Ringwraiths
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Hi Welcome to the club
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szewen
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thanks for d invite...^^
My 2 cents after a short trip to Tokyo with the 18-200mm lens. With an infant moving and other distractions, the sheer convenience vs having to change lens to get off a quick shot is priceless. Downside is the weight of the lens if one is lugging it for a full day with spare batteries and other barang.
yup that's a smart strategy! but if your shooting situation is so dark that even the camera AF cannot lock, then maybe you really need some flash to illuminate the scene.
Hi. I'm currently a sony user, but thinking to switch to canon, 500d. (but will need to sell off my sony stuff first) 
does anybody here care to share what are the cons i should be expecting before getting 500d?
when buying 500d, i'm looking to buy 18-55mm kit, 50mm 1.8 and an extra battery straight away. im not really familiar with canon prices. anybody care to share around how much the break down will be? Ive checked the retail prices online, but not the street prices, im not sure how much the differences are.
your inputs will be appreciated. thanks!
does anybody here care to share what are the cons i should be expecting before getting 500d?
when buying 500d, i'm looking to buy 18-55mm kit, 50mm 1.8 and an extra battery straight away. im not really familiar with canon prices. anybody care to share around how much the break down will be? Ive checked the retail prices online, but not the street prices, im not sure how much the differences are.
your inputs will be appreciated. thanks!
JustMyself
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Hi blueshift,
You can check out the price @ price guide.
Currently street prices is ard 1250. with standard canon freegifts.
I got mine like 1month ago @ Audiohouse @ 1399 RRP. But of cos come with lots of freegift and I sold some. With ard the same price i got extra drybox,mmc,3rdparty battery, tripod.
Cheers.
You can check out the price @ price guide.
Currently street prices is ard 1250. with standard canon freegifts.
I got mine like 1month ago @ Audiohouse @ 1399 RRP. But of cos come with lots of freegift and I sold some. With ard the same price i got extra drybox,mmc,3rdparty battery, tripod.
Cheers.
hi guys , recently bought myself a 500d.
been lovving' it yeah..
but i got some prob that need verifying ,whether there is other 500d user face ths same prob, or it the user 'me' problem..
been taking some night landscape shots.
heres what i face.
cant seem to manual focus on live view cos image is too dark.
ok the scene was very dark theres only some passage way light behind me.
front scene was dark eg. scene of a reservoir.
tried adjusting iso ,aps , slower shutter speed ,zoom in zoom out,but all doesnt seem to brighten up the scene on liveview. just pitch black on the lcd.:dunno:
however on my gf G10 the live view werks fine.
the more i lower down the shutter speed the brighter the scene on the lcd.
easier to focus.
:think:
is there some prob with my 500d?
or its normal for dslr.
hellppp me all 500d master n chifu..
thanks.
been lovving' it yeah..
but i got some prob that need verifying ,whether there is other 500d user face ths same prob, or it the user 'me' problem..
been taking some night landscape shots.
heres what i face.
cant seem to manual focus on live view cos image is too dark.
ok the scene was very dark theres only some passage way light behind me.
front scene was dark eg. scene of a reservoir.
tried adjusting iso ,aps , slower shutter speed ,zoom in zoom out,but all doesnt seem to brighten up the scene on liveview. just pitch black on the lcd.:dunno:
however on my gf G10 the live view werks fine.
the more i lower down the shutter speed the brighter the scene on the lcd.
easier to focus.
:think:
is there some prob with my 500d?
or its normal for dslr.
hellppp me all 500d master n chifu..
thanks.
HiStOrY MaKeR
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tt's y i stop updating after 100++.....
Digital3yez
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Hi There,
I'm intending to get 500D. However, I'm pondering over 50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.8 lens - not sure which one would be a better choice. What's your take ? :dunno:
I'm intending to get 500D. However, I'm pondering over 50mm f/1.4 and 85mm f/1.8 lens - not sure which one would be a better choice. What's your take ? :dunno:
Depends on what you're using the lens for. If you want a 'normal' prime lens for general shooting, the 50mm f/1.4 is actually unsuitable (due to 1.6x=80mm equiv on 500D). What you'll likely want is the 35mm F/2.0 (56mm equiv). For portraits the 50mm is fine. The 85mm will give you 136mm on the 500D which is too narrow for general shooting but great for head/shoulder portraits or indoor sports. The build quality is much better then the 50mm and 35mm lenses and AF is super fast. I love mine, but the range of uses is rather limited.
Beware though, the EF 50mm f/1.4 has a nasty reputation for being pretty fragile-the focusing helicoid gets damaged rather easily:
http://photo.net/canon-eos-digital-camera-forum/00PQvO
http://www.fotomozaic.ro/artikel.php?idstory=225&s=1
Digital3yez
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Hi jimfwh,
Thanks for your pointers! I would like to know what's (1.6x = 80mm equiv); (56mm equiv) & (136mm)..how does this calculation come about ? Is there anywhere I could read and understand on this?
Hi Digital3yez,
having my eye on the 500D too but waiting for the hols to get one haha
anyways regarding the 1.6x, its actually related to the size of the image sensor. Which in the case of 500D, results in a 1.6 crop factor for focal length.
A 50mm focal length lens will look like your using a 1.6 X 50 = 80mm lens =)
here's a link to explain better heh
http://digital-photography-school.com/crop-factor-explained
having my eye on the 500D too but waiting for the hols to get one haha
anyways regarding the 1.6x, its actually related to the size of the image sensor. Which in the case of 500D, results in a 1.6 crop factor for focal length.
A 50mm focal length lens will look like your using a 1.6 X 50 = 80mm lens =)
here's a link to explain better heh
http://digital-photography-school.com/crop-factor-explained
hi guys , recently bought myself a 500d.
been lovving' it yeah..
but i got some prob that need verifying ,whether there is other 500d user face ths same prob, or it the user 'me' problem..
been taking some night landscape shots.
heres what i face.
cant seem to manual focus on live view cos image is too dark.
ok the scene was very dark theres only some passage way light behind me.
front scene was dark eg. scene of a reservoir.
tried adjusting iso ,aps , slower shutter speed ,zoom in zoom out,but all doesnt seem to brighten up the scene on liveview. just pitch black on the lcd.:dunno:
however on my gf G10 the live view werks fine.
the more i lower down the shutter speed the brighter the scene on the lcd.
easier to focus.
:think:
is there some prob with my 500d?
or its normal for dslr.
hellppp me all 500d master n chifu..
thanks.
hey.. on my 500D, it usually works like u mention on ur G10.. i set the mode to M, and lower shutter speed til the exposure looks right, and it usually shows the preview on live view.. and its bright enough to manual focus (newbie 500D user here too, btw)
just wondering, i'm intending to get a walk-about lens but i'm not sure which lens to choose from.
i've narrowed to 3 lens but not sure if which is the better choice:
1. EF 24-105mm f4L IS USM
2. EF 24-70mm f2.8L USM
3. EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM
just to take note, the 1st and 2nd lens are L lens.
i'm a newbie, just gotten my 500D late last month
thanks in advance!
i've narrowed to 3 lens but not sure if which is the better choice:
1. EF 24-105mm f4L IS USM
2. EF 24-70mm f2.8L USM
3. EF 28-135mm f3.5-5.6 IS USM
just to take note, the 1st and 2nd lens are L lens.
i'm a newbie, just gotten my 500D late last month
thanks in advance!
Digital3yez
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Hey Alan!
Thanks for information - it does make more sense to me now
Hmm..probably I should get a 50mm f/1.4 lens for a start first...hee..waiting for year-end to come..hopefully, MS Color has promo by then. I called them up 2 days ago, the price went up for 500D after their Aug's promo. :cry:
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