gaylon_morris1

<p>I picked up CyberSync Triggers (<a rel="nofollow" href="http://www.alienbees.com/" target="_blank">http://www.alienbees.com</a>) last year and I am very happy with them [no affiliation beyond giving them my money]. I can easily trigger flashes from 1 foot away or 100 feet away. Batteries on the receivers (CSRB) seems to last forever, I have had to change out the transmitter (CST) twice, but nothing unexpected given the use. I trigger one 580EX and one Vivitar 285 flawlessly. I picked up the wires (used to connect the triggers to the flashes) from Flash Zebra. I think all told, I was out $325 for the triggers and the wire (one TX, 3 RX, and three wire adaptors).<br>

Hope this helps!</p>

<p>The latest model of the 18-55, the one with IS is a fairly good lens. As is the 28-135 from Canon that is also commonly a kit lens. Both are readily available and cheap used because they are kit lens.</p>

<p>I am with one of the posters. I have the 30D (great camera) and want to get the 7D, but I would keep the 30D as back up. Sometimes it is nice not to change lens in a dusty or wet environment, or for any of the 200 other reasons a second body is nice to have around...</p>

<p>My 24-105L and the 17-85mm Kit lens that came with my 30D both do this also.</p>

<p>The preview feature is deactivated if you touch the shutter release button enough to activate the autofocus. This is probably what you are doing, I do it from time to time, while moving the camera from a shooting hold to a reviewing hold.</p>

<p>Also, is your AF point correct? Depending on your depth of field and the angle of the pictures, you could be focusing in the wrong place, making the eyes (for instance) seem soft because the AF point the camera grabbed onto it is the models waist. The images are equally soft in RAW and JPEG? IS would not have improved the image you posted. If you were trying to shoot at 2.8 or 3.0 and were having trouble keeping the camera still for 1/125th... Then I could see IS making a difference.</p>

Answering within your budget - Canon's 28mm f1.8 prime and either of Canon's 75-300 or a 100-300. This will bring you in slightly under budget, more so if you can find used. Use the extra cash to buy more memory cards. The 28mm is closest to true 50mm on the XT, and does a good job of representing what you see with your eyes. It is fairly wide, anything good that is much wider than 24mm will blow your budget... Also pretty fast for low light photos. The telephoto lens are perfectly adequate for non-pro photos. Take you time, take lots of pics, maybe use a monopod. Have a great trip.

If you mean the file numbering system (which should stop at 9999, I think) you can reset it in the menu, under file numbering. If you mean the shot remaining counter, depending on the memory card and the size / quality of the images you are shooting, there can be a varying number of shots remaining from 1000's to 0.

For a given sensor, a focal length is the same regardless of lens it comes off of, so yes - a 50mm prime will look the same, from a 'fills the viewfinder' standpoint, as the kit lens set to 50mm.

"I have the 24-105 on my 40D (80% of the time) and love it. It is exceptionally sharp and the auto focus is super fast. VERY high build quality, yet not too big to lug around. I got the 10-22 to get the wider angles when needed, and put the 100-400 on top to get the long shots. For me, this set up is perfect. All of them take 77 mm filters..." I have this same set up for my 30D. Throw in a few decent primes - like the 28mm f1.8 - and you have a great kit.

I had the 17-85 and it was a good lens. Shot pictures all over italy with it. That said, I have used the kit lens you are referencing and it is not bad at all. Optical quality is actually surprisingly good all things considered. For $450 you could get the 100mm 2.8 macro which is a truly wonderful lens and still have better coverage than a similarly priced 17-85 would give you when you add in the kit. The kit is not made well in that it has low build quality, but it is still a decent lens and it still takes pretty good pictures.

When you say that the computer recognized the camera was connected, what is the evidence of this? Does it show up as a drive? My reason for asking is that my 30D has and pretty much always had a loose USB port. When I connect the camera the camera says busy for a second then returns to normal. The notebook registers nothing. If I play with the cable until I find a position with good contact, then everything works. Of course, I would have to hold the cable in the place so this is not practical. If this is the problem, I am told Canon will fix it.

Support - good point, Brent, I use a Manfrotto 679B monopod. I find it light weight but strong enough to double as a walking stick.

For hiking I like zooms. You have a pretty good one already. I would consider a wide angle lens. the 10-22 is great for vista photos. If you are into birds or other 'zoom' photos, you might want to consider the 100-400, but it is not light. With the 135 top end of your lens, nothing else is enough additional gain to justify the weight. Don't get me wrong, the 100-400 is heavy and only worth it if it suits you, but with it and the 10-22, you would have complete coverage. I hike with the EF-S 10-22, my 24-105L, and - if I have a special reason to carry it - my 100-400L. Camera is a 30D.

 

Gaylon

I went there a couple years ago with my wife, spent a few weeks going from Naples to Milan with a jaunt to the Piedmont. I took a 17-85IS and a 50mm 1.8 MkII. Spent most of the inside time with the 50 mm on the camera. In Italy they do 'dark' very well. Lots of underground places with spot lighting on only specific locations. Very low light photography. I strongly recommend you pick up something really fast, the 50 or the 28mm (I own both now used on my 30D). The 50 can be picked up for less than $100 and weighs nothing. The 28 is a bit more, maybe $400 and is a good bit more lens, but I would not get it until I already had the 50mm.

Interesting, spent a good bit of time playing with this today and I think the USB port might be loose. The notebook recognizes the camera briefly when I wiggle the cable end. Is there a fix for this other than sending it to Canon for repair?

 

I am trying to take pictures with the camera on tripod and hooked up to my notebook so I can see the full pic right away and make adjustments.

I am having the same problem. Anyone get this to work?

I want to control the camera with my notebook, I use a card reader to transfer pics.

yes and updated. 1.0.5

I have a canon 30D and a Mac running the newest version of OS. I loaded the mac

software on the laptop and the computer is not recognizing the camera at all.

Rebooted, loaded the software twice, can't think of anything else to try. Any

ideas?

 

Thank you.