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Thank you all for the advice! Jay

Thanks NI, there will probably be a group of 40 people or so, and I'm renting a wide angle for this. The table shots will probably be taken in low light in the ballroom. Just dont want the shots to come out too dark. Thank you much.

Shooting a friends daughters Bat Mitzvah next week and was wondering what

the best setting, apertue and shutter speed, was for my 30D and 580 ex

speedlite to have enough light and DOF in a low light group shot. Should I

use a tripod? Thanks much - J

It would be great if anyone could suggest an affordable set up for portrait

lighting. Soft box, umbrellas, gold reflectors?? Something to start out with

that wont cost an arm and a leg, yet will still bring nice results. I already

have the back drops, cameras, and lenses. Thanks - J

Wow, I respect all the amazing info and help you all have given. Kinda' makes me wish I did have a full frame body, lol.

Thanks for the great advice my fellow photographers, but to have a big group in nice focus, won't it be a challenge at 2.8, concidering the depth of field is like 4 inches? LOL. Maybe I'm wrong, what do you all think?

Thanks to anyone reading this. My 24-70L will not cut it when it comes to a

1.6 crop factor. Need something WIDE, good in low light. Do I even need to

go wider than 16 or 17mm? Thanks

Picked up the olympus stylus 720 today and not sure if I like it. Bad low

light shots and flash seems crappy! I would like to get a slim and sleek very

compact digicam that WILL take good pics indoors with flash as well as

outdoors. Any suggestions? 300-400 $ price range. Thank you soooo much for

any input.

Thanks Andrew, Kathy, and Tony

Thanks guys! Got mine today and it works great!

BG-E2 Vertical Battery Grip for Canon EOS 20D/20Da/30D, problem? Was thinking

of getting this vert pak for my 30D, but have seen some reviews about power

shutoff problems during camera rotation. Anyone have these issues, or is it a

hit and miss? Thanks for any help.

Thanks KL, I have heard that the Ice fields are amazing between Banff and Jasper.

Tony thanks for all the great advice! I can't wait

My father and I will be headed to Banff next spring or summer to shoot. I

would love some feedback, from someone who's been, on which month would be

best between may and august. Flowers, wildlife, and some snow caps would be

great. Thank you much.........

Thanks John!

Just need some help finding a great website or two where I can get

great high quality albums for Weddings or Barmitzahs. Any help

would be great thanks................

I can't find how to get to the jpeg sharpening settings on the

30D. I read an article by a pro wildlife photographer saying that

he enjoys the results from the in camera jpeg sharpening level 2 on

the 30D. Yet I can't find this in my manual. Any help would be

GREAT! Thanks

I'm shooting a Bar Mitzvah at the end of this month. Just don't

know what the fair going rate is. It's my first one. I've done

plenty of weddings with my Dad, but don't know if the rates are

similar. If anyone could help me, it would be great, thanks

Thanks for the advice guys

EFS 17-55 2.8 IS or 24-70 2.8L? Just wondering which of these

great lenses would be better for weddings, portraits, and general

walk around. The new lens will go on my 30D 1.6 crop camera. Yet

only the 24-70L will work on my Elan7n 35mm cam, which I only use

for landscape. Any advice would be GREAT! Thank you........Jay

Ok guys, you all got me on my spelling mistake! LOL. Next time I'll make sure I don't post a ? after a night of beer drinking with my bro.. Ha ha! Thanks to the ones that have given advice. Jay

I will be shooting my portraits and weddings with my 30D(when it

comes out). I will stick to 35mm film for landscape. Which lense

would be a better buy for me? The ef 17-40 F4L @ $665.00, or the ef-

s 17-85 F4-5.6 IS @ $525.00(which I can't interchange with my film

cam!)? Thanks greatly for any info to help...... Jay

I'm new in these forums, any new info on 30d's drop date?

I want a good DSLR to shoot my portraits, weddings, and wildlife.

I have decided to stick with film for my lanscape shots. I was very

interested in the 5D, but at 3200 green backs, I won't be left with

money for a great lens or great flash. Also don't know how big of a

problem the vingetting/light fall off is in the 5D, but I don't want

to have to fix lots of pics with photo shop.

So here is what I was thinking, get the 20D, get an ef 24-105 f/4L

IS lens(38-168 on the 20D), which will also work great on my elan

7n. I can also afford a 550ex or 580ex speedlite if I go this

route. Would love some feed back on whether or not this is a good

idea.

Thanks, Jay

(p.s.) Is the AF on the 20D truely THAT BAD?