Photography Shoutbox

[Fundillo]

At the light that you're probably going to be shooting, not really.
but the extra f stops might help as the sun goes down...idk...
me personally id go with the one for 150 bucks
you might just want to wait for others input though

 

[CrosCntryAccord]

just trying to understand your logic, pay twice as much for something tahts very similiar?

 

[Fundillo]

how bout three times
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-...1?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1251098278&sr=8-1
&
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-Standar...2?ie=UTF8&s=electronics&qid=1251098278&sr=8-2

 

[hiddengamer7]

Does the cheaper lens have image stabilization? IS is actually very very useful, so that is another thing to think about.

One lens that is a TOTAL bargain and actually has damn good image quality is the Tamron 28-80mm lens, its like $70 brand new.

B&H Photo Video

 

[ryan s]

that tamron lens is a piece of ****. i gave mine away on CL since it kept giving ERR99 (lens malfunction...gotta turn the camera off then on).

you'd be going to take a pic, hit the shutter for a half-press, frozen cam.

it was funny though...went to meet the dude i was giving it to...couldn't get the error to come back and consequently, purchasing another tamron (besides the beastly old school ones) has never crossed my mind.

and i'll be honest...i bought the 28-105 f/4-5.6 version since i was without a lens (before i discovered manual lenses about 2 months later ) and it's been sitting. i offered it to johnny for a good price. its not insanely sharp wide open, but what zoom lens under $100 is?

i'm sooooo spoiled with in-body SR

 

[hiddengamer7]

I've used that Tamron lens a few times, and I've never been truly disappointed by it. For the price, it always seems to surprise me.

 

[ryan s]

it was ok till the ERR99s started killing the fun

 

[CrosCntryAccord]

finally got word from the wifey for our price range for lenses

opinions for EF lenses under 50 bucks?

 

[inspired1]

So you're buying a FD series lens? I thought you were asking about EF?

 

[CrosCntryAccord]

noticed that, killed the link, noob mistake