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Nice picture! Welcome to the photography addicts forum lol. Good luck with your new dslr!!
Happy picture taker smiling at you
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Who pinched the pussy cat?
You're gonna love this camera...but beware, there will be times you'll wonder whether you know what you're doing. All the bells and whistles add up to a powerful tool, but sometimes I download my shots and wonder what happened??? Usually I can figure out what I did wrong, and I'm getting better, but the camera can show your shortcomings from time to time.
Michael Edward Rudge
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Hi,, Great camera, I love mine, and if I ever master it, I will love it more.
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Duggo
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Welcome, it's a great camera, enjoy !!
Ed Rizk
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Congratulations. I also have the 60D and the 35mmF2. It's a great combo.
Welcome to DPR. It's a great place to learn or find an argument.
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Ed Rizk
Welcome to DPR. It's a great place to learn or find an argument.
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Ed Rizk
Thanks everyone! I've been lurking here for some time, and I find this forum very helpful and informative. This 60D + 35mm f2-compo is proofing to be very exciting indeed, very nice all-round set. Yeah teh camera does some weird things sometimes, for example, if shoting at f10-16, it sometimes underexposes the final image, even that the lighting meter and viewfinder shows everything is good 
SrinathPreddy
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Hi Sakke,
Welcome to the group....
Yep, agree with you...sometime shots are not as expected....it could be a user error...this camera has lot of features and there is a learning curve....keep shooting and learn;-)
Primes are very good...but you need to pick some zoom glasses as well (B'cos with primes you need to change lenses often)
There are some very good zoom lenses...EFS 15-85, EFS 17-55, EF 70-200. Pick one of these to complement with your prime lens (I'm not sure whether you already have one...)
After extensive research and expert advice I picked up 60D + EFS 15-85 combo couple of months back and shooting & learning the features...long way to go....
Srinath.
Welcome to the group....
Yep, agree with you...sometime shots are not as expected....it could be a user error...this camera has lot of features and there is a learning curve....keep shooting and learn;-)
Primes are very good...but you need to pick some zoom glasses as well (B'cos with primes you need to change lenses often)
There are some very good zoom lenses...EFS 15-85, EFS 17-55, EF 70-200. Pick one of these to complement with your prime lens (I'm not sure whether you already have one...)
After extensive research and expert advice I picked up 60D + EFS 15-85 combo couple of months back and shooting & learning the features...long way to go....
Srinath.
Yeah I have to keep practising with the new camera, but I have yet to find a reason for the under exposing. At the moment I only have the prime, but I'm planning to buy Canon EF 70-300mm f/4-5.6 IS USM or Canon 70-200 f4 L, or then some wider angle zoom. What do you think of those objectives?
tymevest: Amazing pic, what did you use to shoot that? In my pic the cat is yawning too =)
tymevest: Amazing pic, what did you use to shoot that? In my pic the cat is yawning too =)
Flying Fish
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Hi, Sakke, and welcome all the way from Finland. All of us are all the way from somewhere too. Nice photos. You and Tymevest will be called the cat whisperers.
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It's probably the all around best telephoto lens for under $1000. The Canon 55-250 IS is also very good and is less expensive, smaller, and liter. The 55-250 is 1/2 the weight of the Tamron so if you need to carry one all day, it may be the best choice. The negative is the 55-250 is an EF-S lens and no teleconverter will fit it if you decide to go that route in the future. The Tamron also has a much longer warranty of 6 years. Both of these have image stabilization. I use the Tamron most of the time when I need a telephoto lens.
I have had no issues with either lens with the exception, both of my first copies had to be replaced due to focusing issues. This seems to be quite common with nay lens and any brand so if you buy one, get it from a retailer that will exchange or replace it with no questions asked. I always use B&H but there are others out there. When you buy any lens, do some checks/tests to make sure it works and focuses as it should.
As an idea, here are the current prices:
Canon 55-250 IS II
B&H has it at the lowest price I've ever seen at $149 (but it ends August 2nd) with free shipping in the US and no sales tax if you live out of NY. They have the "Imported model" for $179. Imported means it doesn't have a USA warranty but that is no problem. You just send it to B&H and they handle the warranty for you.
Tamron 70-300 VC
B&H has it at $349 through Sept 30th with free shipping in the US.
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Tymevest
Thanks for the info! =) I just viewed some reviews of that Canon; pretty impressive, and cheap..I'll seriously consider buying that! Too bad about the EF-S though, cuz I'm planning to go FF some day..It's probably the all around best telephoto lens for under $1000. The Canon 55-250 IS is also very good and is less expensive, smaller, and liter. The 55-250 is 1/2 the weight of the Tamron so if you need to carry one all day, it may be the best choice. The negative is the 55-250 is an EF-S lens and no teleconverter will fit it if you decide to go that route in the future. The Tamron also has a much longer warranty of 6 years. Both of these have image stabilization. I use the Tamron most of the time when I need a telephoto lens.
I have had no issues with either lens with the exception, both of my first copies had to be replaced due to focusing issues. This seems to be quite common with nay lens and any brand so if you buy one, get it from a retailer that will exchange or replace it with no questions asked. I always use B&H but there are others out there. When you buy any lens, do some checks/tests to make sure it works and focuses as it should.
As an idea, here are the current prices:
Canon 55-250 IS II
B&H has it at the lowest price I've ever seen at $149 (but it ends August 2nd) with free shipping in the US and no sales tax if you live out of NY. They have the "Imported model" for $179. Imported means it doesn't have a USA warranty but that is no problem. You just send it to B&H and they handle the warranty for you.
Tamron 70-300 VC
B&H has it at $349 through Sept 30th with free shipping in the US.
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Tymevest
IMO, buy lenses for the camera you have, not the camera you may get some day at some point in the future.
And if you buy used, the lens won't lose too much value over however long you have it. So for something like a 55-250, even if you sell it if you go full frame, you're only out at most $50 -- which isn't bad, even if you upgrade your camera in a year!
Thanks, that makes sense =)
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