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Canon General Purpose/Event Lens

Started Feb 16, 2016 | Questions thread
inevitablyissie
OP inevitablyissie Junior Member • Posts: 48
Re: Tamron 17-50 f/2.8 VC

Albert Silver wrote:

I completely agree you should either be fairly committed to photography or not feel to restrained financially. Full-frame offers two obvious benefits, that only you can decide whether or not they are worth it: greater control of DOF, and greater low-light performance. The viewfinder experience is also like moving from a classic TV to a widescreen.

The negatives are the increased weight, not to mention much bigger lenses on average, and cost.

Ah okay, yes I've noticed my 60D struggles with low light unfortunately, it could just be my settings though! I find even at a low ISO I can see noise on the shot (particularly video work) which doesn't look too great when enlarged on a computer. Perhaps its the trouble with worked with lenses that don't have particularly wide apertures?

I sympathize, but the zooming with one's feet is not a big issue to me, as I am a fairly dynamic shooter even with a zoom. To be brutally honest, I sometimes am just not fast enough with my zooming with my feet (the moment can be lost in a flash), and therefore will also find myself 'zooming with my crop' if you get my drift. That said, being able to shoot f/1.8 is very liberating in itself, providing plenty of creative options, and the lighter weight is much more pleasant.

The 35 is a fairly special lens IMHO, though I am still far from mastering it. Yes, I think it can do pretty much all, except where longer focal lengths are really needed. It does portraits very well, shoulders with head, and is wide enough to capture a variety of scenes.

Right now I am shooting pretty much exclusively with it, as I want to not only master it, but see what it brings to my game in general.

That's a good idea, I'm seriously considering picking up a nifty fifty or other prime right now and sticking with it!

It's certainly at a good price and I've seen so many sharp, beautiful images taken with it.

Do you think it would be a good buy?

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