Q&A | Forum profile

None of the cameras you listed are all that good at movies. They can all do it. But the GH1 is much better, even better than the 7d and d300s at movies. The GH1 is not as good at still images. It is more of a hybrid, which is good or bad depending on what you are looking for. I have owned the t1i and the d90 (still own the d90). The video out of the Canon is more useful. AF is slow and painful, but it is there. There are no manual controls....

With the kit lens, the hood has to be designed for the widest focal length or in this case 18mm or it will vignet. The Nikon hood is designed correctly. Hoods are much better than filters because they actually do something.

GodSpeaks wrote: > I have no idea who Steven Lacoursiere is, but who cares anyway, the D40 is not built to do manual focusing. Indeed, most DSLR's today will not be capable of good manual focusing as delivered from the manufacturer. The 'focusing' screens are just designed for viewing, not focusing. With a name like that, there can't be too many around and on the web and shooting photos. I googled him...

camcam123 wrote: > Hi, I am new here and I have to buy a camera+wide angle lens for doing a few real estate interior shots. I am not a professional photographer, so it will be just for t > Sorry for the long post, as you can see- I am quite confused here ...so your advice will be really appreciated, thank you > the Nikon D40, D50, etc. are very old models (years!) and probably discontinued. depending on your budget look...

It might help to see a sample or tell us what time of day you are shooting. The worst time to shoot is when the sun is directly overhead and the best results will be within a couple of hours after sunrise and before sunset, referred to as the "golden hours". Having the sun at your back helps and never shoot towards the sun unless you are after a particular effect. When the sun is directly overhead it is difficult to get an even...

Greg Nut wrote: > Not really appropriate to the OP's needs, but check this 220 degree monstrosity out: > http://www.mir.com.my/rb/photography/companies/nikon/nikkoresources/fisheyes/6mmf28.htm Great article, great lens ... ... I just *love* the fact they mention which TC's will fit :) :D

Guidenet wrote: The last is obvious and the foremost isn't true as those medium formats rate higher than the D5000 in DXO's tests. > > -- > Cheers, Craig Sorry, I am going of memory on this one, I might be wrong...but while the DxOmark score (overal score) may be higher for the medium format bodies, the individual tests read something quite different (if I recall correctly). I think what stuck out in my mind was...

Yes, it's the f/1.8 thing. The kit lens is pretty slow at 50mm, so with the f/1.8 lens you will get something like 3-4 times more light. Also, the prime lenses are usually better than the zoom lenses (higher resolution, less distortions, less CA). Of course, a lens at f/1.8 is not going to be very good for resolution, but if you step it down to something like f/5.4 it is going to be much sharper than the kit lens.

Dradam is correct. EF lenses will fit on any body. EF-S lenses will only fit 1.6x crop bodies, e.g. 1000D, 500D, 50D, 7D. This is true for all manufacturers including 3rd party manufacturers such as Sigma, Tamron and Tokina. So called "digital" lenses (e.g. Canon EF-S) cannot be used on full frame bodies because the image that they produce does not cover the whole sensor area. With Canon the mount is slightly different so that you...

Dayo wrote: > noise, noise, noise > > Ken Rockwell Supporter 3 weeks without you was very nice... Sorry to see you back with your bias drivel... I'd suggest a longer, permanent perhaps? vacation, hiatus, holiday soon, very soon...