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DSLR questions on lenses and cameras?
Here’s the deal. I’m in high school and i’m really into photography. I’m thinking about getting a Canon 40D. i want to take photos of monuments, landscapes like oceans and skies and mountains, i also want to take the occasional average photo like a family picture. I will be taking prints under 15×15 so megapixels shouldn’t be a problem. fyi for landscaping my pics dont necessarily have to be a wide angle cause of my small prints
1) what is the nikon equivalent to the canon 40d?
2) is there a camera you recommend over the 40d based on what i am taking? (i will not spend more than what i payed for the 40d)
3) what lenses do you recommend based on what i said i was saying?
4) if you are a professional say that as well so i know (i will still look at non-professional reviews)
5) how important are IS lenses for what i am doing?
please answer ALL questions if u want 10 points for best answer
good luck!
first of all Canon makes good cameras and the 40D is supposed to be very good but I am a Nikon person so I would recommend the Nikon D300 . I have to diagree with the person who said only software makes it have some of the lowerst noise out there. I have the D300 and never turn on the noise reduction untill above 1600 ISO unless I am doing long exposures, over 6 seconds , then there is a noise reduction algorythm just for that ( with it set to off the camera apllies no noise reduction to ISOs below 4200/H0.3 setting and for the record on the other noise reductions settings on the D300 are turend on it starts applying them at 800 not 400 ) I probably will not get the points as I have no Idea what the 40D goes for But my D300 is worth every penny I paid for it and more. It has great color, ecellent performance at high ISO, great backwards lens compatibility ( I am using lenses I bought in the 70s still.) A titanium frame and sealed body. Its rated for hundreds of thousands of activations. I can shoot in 12 or 14 bit depending on the tonal range I need ( which may be very important for landscape). Its has 51 selectable autofocus points in 3 autoficus modes. It has 3 metering modes and they have user selectable.size
For landscape lenses I like the AF-S Zoom-NIKKOR 17-35mm f/2.8D IF-ED or the AF-S DX Zoom-NIKKOR 17-55mm f/2.8G IF-ED if you want a bit more range. Remember the 1.5 crop factor ( 1.6 on the 40 D ) So the field of view would be that of a 25 to 48 and 25 to 78 respectively.
For portraits on the D300 I would say the 50 mm 1.4 or if you want to save abit the 50 mm 1.8 Nikon lens. Great bokeh and sharp as a tack on these. The 17-55 2.8 will also do a great job for portraits
Am I a professional photographer. That depends on your definition of professional If you mean do I get most of my income from ( 3/4 or more) from photography the no I am not. I have however been doing work for hire since 1975 consitently
IS/VR is rarely ever necessary it is at times very helpful. On a tripod you certainly can easily work without it. You can also get by without it if you keep the shutterspeed at or above the reciprocal of the focal length ( on your 200 mm lens shoot at 1/250 second handheld or faster and you’ll never miss IS/VR) Where VR,/IS really pays for itself is where you need slow shutter speeds with longer lenses to conpensate for lower light
I don’t think you’d go wrong with either Nikon or Canon systems, I am diehard Nikon but I have friends that feel the same about thier Canons. enjoy whatever you get
Sigma DSLR 105mm macro lens review www.dombower.com on the nikon d80