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irislynx wrote:Dave, I did call Canon and he told me if I went on the canon osi site that I could just download what I need ...To which there is the 3:14 versian that you have ... But, I have not done it yet because I'm not sure if it's a real site or not and don't know how to tell...
irislynx wrote:Dave, You seem to know quite a bit, I also wanted to ask you, ( If you think you would know) ..What would be the best lens for portraits, The 70-200 or the 24-70? I only have an 18-55 right now, But, Want to get one of the other two....
dw_thomas wrote:In general the latest ("Mark II") version of the 24-70 is pretty brutal price-wise in the f/2.8 version. The f/4 with IS is less brutal, though far from inexpensive. For some uses, the advantage of the image stabilization might negate the effect of the smaller maximum aperture. Although a larger aperture reduces depth of field and may offer better "bokeh" in the background. That could be useful in portraits. When one is preparing to plunk down that kind of money, the details can be a bit intimidating!
Maybe you could rent one for a weekend and try it before deciding -- could be money well invested.
DaveT
i don't mean to sound stupid ( I am still in major learning stage and it goes slowly) But, I don't understand alot about "crop frame" and the 1.6x crop factor,
If you do mind my asking, How long have you been a photographer for?? ( I know it had to be a while seeing as you bought the 40D new)
You seem to know so much
Did you learn along the way on your own or did you have help along the way?
irislynx wrote:vneilknobbe, Nice recomendations lol, I would like to add that I would like a portrait lens that is the most useful for other images also, Which the 50mm would be good for certain images no? Where as it seems the 70-200 could do more of an all around, I have a hard time choosing between the 24-70 and the 70-200 .
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