Photography Shoutbox

Fundillo · Dec 8, 2009

nope, plans didnt go as...planned. :lawl:

will have to wait around tax season lololololol

ricky2i5 · Dec 9, 2009

edit- WHOOPS posted in wrong thread

Nismode · Dec 9, 2009

Besides the extra 30mm on the telephoto end, what's the diff between the kit IS lens and the 17-85mm f/4-5.6 lens? Does that .5 loss in f-stop matter?

xluben · Dec 9, 2009

USM focus.

The 17-85 is a class above the 18-55 IS, but the 18-55 IS isn't a bad lens for the money.

Nismode · Dec 9, 2009

xluben said:
USM focus.

The 17-85 is a class above the 18-55 IS, but the 18-55 IS isn't a bad lens for the money.

I suppose 17-18 difference isn't much, I'm more worried about f/3.5 max aperture vs. f/4.

xluben · Dec 10, 2009

1/3 of a stop is 1/3 of a stop. Nothing more than that.

17-85's focusing ability and build quality is far ahead of the 18-55. But the 18-55 is quite sharp and has a very usable range and dirt cheap.

Nismode · Dec 11, 2009

xluben said:
1/3 of a stop is 1/3 of a stop. Nothing more than that.

17-85's focusing ability and build quality is far ahead of the 18-55. But the 18-55 is quite sharp and has a very usable range and dirt cheap.

The 18-55 IS is really sharp. A lot better than the non IS that came with my XTi. I'm watching a couple auctions on ebay for a few diff lenses (50 f/1.8 mk1 (some with old film bodies), 17-85 USM f/4 IS, 35mm f/2).

00Accord4cyl · Dec 11, 2009

Does Tokina make good lenses?? I was at a camera store yesterday and the 17-55 is about 1300 new while the Tokina 17-55 f2.8 is just like 600. Granted it didn't seem to focus as fast. But that doesn't matter 2 much for that range. I just want something that has the low fstops for lighting

Nismode · Dec 11, 2009

00Accord4cyl said:
Does Tokina make good lenses?? I was at a camera store yesterday and the 17-55 is about 1300 new while the Tokina 17-55 f2.8 is just like 600. Granted it didn't seem to focus as fast. But that doesn't matter 2 much for that range. I just want something that has the low fstops for lighting

Canon:
http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/pho/1500913506.html

Even better - The Tamron as well:

http://newyork.craigslist.org/mnh/pho/1496523831.html