Re: Need help with new lens
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Originally Posted by Corindaguy
24-105 -I hate thisone -backgrounds areblurry and I like to see what's in the background.
What? The 24-105 is one of the best lenses out there. If you want to see the background, use a narrower aperture, say f11. simple as that!
Re: Need help with new lens
I mean this kindly, but learn to use your camera settings. Just use a smallerapertureand the lenses you have (very nice ones at that) will do what you want. "Landscape" mode tends to select a smaller aperture for depth of field. Buying a new lens won't really solve your problem.
The capability to get a nice out of focus background is generally considered a positive quality and a large part of the point of using an SLR.
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thanks for that. Perhaps I should have added that the 24-105 is pretty much permanentlyon my wife's camera... I'm aftersome help trying to pick a new lens for me to use on the other body.
Re: Need help with new lens
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Originally Posted by Corindaguy
24-105 -I hate thisone -backgrounds areblurry and I like to see what's in the background. I want to get the choice right - nice zoom, sharp photos, hand held, can fit in the kids group shot with a sharp background,action/on field sports shots and travel photos.
Got any advice...
My advice would be to skip the lens, and instead trade the 450D for a top-quality point-and-shoot (e.g. Canon G11). The issues I've underlined above are all about depth of field - if you want the subject and the background in sharp focus, you need a deep depth of field. On a dSLR, than means using a very small aperture, which means either a slow shutter speed (in which case, moving subjects are blurry), high ISO (which means grainy pictures), or an ultrawide lens (like the 10-22mm, which means you won't get the framing you want). Barba mentions landscapes - one point there is that landscape photography which requires a deep depth of field (very narrow apertures) also usually means using a solid tripod, because exposures are long (1/10 - 5 seconds) - those won't work handheld, and certainly not with people as subjects.
The other main factor influencing depth of field is sensor size - the bigger the sensor, the shallower the depth of field (this is why pro portrait photogs use full frame sensors - the effect they want is exactly what you don't like - subject sharp, background as blurred as possible). A point-and-shoot has a significantly smaller sensor than a dSLR - that's an effective way to get more depth of field and maintain good image quality and ease of use (no changing lenses, etc.).
Re: Need help with new lens
I almost suggested a point and shoot, as well. The S90 is a stellar little camera, for what it is worth.
Re: Need help with new lens
My advice to you is take that SLR for Beginners Class as soon as possible.
Re: Need help with new lens
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Originally Posted by Sinh Nhut Nguyen
My advice to you is take that SLR for Beginners Class as soon as possible.
Nice, Nate! [:P] Corindaguy said, "Ireally just want to go with the auto modes at this point." You know as well as I do that the first thing they'll tell him in that class is to stop using the auto modes and start using Av and Tv...