Thanks for the link Jeff. I bought the thing with just the cheap 50mm lens. It was OK for portraits but I was really unhappy with it in the mountains. It comes out to about an 80mm lens, and everything was washed out, kind of like using a single use film camera (notice the shot of all of us from the top of the mountain). I finally gave up in Banff and bought the 18-55 and a polarizing filter to go with it (Hoya). That made a great difference. I really want the 17-55 IS lens but they didn't have it. I also thought about the Canon 17-40, but it was too expensive!
I need to be a little creative with the camera though, if I just point and shoot everything is washed out. I usually take a spot meter reading from the sky and use that.
The pics towards the top were taken with the zoom lens, the ones down further with the 50mm.
I really want to get into using those filters, I asked about them in the camera store in Rochester but thought the system was too cumbersome. I will have to take the plunge eventually....
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cool alpine glow shot. Looks like you are enjoying the new camera.
check out this:
http://www.mountainlight.com/filters.html
I think I mentioned it to you, ideal for alpine glow shots.does not make the colors look fake, just brightens shadows.
jeff
Thanks for the link Jeff.
I bought the thing with just the cheap 50mm lens. It was OK for portraits but I was really unhappy with it in the mountains. It comes out to about an 80mm lens, and everything was washed out, kind of like using a single use film camera (notice the shot of all of us from the top of the mountain). I finally gave up in Banff and bought the 18-55 and a polarizing filter to go with it (Hoya). That made a great difference. I really want the 17-55 IS lens but they didn't have it. I also thought about the Canon 17-40, but it was too expensive!
I need to be a little creative with the camera though, if I just point and shoot everything is washed out. I usually take a spot meter reading from the sky and use that.
The pics towards the top were taken with the zoom lens, the ones down further with the 50mm.
I really want to get into using those filters, I asked about them in the camera store in Rochester but thought the system was too cumbersome. I will have to take the plunge eventually....
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