lens advice

mitchhendrix

hello there im a newb to boards so go easy on me!!

i'll be lookin to buy some new lenses soon

i would like peoples opinions on some short telephoto lenses
canon or sigma
or whatever

thanks

440Hz

Hiya mitch, welcome Hope you going to come along to the Photosoc meetings soon, Ill get something organised soon I promise. Paudie... you alive lol??

Re lenses.. well im not going to be great at that advice now am I, but hey if you fancy trying out the 70-300 IS just gimme a shout

mitchhendrix

hey paudie hows things

yeah i was tryin to find the photo soc at the clubs and socs thingy!!


i might just have a go of the lense soon if ya dont mind!

440Hz

Hehe sorry I worded that badly... was actually asking if Paudie was alive?

This is katie/click_click sure just PM me here or an flickr if you want me to bring the lens in and catch up in college

mitchhendrix

sorry katie!! im a bit thick!!

yeah that would be cool i have short hair now so ya probably wont recognise me any way to musch off topic stuff goin on here!!

Valentia

Hey Mitch. Welcome. What kind of photography are you into and what's your budget?

mitchhendrix

hey yeah i suppose im into portraiture mostly and the odd landscape the general stuff really check my flickr account out if you want

http://www.flickr.com/photos/67854713@N00/

i wont worry about money just yet i just want to now what people think of certain lenses1

bp_me

Given the type of stuff you shoot, would a wide angle or maybe a 50mm prime be of more use to you? Is there something you specifically want to shoot with a telephoto lens?

mitchhendrix

well i plan on getting a 50mm for my digital but i have 50mm for my film cameras!

well id like to have a lens with a bit more reach, because ive been shooting mostly 50mm for a while now and im a bit fed up of it to be honest!

parsi

I got a Sigma 55-200 for my D50 on eBay for €120 - I'm happy with it - has a good reach but is light and compact. Ideal for soemone like me who's a newbie. Good for airport photography.

mitchhendrix

cool thanks will check it out!

Shiny

440Hz wrote:

Hiya mitch, welcome Hope you going to come along to the Photosoc meetings soon, Ill get something organised soon I promise. Paudie... you alive lol??

Re lenses.. well im not going to be great at that advice now am I, but hey if you fancy trying out the 70-300 IS just gimme a shout

Which college as a matter of interest ?

mitchhendrix

university of limerick!

Shiny

tut I should have known,

....and theres me getting my hopes up that I might actually
know someone in the DCU photosoc.

mitchhendrix

lol
i hate when that kind of thing happens!

Fajitas!

'Bout time you joined Kev!

Sigma 24-70 2.8 man...go for it

mitchhendrix

yeah i took your advice al!!


what about the 150mm 2.8 macro sigma?

Fajitas!

Ask Rymus!

440Hz

mitchhendrix wrote:

yeah i took your advice al!!


what about the 150mm 2.8 macro sigma?

Seems like a lovely lens. The few times I used it anyway. Gives great results.. and oh like Al said Ryan is the man for that I guess.

rymus

mitchhendrix wrote:

what about the 150mm 2.8 macro sigma?

I still haven't found a container big enough to deal with the amount of drooling I've been doing since I got it. Great lens, well worth the moolah. Focus is a bit slow as you'd expect with a macro, but what a lens..

Lots of examples on my flickr - http://www.flickr.com/photos/rymus

mitchhendrix

deadly thanks for that

definetly consider this one!