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23 Aug 18, 04:44 PM |
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DSLR photographers - lens advice please
We'd like to get our daughter a new lens for her DSLR camera as a gift for doing so well in her GCSEs. She'll be starting college in September doing level 3 photography, so it's something that would help with that too. She's got a Canon EOS 100D and has an 18-55mm lens and a 75-300mm lens already.
Really after recommendations on what lens to get to expand on what she already has please
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23 Aug 18, 05:09 PM |
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Maybe a macro lens? You could also consider a really good flash gun or a filter kit, but really probably better to ask her, she'll have a much better idea, I know it might ruin the 'surprise' element, but might suit her better
Edit: and congrats
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23 Aug 18, 05:14 PM |
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23 Aug 18, 06:01 PM |
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I like my 50mm but it depends what sort of photography she wants to do.
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23 Aug 18, 06:03 PM |
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She likes doing portrait, street and wildlife photography if that helps?
Thinking of a good prime 50mm: amazon/gp/aw/d/B00...KL5A1OLE&psc=1 And possibly some extension tubes?
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23 Aug 18, 06:06 PM |
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I started with
a 18-55 Then added b canon 55-250mm Then a canon 50mm f1.8 Then replaced a with c sigma dc 18-200 Then replaced b with Sigma EX 70-200 f2.8 Then replaced c with Sigma contemporary 17-70 f2.8 Now I want an L series 300mm f2.8 ☺ Just an idea of how my lens purchasing has progressed. Guess it really boils down to what sort if photography she enjoys |
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23 Aug 18, 06:08 PM |
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23 Aug 18, 06:11 PM |
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I often wish I'd bought a 40mm instead of 50mm as with the crop factor I find it quite limiting. Something wider angle for street / portraits is worth considering
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23 Aug 18, 06:13 PM |
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23 Aug 18, 06:40 PM |
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For portrait or street photography I use a fast prime lens, I have the Sigma 35mm 1.4 that I love, not a lover of flash useage in photography much prefer natural light.
For wildlife a fast long prime, 400mm upwards. As she's already got a lens upto 300mm anything longer will be ££££'s. How about a wide angle lens canon 10-18 gets good reviews? |
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