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[WABIT]

yeah bro same...... gotta pretty awesome car im featuring 2 issues away so im pretty pumped in gettin some crazy shots for it, thats y im going ape shyte in gettin new lenses, cant wait for this 85mm F/1.8!!!

dom

[alex g]

you need to start using manual dom to get the full benifits of that lens in my opinion, read up about it and learn i can help you out if you have any queries

where did you source the 85mm its next on my list, gives you that extra distance between you and the subject something i feel helps sometimes

[WABIT]

yeah alex id love to learn full manual, i was using AV setting then mucking around the the focal depth

theres a local camera shop that sells lenses they got a website,
http://www.digitalcamerawarehouse.co...egory592_1.htm

i got it back orderd so im not sure on the price yet, but saying this she told me to expect paying around the $550 mark

BTW, the 50mm was $126

cheers
dom

[alex g]

sounds good yer theres a bit of a jump between the 50mm and 85mm, i still cant get over how cheap the 50mm is

[WABIT]

yeah its unreal, i was going to the camera shop and preparing to havce a sit down with myself and try to save money and buy a decent lens!

after they told me the price, i sorta hesitated because i couldnt believe how cheap it was, well done canon!!

id like to know abit more about the full manual alex, PM me or email me rallycar88@hotmail.com if you have anything that could help me use full manual settings

cheers
dom

[Mischa]

PM me or email me rallycar88@hotmail.com if you have anything that could help me use full manual settings

or reply here so everyone can get the benefit that is, if you dont mind of course

[WABIT]

yeah of course!! spill alex hehe

dom

[leasaunce]

Here you go, just got polished n waxed

[alex g]

the first and easily the most important thing about shooting slr is to have a good understanding of what the lens is doing.the lens takes in light and records a picture, simple you say but it can read the light in a lot of differnt ways,resulting in very different results

the most important thing for me is to understand and use to your advantage the f stop.the f stop reads the amount of light and information a camera receives.the lower the f stop ie f/1.8 the faster a lens is.so small f stop eqauls fast lens larger the f stop slower the lens.so with a fast lens (set on f/1. the lens is wide open so a lot of light is flooding in, making the shutter movment quik,as the receiving of the information is quik the focal area is small or smaller.the lower the f stop the tighter you can get your depth of field.as you move the f stop up it changes the time the shutter stays open to record it message and increases the depth of field(dof) .so fast ie low f stop(f1.8 or 1.4 if you have heaps of cash)makes the shutter quik and dof small ,slower higher f stops makes the shutter slower and larger dof.

so from this you can see that a quiker lens setting is better for lower light as the shutter movment is quiker so less prone to camera shake than higher f stops but if you want a full or deeper focal area you need to close up increase your f stops

thats a start you have lots more that goes into it which i will get to

[DubSteve]

As always Alex man words of wisdom!!!

Just thought I'd contribute something to this after finally getting my new camera I went crazy with photos, this one without any editing