Camera Selection

[leet]

Originally Posted by 97mits3kgtSOHC

why get an xt when i can get an xti for a little more....

or a 20D for less then an XTi

[AudibleSilence]

Originally Posted by 97mits3kgtSOHC

why get an xt when i can get an xti for a little more....

Honestly, you can get an XT body for so cheap you can just put the money toward glass.

Originally Posted by leet

or a 20D for less then an XTi

I've tried to find 20d's..they are like finding a coke in the desert around here. I actually looked at getting the 20d BEFORE I got my XTi and couldn't find one. XT's are cheap as dirt now though..

[leet]

Originally Posted by Macky

true, but the subjects I shoot and the style of shooting i do works well with wide to medium telephoto. I have a couple zooms (24-105 f4, 70-200 f2 & 28-135mm) past my normal range, but they're normally reserved for portraits. i dont do action at all, maybe in a few occasions - then again when i do, i shoot from a rig or some custom mount.

the Tammy 17-50 is a very good lens, but since i work my lens out a lot, having a Canon lens made the most sense to me - the Canon Service Center is just down the street and I drop my gear off for cleaning and calibration (free) every other month, so the extra cost is offset by the professional servicing of the equipment

I wasn't recommending a setup for you, I was giving a beginner a good starting point

[leet]

Originally Posted by AudibleSilence

18-55mm IS and a used XT..call it a day.

or for very little more a used 20D and the tamron and have a much MUCH more capable setup

[97mits3kgtSOHC]

btw i appreciate all the input....i use to be into photography when i was younger using my slr i got from my dad (who was big into photography...we still have those photo enlargers where u would use a red light room to process ur own film)

[Macky]

Originally Posted by 97mits3kgtSOHC

^yea i agree...i mean i have an older minolta slr camera.....kicks ass....i have two lens for that and i really never used the larger ones....i just need digital now for an slr....i have a digital but its like only 2mp

i started digital with an Olympus C700 2.1MP camera

all the pics I have here of my first car (the 3000GT) were all taken by that camera

[leet]

Originally Posted by AudibleSilence

Sorry Pat Let me know if I can help bro!



I bought those lenses as an upgrade to the stocker and to learn which range I found fit me the best. Now I know that I do most of my shooting between 17mm and 55mm so I will be looking to purchase some nice L glass within that range. It made no sense to go out and buy expensive lenses without having the experience to know where and how to use them.

I mean you don't buy a Viper to learn how to drive stick do ya?

that's why you start with a midrange

copy and paste from my other post in this thread:
the 17-50 range is a good beginner range, after that if you always find yourself wanting more zoom get a 70-200F4L, or if you always find yourself wanting wider get a 10-22


there is just no reason to piss away money on crappy lenses just to see if you like the range, start out with a good midrange lens and work from there

[leet]

Originally Posted by Macky

i started digital with an Olympus C700 2.1MP camera

all the pics I have here of my first car (the 3000GT) were all taken by that camera

I started with a Sony P32, god that thing was a piece of crap lol

[AudibleSilence]

Originally Posted by Macky

i started digital with an Olympus C700 2.1MP camera

all the pics I have here of my first car (the 3000GT) were all taken by that camera

I found and saved all of those btw Pat.

[leet]

Originally Posted by AudibleSilence

Honestly, you can get an XT body for so cheap you can just put the money toward glass.



I've tried to find 20d's..they are like finding a coke in the desert around here. I actually looked at getting the 20d BEFORE I got my XTi and couldn't find one. XT's are cheap as dirt now though..

where are you looking?

I found this in like 5 seconds
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...&highlight=20D
$475

do a search in the for sale section on www.photography-on-the.net there are always 20D's for sale on there, especially since the 40D came out
http://photography-on-the.net/forum/...searchid=85932