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5 Things You Need to Know About SLR Lenses
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14 User Comments 1 - Posted by
Kurtis
on February 6, 2007 - 1:44 am Please help support TheTechLounge by digging this article! http://digg.com/hardware/5_Things_You_Need_to_Know... 2 - Posted by
ranger714
on February 6, 2007 - 11:28 am That's one of the reasons I like Nikon cameras. They developed the F-mount back in 1959 or so and kept it ever since. You could get a brand new Nikon DSLR and a 40-year-old lens and at least attach it and take a photo with full manual settings... now if they could only come up with an affordable full-frame DSLR system. 3 - Posted by
handrail
on February 6, 2007 - 3:35 pm and while the kurtis enjoys telling people what to do, one of my joys in life is ignoring kurtis when he tells me what to do.
4 - Posted by
Kurtis
on February 6, 2007 - 4:02 pm back to work, monkey!
5 - Posted by
Brian
on February 6, 2007 - 4:29 pm I thought you were the monkey... *confused*
6 - Posted by
Kurtis
on February 6, 2007 - 5:29 pm You get back to work, too, ass! ;-)
7 - Posted by
handrail
on February 6, 2007 - 8:35 pm what, sorry...did you say something kurtis?
8 - Posted by
whiteimage
on February 14, 2007 - 11:18 am Any idea what the best type of lens would be for take photos of paintings and drawings? I have a Canon EOS digital camera, thanks.
9 - Posted by
Kurtis
on February 14, 2007 - 11:20 am That depends how much room you have to work with (in your room or studio). It would be best to use a "normal" lens stopped down for more detail. Would be a good idea to use a tripod and make sure you're shooting level.
10 - Posted by
whiteimage
on February 15, 2007 - 3:41 am I am using the lens that came with the camera, Canon EFS 18-55mm. Excuse my ignorance but does stopped down mean making the aperture as big as possible? Can you recommend a better lens or is this one ok. Thanks for your response!
11 - Posted by
Max Slowik
on February 15, 2007 - 4:14 pm Allow me to beat Kurtis to the punch: A better lens for /what/? 12 - Posted by
Kurtis
on February 15, 2007 - 4:53 pm While not the best lens in the world, the kit lens is certainly sufficient for taking photos of drawings/illustrations. When I say stopped down, I mean using a higher f# which results in a smaller aperture. Here's some recommended reading: http://www.thetechlounge.com/article/287/Beginners... 13 - Posted by
Mary Ann
on December 6, 2007 - 4:23 pm What's a perfect camera, lens and accessories for putting pix of handmade jewelry on my recently made website? I want to do a mouse-over and have the pix blown up to a really huge screen size where the client can see all the inclusions, etc. Thanks for your time to hopefully answer. 8-) 14 - Posted by
Kurtis
on December 6, 2007 - 4:39 pm There's no such thing as a perfect camera, lens, accessory, or any combination thereof. I could never make a blanket recommendation like that. To give you a useful answer I'd need much more information like what your photography experience is, what your budget is, how much room you have for a 'studio' area etc... Add Comment To add a comment, enter your TheTechLounge Forums username and password. If you are not already a member of the forums, becoming a member is easy and free. To add a comment without registering, you may omit the password field, but you must enter your name (or nickname) along with your comment. * Denotes required fields. |
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