DSLR Newbie Question
Hi,
I am now upgrading from basic Point and Shoots, to a DSLR, a Canon Rebel XTI, and I enjoy nature photography, espically raptor photography. My question is, what quality pictures would you get from a 500mm lense like the one in the link below. Are they good, bad-- blurry. Basically could someone give me a basic summary about these big lenses (please dont get too scientific:)
http://cgi.ebay.ca/500mm-Telephoto-L...item5190f05d60
I have no clue regarding optical performance but below are a few things for you to think about.
It's an f/8 lens and the AF on your XTI won't work (the speed must be f/5.6 or faster); if lens speed is not reported back to the body then your camera may try to AF but I doubt it will work well enough to suit you. Note, in the description the manufacturer of the lens specifically states that focus is manual.
It's hard to tell from the picture if there is a telescoping hood or a separate hood included.
The specifications do not mention IS capability.
Bottom line, if it sounds too good to be true then it is. Here is another thought, the lens costs $100 and shipping is another $25 ... IMO you can treat your spouse to for really GREAT dinner with that money.
Regards,
Joe Kurkjian
hambulfan:
I all likelihood you will be buying junk. The lens is cheaply made and may even fall apart after a some use. As Joseph mentioned above " if it sounds too good to be true then it is"
Gorji
I am not familar with that brand name, however, for $99.00, I am sure that your pictures will not be of a very high quality.. Remember the old saying, "you get what you pay for". Personally, I would rather have a 500mm mirror lens than that one..
JMHO
Dave
Would stay away from it !!! Sound advice above !! Why not look at the Bigma !!
The manual focus and f/8 aperture will make it next to impossible to use with your camera on any fast moving wildlife. Our dslrs are really made with AF in mind, so the viewfinders just don't make it easy to manual focus with any speed. I've tried it, even slowly, with my EF 400mm f/5.6L and it's a *****, even with that great, high quality lens.
At that price, it has to be a complete piece of trash optically. You might risk 99-bucks if there a chance that you could really use it, but you'll never be able to focus it on anything moving.
agreed with above, I am not sure that combo would give you better results than a p&s camera
I think that you'd probably get much better results with one of the super-zoom point n' shoots like the Canon SX20 IS which has a range of 28-560mm! But since you're just starting out in the DSLR category, why not consider a Canon 70-200 f4 either with or without IS? Both are highly regarded and superb lenses and you can put a 1.4 converter on them and still retain AF...
To start your intro to photography with such a piece of rubbish is to mean that you will probably take up knitting within a short while as a more productive hobby. :)
Chris is right, start with a 70-200 f/4 L, even if you have to save for a while.
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/s...&cat=27&page=3
If you need to go even cheaper look at this but don't go any cheaper or we may lose you to this great hobby.:)
http://www.fredmiranda.com/reviews/s...&cat=27&page=3
Last edited by Christopher C.M. Cooke; 03-23-2010 at 04:52 PM.
Better off sticking with the kit lens and learning how to meter, expose, and compose. That lens would be a total waste of money. You can achieve acceptable images with a budget telephoto zoom like the Tamron or Canon 70-300 but for wildlife you'll never be happy without at least a modern 400mm zoom lens with autofocus.
I agree with the above comments. For a cheap but quite good performer you could look into a used Sigma 400 mm f/5.6 APO (the last version, with 77mm filter thread). It's optically very good, quite slow AF but still usable.
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