Canon EF and EF-S lenses

[VKNT]

Hehe what a coincidence, just bought that 50 mm today
I also bought the 17-85IS and the 10-22mm to be used on 40D.
The package will arrive soon. Looking forward to play with my first ever dSLR!

I second these sites:
http://www.photozone.de/
http://www.kenrockwell.com/
They've been a great help in choosing the right thing for what I do.

Some great pics there Syclone1! I see you also have a 10-22mm, how is he like?

@joconnell You should definitely check your white balance, 2 full pages of yellowness seems a bit annoying

Has anyone got experience with expodisc? http://www.expodisc.com/

[Ramsay]

The 10-22mm lens is brilliant, you can get super wide with it. Here's a shot I took from a taxi in Shanghai a few weeks ago -

[VKNT]

awesome! Can't wait to get my hands on it..

[Neilg]

Another vote for the canon 10-22mm, it's a fantastic lens.

[jujubee]

I compared the two - the Canon 10-22mm and the Tamron 11-18mm and I think the Tamron provides better image quality.

I ran down to a camera store, tried out both lenses by focusing through the viewfinder on some text and attempt to get it as sharp as possible. I did this and I couldn't get the Canon to focus as well as the Tamron.

However, the Canon does give you a larger view, at a slightly higher cost.

As for the Tamron, I've been using it constantly and think this is a spectacular lens for shooting small interior spaces as well as wide-angle photographs.

Either way, I don't think you could go wrong with either one of these lenses. There's also a Sigma which has spectacular reviews, but unfortunately I didn't get a chance to try that one out.

[Syclone1]

I love my 10-22 its a blast to shoot with

[jujubee]

Okay - you guys and various reviews convinced me. I just ordered a 10-22 Canon lens for mine (I'm gonna stick my GF with the other one.)

Why does photography have to be so damn expensive...

[joconnell]

Yup - If I cut back on my nights out on the piss I reckon I'd cover a few new lenses in half a year but then I realyl should spend the money on sensible things like a fireplace or a sink :/

[jujubee]

A fireplace is not sensible unless you're single and planning to have the ladies over on a regular basis...

Sink? Pffft. That's what a toilet is for.

L2economize!

[Syclone1]

I agree partly with jujubee here, depending where you are a fireplace is more of a luxury than a necessity, now as far as the sink goes the toilet isn't very sanitary, just go down to the local home improvement store get yourself a decent sized bucket, knock a hole in the side near the bottom and put a small valve in it. now put that on a stool beside the toilet and to keep things a bit neater put a hose on the end of the valve and run that in to the toilet and you will be good to go

-dave

[joconnell]

I agree partly with jujubee here, depending where you are a fireplace is more of a luxury than a necessity, now as far as the sink goes the toilet isn't very sanitary, just go down to the local home improvement store get yourself a decent sized bucket, knock a hole in the side near the bottom and put a small valve in it. now put that on a stool beside the toilet and to keep things a bit neater put a hose on the end of the valve and run that in to the toilet and you will be good to go

-dave

Dave your quote is fantastic. Just curious folks - I love the 1.8 50mm to bits but in some cases I haven't gotten anything around the 1/50 sec I'd need for a sharp shot - if I'm getting 1/20th sec at 1.8 then what do you think I'd be getting at 1.4 or 1.2? I like the length of the 50 and if I could avoid flash I would (personally it makes me look like a transvestite)

[tehamnes]

To Joconnell: Like you I don't like flash photos (but thinking of getting a softbox). For interior shots and people I'm not afraid of using high ISO levels (800 -1250 on my 30D, I 've even used 1600 and 3200 with success). Then "Neat Image" noise reduction... - but most often a little noise is no problem if the photograpy is correctly exposed. If you still get long exposure times set your camera to multiple shots and fire several - usually one will be sharp.
I also often underexpose up to 2/3 Stops to get the shuttertime I need - then compensate in the Raw-image editing program.
I've had decent results photographing f.ex. people at around 1/15s exposure, but timing is of importance as well as a steady hand.