sai

Hi everyone! just one question: what is this lens, Canon MP-E 65mm f/2.8 1-5X

Macro Lens, and what is the difference with a normal macro lens?

thanks

excellent work, very human. Sad but treu history.

best regards

simon

Hi everyone, I posted a question not long ago about macro lenses and it was

very helpful to learn new things spesially the term working distance. That got

me thinking though. As far as I understood, the longer the focal lens the more

working distance you get. That?s clear. But does a 100mm gives you more ratio

(e.g. 1:1 v.s. 1.3x ) that the 60mm? I mean, if you focus at the minimum

distance available, do you get more ratio? I?m guessing yes, right?

Thanks for the responses =) yes I was thinking on getting the 100mm, but now Michael opened my mind. Is there really a big difference between Canon and third party lenses, like Sigma, or Tokina?

Hi everyone, I?m dying to buy a macro lens! I study biology and I?m very

interested in taking pictures of plants and insects. I?ve been looking at the

Canon EF 100mm f/2.8 Macro USM and the Canon EF-S 60mm f/2.8 Macro USM. The

60mm gives me a 1:1 ratio on my 350D but the 100mm is only US$100 more

expensive and it?ll give me some more! Any comments on any of these lenses is

welcomed, I have read many reviews but I want to hear something from more

people.

gracias!

Simon

Thanks a lot you guys! I'm going for the 17-85mm. I forgot to mention but I also have a 90-300mm lens that will cover the rest. Thanks again for the comments and feel free to write back,

cheers

simon =)

Hello everybody! I have a 350D with the not so good 18-55mm lens. I'm looking

for an everyday shooting and I have found this two:

EF-S 17-85/4-5.6 IS USM

28-135/3.5-5.6 IS USM

 

the EF-S 17-85/4-5.6 IS USM has IS 2nd generation (3 stops of IS) and the 28-

135/3.5-5.6 IS USM has 1rst generation (2 stops) I shoot mainly handhold so

this can be an issue.

 

My camera has the 1.6x crop factor, so it really means 27.2-136mm V.s 44.8-216mm

Do you think I'll miss the wideangle very much with the 28-135/3.5-5.6 IS USM?

I own a peleng 8mm as well that could do the job.

 

They are more or less the same price (+/- $500).

Any comments.

 

thanks

 

Simon =)

Hi, first of all, Alex I�m sorry. I had just used the $%&$! converter for the first time and I was stressed. Sorry for talking you like that.

Mike and Alistair, I tried what you said, focusing something very close, but still nothing. It does look like a magnifying glass in a thick filter mount, I think. I�ll attached a pic for you to see it.

Keith, you are right, hard work and creativity and practice are more important than any lens.

I think I�ll just put this thing away and shoot with the lenses I have. Maybe I�ll use it as a magnifying glass.

well so it�s life, I learned the lesson, no screw on things.

cheers

Simon

Well Alex excuse me if not all of us can spend fortunes on expensive lenses and have to do what we can with consumer ones.

Want to buy me a better one, go ahead

Hi you all, I bought a 2X converter, wich you screw onto your lens. I thought

I was gonna get a good result, I know about the lost of quality, but I�m

really disapointed =( , it�s crap, it doesn�t give the 2X factor they promise

and I can�t focus. I tried it on a 18-55mm and on a 90-300mm, with not so

worst result on the first one.

Does anyone knows some tips or anything to make it a bit better? I tried

screwing it directly to the lens and with a UV filter, but...

Anyone? I�m sad

Simon

I didn�t have the noise reduction enable in my camera, I do now. It helps a lot! Also this Noise Ninja and Neat Image are awesome, they really get rid of most of the noise =)

thanks to all of you

cheers

Simon

Hi Rainer! Thanks again for all the help. The links to the images taken with both lenses were great, and yes, I�m defenitively looking for the efect that the Peleng causes. Thanks again, now I�m gonna try to find a good/cheap one on ebay...

best wishes

Simon

Hi Rainer! oops sorry =) I was talking about the distortion that fisheye lenses typically make. What is the diference with a circular image? would that be a 360 degrees images? or 180? I�ll look for images on the web taken with both lenses thanks again

Simon

Hello, I�m looking for a fisheye lens or a fisheye converter. There

are a couple on ebay and I was wondering wich one would fit my

necessities better. First option is the Peleng 3,5/8mm (200�),

second is the ZENITAR EF 2,8.16mm (130�), and a third one is a Hama

or other make 0.4x converter (40�). I have an EOS 350D with a 1.6x

crop factor. I want the round fisheye efect, and I don�t the best

way to get it. Would I get it with the Zenitar 16mm (actually 25.6mm

in my camera)? Or is it better the Peleng 8mm (12.8mm)? Although the

price increases a lot. What about a Soligor 0.15x converter? Is

there too much of lose of quality? Would I get vignetting? Those are

normaly for 52mm filters mine has a 58mm.

I�m really lost, any enlighten?

thanks

Simon

Hi you all! thanks for responding! To those who suggested, taking several pictures with shorter exposure times and then putting them back together, How? Photoshop I guess, but...?

 

And no I haven�t use or heared about Neat Photo or Noise Ninja, what era they?

thanks :)

Good day! I�ve been experimenting with bulb shooting lately, but

there�s something that�s bothering me and it�s the noise I get. I�m

shooting with an EOS 350D set up with ISO 100. Is there any way to

get less noise, than the one I�m getting. The example below was

taken with the following: Tv 2157 sec and Av 5.6, ISO speed 100.

Any suggestion are wellcome, thanks

Simon

Hello you all, I was wondering if you could shoot infrared pictures

with an EOS 350D.

Can you? What do you need, or need to do, to do it?

thanks

Simon

Ok, thanks to all of you!

Mark U: I�ll try your technique, sounds easy and cheap!

Matt Miller: Mirror Lock Up? Why does that helps me? I don�t really understand what it is.

Alistair Windsor: do you mean freehands earpieces? that�s a very good tip :)

thanks again

Simon

I�m wondering if any of you guys knows if there�s a way of shooting

in B exposition without having to have the shooting button pressed

all the time. There�s no way I can get a sharp picture because of

the trepidation. May be with a remote control? I would prefer if

there�s a way without having to buy anything else, but I�m all ears

I have an EOS 350D.

thanks

Simon

Hi you all! thanks for all the answres! Well I was looking on ebay for the lenses you recommend , and the Peleng 8mm is 200 � , the zenitar 16mm is around 130�. But would a 16mm really have a fish eye with a 1.6 crop factor? Will I get the espherical effect I�m looking for? Or is the 8mm better?

thanks again!

chao

Simon

Hi you all, I bought a EOS 350D recently and I want to expirience a

bit with fish eye photos. But a Canon one cost around 450�! And it�s

not like I�m going to use it every day! What if I buy a converter?

Will I lose to much quality? thanks for the answers!

Simon

Hi you all! thank you so much for taking some minutes to answer my question, altough there was no question in specific. Your advices on the 350D are great , I think I?ll buy it in the next month or so, just need to safe a bit more. I?ll let you guys know when I get the camera,

many many thanks again!

Simon

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Hi you all , I?m not a profetional photographer, but i enjoy taking

pictures all day long. I now have a Olympus C3030 Zoom, 3.3 MP,

which takes awsome pictures! But I have always dreamed of the EOS

Rebel 350D, but I don?t know if it is too much for me. Can someone

give me an advice? I pretend to take pictures for me and family but

if there is a good one i might try on an exposition.

tanhk a lot

simon