Your Questions About Canon 500d Amazon

rob answers:

Actually I own a t1i and both those lenses.

First yes, the t1i is excellent. I’m getting great results with mine and I’m really enjoying it. For shots like these.

Notice the complete lack of noise.

Just for information I shot some silhouette video the other evening – the blackest black I’ve ever seen coming from a digital camera – no noise!

However I disagree with that choice of lens. I own one as I said and it’s a good lens. I’ve gotten some real satisfaction using it.

However to begin with, especially for a class, it’s really over kill. In my opinion, and it’ll cost you more but the 18-135 would be a much better choice. Besides that leaves you a gap between
the 55 and the 75. Give that lens choice some more thought.

Good Luck

rob answers:

Here is a head to head comparison of the Nikon D90, Canon 500D and Nikon D5000

http://www.dxomark.com/index.php/eng/Image-Quality-Database/Compare-cameras/(appareil1)/294%7C0/(appareil2)/319%7C0/(appareil3)/320%7C0/(onglet)/0/(brand)/Nikon/(brand2)/Canon/(brand3)/Nikon

Is it true that the newest Nikon DSLR don’t work with previous lenses? It is NOT true. I use lenses that are over 40 years old on both my D3 and D300 bodies.

It sounds like you have been talking to a sales person who wants to sell Canon’s or someone who does not know exactly how auto-focus camera/lens combinations work

The fastest auto focus lenses made by Nikon, AF-S all auto focus just fine with any Nikon DSLR. Even the older AF-I lenses to too, but not as fast. AF-S lenses were mostly used by professional sports photographers because they could capture focus so quickly.

Canon’s super fast focus lenses are called USM

What is unique about both AF-S and USM lenses it that they have ultra fast focusing motors IN the lenses.

Standard Nikon AF and Canon EF and EF-S lenses do not have internal motors, so tend to be a little slower when auto-focusing, which in itself is not a problem if you are just shooting everyday life photos, where extremely fast focus is not necessary.

Nikon AF lenses can certainly be used on the D5000, you will just have to manually focus (just like many photographers have for decades)

This will not be a problem since while you are leaning how to use a fully adjustable camera, part of the process is to actually learning how to manually focus a lens. By the time you buy your second camera (not an other entry level camera), it will be able to use not only all the auto-focus lenses, but older manual focusing lenses and you will have the skills necessary to use the manual lenses.

Okay, now that your mind is full of facts and figures, here is what you have to do to figure out which camera system is the best for you:

Go into a camera store and see which of the cameras fits your hands the best.

See which cameras menu is the easiest for you to use to make changes in ISO, camera resolution, white balance, mode switching and make EV changes (a camera with +5/-5 EV could be important to you).

Finally, take an SD card with you and test each camera at their highest and lowest ISO as well as when using the white balance that matches the light in the store as well as with it in the “auto white balance” mode.

Once you get home and are able to see the results on your large computer monitor, you will know which camera is better for your needs and expectations, not ours.

Take your time before you decide. Once you choose one, you will be married to that system for decades and the cost of changing to the other system will cost you nearly as much as a divorce. Be sure to take your time. If unsure, go back and do more tests until you are convinced, which system is best for you.

EDIT:

Unless you are going to ONLY be shooting portraits with your camera, get the 18-55 mm lens and if you want a second lens, buy the 55-200 mm lens. These two lenses will give you coverage from moderate wide angle to telephoto. Landscapes to group shots, to full body shots of friends, portraits and even action, sports and some moderate wildlife coverage.

In the following years, while you learn to use all the features on your fine camera, you will discover which lenses you may want to purchase in the future, maybe the nice 10-24 mm extreme wide angle lens…. But you have plenty of time to figure that all out

rob answers:

Check out what Tamron and Sigma have to offer, they are respectable independent lens makers that are worth checking out.

The links below should be of assistance.

Hope this helps.

Mark

rob answers:

Yes, that will do it.
Don’t try to sync other flashes with the 580EX PC socket — that socket is to trigger the 580EX, not for the 580EX to trigger other flashes.

You can also put your 580EX in manual mode (NOT “E-TTL” mode), set it to lowest power and point it at the ceiling, then use it’s dim flash to trigger the Interfit strobes, which have a built-in optical slave.

Peace.

rob answers:

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