Barnaby Harding

Thanks everybody. As I have only recently upgraded to 7D, another body is not an option for a while!! I have spent today (in bed sick) learning more about flash and I will try learning my 15-85 well, particularly trying 24 and 35 focal lengths to see what equivalent primes would be like. I have some cool opportunities coming up, the first of which is a visit to Star Trek exhibition for my step-son's birthday : )

Hello! My name is Barnaby and I live in Bristol. I started photography a few years ago and shot with a 400D for a couple of years. I took a break and am back with a 7D now and a thirst for improvement! I mainly shoot the kids and really like street-style photography, although I am keen to try everything. My goals are to really get a good understanding of metering and start to master flash photography, which I never really used before. Looking forward to learning a lot on here!

Thanks for both replies! The decision on the kit lens was that I sometimes found myself frustrated by ALMOST having a wide enough view for some situations, but not quite. Plus, when I did use my Tamron it was fairly often only up to 100mm, so the new lens should save some lens changing. I dearly love my 50. I reckon I'll try the 15-85 and 50 in low light with flash and see how we get on. As I have a crop sensor, my 50 is pretty zoomed in, but I love it for portraits.

Good evening! Right! I upgraded after a couple of years of 400D and now have a 7D.<p> I sold the kit lens and now have:<p><p> Canon 15-85<p> Canon 50 Mk1 (love the MF and metal mount)<p> Tamron 70-300 Di VC USD<p><p> Question is, as I want to do more indoor and street photography (particularly indoor in lower light) is it foolish to be thinking about a prime such as Canon 24 f2, or Sigma 30 f1.4? Canon 35 seems too close to my 50. Or should I use a mounted flash with my 15-85?<p> Thoughts from the world please!!