primes that are fisheye as well, like:
Amazon.com: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras: Camera & Photo

Out of personal opinion, I'd rather do with getting a walkaround lens first, then specialty lenses second. Like the 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS from Canon.

deuce0880 · 03-24-2008, 11:49 PM

what type of a walkaround lens? i've just been screwing around all day and i ended up taking like 300 some pictures...lol.

**Izzy** · 03-24-2008, 11:52 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Izzy

Buy Jeshua's 10-22mm Canon then.

Of course, there are also primes that are fisheye as well, like:
Amazon.com: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras: Camera & Photo

Out of personal opinion, I'd rather do with getting a walkaround lens first, then specialty lenses second. Like the 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS from Canon.

deuce0880 · 03-24-2008, 11:53 PM

oops my fault..

edit: thats the my camera came with!

**Izzy** · 03-24-2008, 11:56 PM

Ah, you said you had a 70-200 zoom, so I didn't think you'd have the kit lens as well.

But, as I said, talk to Jeshua. He's thinking about selling his 10-22mm, which gets "fishy" at 10mm.

deuce0880 · 03-24-2008, 11:59 PM

yeah sorry. i love this camera though!!! its amazing! i used my mom's Nikon D70 for awhile but this blows that out of the water!!! But are there any other lens i should try??

**Izzy** · 03-25-2008, 12:06 AM

Nifty Fifty (Canon 50mm f1.8). Very cheap and very good @ $100.

^^ Taken with the 50mm. (Dont' mind the graininess, it was shot at a really high ISO, and it was underexposed SLIGHTLY when it was shot)

deuce0880 · 03-25-2008, 12:07 AM

very nice!!! I'm gunna post some of the pics i took in this thread so look for em and critique me if you would, master? lol

Jardiniboy · 03-25-2008, 03:25 AM

If you want a ultra wide angle get the Tokina 12-24mm f/4

Or get the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8.
Or the 50mm F/1.4

What's your budget?

03-24-2008, 11:37 PM	#1 (permalink)
deuce0880 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orrville, Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 388 Alan iTrader: 3 / 100%	I need some advice/help i just bought a Canon EOS 40D and i also got the 75-300mm lens. i would like to purchase a fisheye or another lens but i dont know what to get and i'm new to the whole photography scene. any advice or help will be greatly appreciated. thanks guys!!!

03-24-2008, 11:40 PM	#2 (permalink)
Izzy Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,938 iTrader: 5 / 100%	What kind of lens are you looking for? What are you looking to photograph? Fisheyes are nice, but they're not really an everyday type of lens. __________________

03-24-2008, 11:46 PM	#4 (permalink)
Izzy Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,938 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Buy Jeshua's 10-22mm Canon then. Of course, there are also primes that are fisheye as well, like: Amazon.com: Canon EF 15mm f/2.8 Fisheye Lens for Canon SLR Cameras: Camera & Photo Out of personal opinion, I'd rather do with getting a walkaround lens first, then specialty lenses second. Like the 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS from Canon. __________________ Last edited by Izzy; 03-24-2008 at 11:48 PM.

03-24-2008, 11:56 PM	#8 (permalink)
Izzy Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,938 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Ah, you said you had a 70-200 zoom, so I didn't think you'd have the kit lens as well. But, as I said, talk to Jeshua. He's thinking about selling his 10-22mm, which gets "fishy" at 10mm. __________________

03-25-2008, 12:06 AM	#10 (permalink)
Izzy Supreme Pizza! Join Date: Mar 2006 Location: Azusa, CA Age: 25 Posts: 11,938 iTrader: 5 / 100%	Nifty Fifty (Canon 50mm f1.8). Very cheap and very good @ $100. ^^ Taken with the 50mm. (Dont' mind the graininess, it was shot at a really high ISO, and it was underexposed SLIGHTLY when it was shot) __________________

03-24-2008, 11:42 PM	#3 (permalink)
deuce0880 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orrville, Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 388 Alan iTrader: 3 / 100%	i don't want it for everyday. i'm actually in aruba right now and i bought the camera down here, i got a hell of a deal for it all and i wanna buy another lens or so but i need some help. i like the fisheye effect but i'm totally new to this but i wanna get into it more...

03-24-2008, 11:49 PM	#5 (permalink)
deuce0880 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orrville, Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 388 Alan iTrader: 3 / 100%	what type of a walkaround lens? i've just been screwing around all day and i ended up taking like 300 some pictures...lol.

03-24-2008, 11:53 PM	#7 (permalink)
deuce0880 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orrville, Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 388 Alan iTrader: 3 / 100%	oops my fault.. edit: thats the my camera came with!

03-24-2008, 11:59 PM	#9 (permalink)
deuce0880 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orrville, Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 388 Alan iTrader: 3 / 100%	yeah sorry. i love this camera though!!! its amazing! i used my mom's Nikon D70 for awhile but this blows that out of the water!!! But are there any other lens i should try??

03-25-2008, 12:07 AM	#11 (permalink)
deuce0880 Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Orrville, Ohio Age: 18 Posts: 388 Alan iTrader: 3 / 100%	very nice!!! I'm gunna post some of the pics i took in this thread so look for em and critique me if you would, master? lol

03-25-2008, 03:25 AM	#12 (permalink)
Jardiniboy Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2007 Location: Waipahu, Hawaii Posts: 3,709 Jasten iTrader: 2 / 100%	If you want a ultra wide angle get the Tokina 12-24mm f/4 Or get the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8. Or the 50mm F/1.4 What's your budget?

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