Lens advice

[btfiend]

not even in my dreams i can buy that lens:bsmilie: :bsmilie: and...:cry: Btw,thanks alot for all the advices.

Actually you should consider yourself lucky you've got an E-500 kit with good quality optics and a very decent flash. With that kind of gear you can start shooting for a living covering events, weddings or any other job that pays, then progressively move up to better equipment.

Pushing yourself on 'budget' gear to turn out great images will only make you a better photographer in the long run. I'm seeing lots of photographers shooting with $10-20k C / N gear turning out so-so if not mediocre photos because they got sloppy with technique due to over reliance on technology.

 

[irischloe]

Wow!I dont know how to thank you all!After soul searching and financial reality check.....I came down to this....I considered everybody's advice and merged it into this decision.Set-up would be E-500;40-150mm;14-54mm and Fl-50.Pls. hear my side how i came down to this set-up.I agreed with Drakon with the 14-54mm because I've had my fair share of experience with the 14-45 kitlens and found it terribly slow specially in low light.If i were covering an indoor event i feel the 14-54mm would do me more good given a chance i can shoot closer which makes sense if I was the designated photographer.Secondly,I have to agree with Olyflyer regarding the surprisingly reliable 40-150mm which these past few months is the lens i often use specially with portrait shots of my Hyperactive kids.Since i am someone who wants flexibility without compromising my hard earned savings,without a doubt.the 40-150mm should be in my arsenal to give me more flexibilty in focal range.(forget about the 50-200...at least until i finally earn back from all this investment ).Lastly...after months of research..i decided to get the FL-50 over the -36 which.inspite of the price difference..i would say its still the more worthy investment.

Just one more thing to share to everyone here who's been very helpful...I've always believe in humble beginnings.It's in this way that we actually truely appreciate success.For me....beyond all the hustling between systems....it's eventually the users who who create their fate in photography.For me...photos are one of the most valuable possessions that we can share to our family especially our kids when all grow up.Thank you so much to everybody who took time to take part in my thread.

 

[Blu-By-U]

let me add a bit here...the 14-45 is not that bad. you couple that with the fl-50 for night shots, that is one superb lens. It may be slow on it's own but with the fl 50's red light focusing assistant pattern. Since you already have the 14-45, do give this a try.

 

[OlyFlyer]

let me add a bit here...the 14-45 is not that bad. you couple that with the fl-50 for night shots, that is one superb lens. It may be slow on it's own but with the fl 50's red light focusing assistant pattern. Since you already have the 14-45, do give this a try.

:thumbsup: I fully agree. My lenses are sooooooooooooooooo much faster with the FL-50 AF assist it is incredible. And now I can even focus in total darkness as long as I can aim, the flash fixes the light later. And if I don't want to use the flash I just use the focus assist light.

 

[irischloe]

Well..after that's been said...allow me to share something that I,ve learned while experimenting with the kit lenses with a flash.I noticed that in Manual mode,I didnt really have to follow the required shutter speed(low lite condition)(handheld)everytime i use the flash and still i get a pretty good shot(based on a newbie standard)I also found out that on nite shots where i prefer to get the background lite.I simply use the "Slow flash" with the rite amount of intensity.Now here is my question...If I override the required Shutter speed-Aperture combination.....does that affect the over-all quality of the picture as compared to using a faster lens and shoot nite protraits according to the "required" S and A combination?

 

[Blu-By-U]

Print it out and look. Do not judge from the camera's LCD. It can be very deceiving.

I would say, if you are comfortable and happy with the results, continue doing it. else, change.

 

[cjtune]

Print it out and look. Do not judge from the camera's LCD. It can be very deceiving.

I would say, if you are comfortable and happy with the results, continue doing it. else, change.

I have a rule of thumb when viewing images through my E-330's LCD.. if it looks good and sharp at 6x magnification, it's look the same way on screen and on A4/Letter-sized printouts.

 

[Mikefellh]

Print it out and look. Do not judge from the camera's LCD. It can be very deceiving.

Especially since the image on the LCD is created from a lower resolution image (imbedded in the Exif info).