Comments on: Lens heartache

By: Nathalie

Nathalie — Fri, 12 Sep 2008 08:30:01 +0000

@ Thomas; Isn’t it great when something that confused you before just clicks (excuse the pun – it was genuinely unintentional!)? I love that feeling.
@ Phil; A few people have really recommended that lens, I must looking into it, it sounds so versatile. Do you take most of your shots with that? I adored by 50 1.8 it was my first lens buy, but it broke after 2 months!! So I invested in the 1.4 and I, so glad I did.
@Darren I would LOVE to get a macro lens. My Sigma 70-300 has a macro function that isn’t atrocious, but I would love a proper one. Gingerpixel has the Canon 85mm and loves it.
@Mcawilliams Get away out of that! I’ve only been at this a year. You’re just as enthusiastic as the rest of us. Do the IS lenses make a big difference? I’ve never tried one. Do mess with your 50mm, it’s a great portrait lens, and lovely for kid shots.

Thanks for replying everyone!.

By: McAWilliams

McAWilliams — Thu, 11 Sep 2008 11:01:38 +0000

Well as everyone knows I am not in the same league as a lot of you guys out there so feel honoured to have been asked.

I have spent very little on lenses compared to most photographers although Paula thinks I have spent far too much, but my favorite lens I suppose would come down to my most used lens the Canon EF 28-135mm f/3.5-5.6 IS USM, an old cranky gem of a lens and the one I keep mainly on the camera.

I also have the Canon EF 50mm f/1.8II but just have not messed around with it much although I hope to change that this weekend with a present I am proposing for my sister!

By: Darren

Darren — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 20:49:19 +0000

Gorgeous photos as usual, Nathalie.

My 105mm f/2.8G AF-S VR Micro Nikkor (that’s a mouthful). Always come home thrilled after taking shots with it. I don’t always use it for macro work.

I’m currently eying the 85mm f/1.4 Nikkor. Just wished it wasn’t so expensive.

By: Phil

Phil — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 19:36:32 +0000

i gotta get out more with my 50mm 1.8
these are beautiful pics.
my fav is my 24-70mm f2.8

By: Thomas

Thomas — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 15:37:21 +0000

1.4 really sounds good. Well, if I had read this a few month ago I wouldn’t really have understood a lot, as I only own an point&shot camera. But since I started using my father’s old analog SLR recently I know at least a little bit about lenses. The best one we have for this one is a 55m 2.1…