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 07/14/2005 01:52:01 AM · #26
Originally posted by kyebosh:
I believe you can buy focusing screens for any DSLR. I don't know where though.


I read about the one for the Rebel 300. i think it is $125 to 150 plus installation (you can do it yourself if you are brave enough). You lose the little lights you have now that tell you if AF is acheived and where...AF still works, but you have no location dot. canondigicamhacking
is a yahoo group and they have the directions in their files section.
 07/14/2005 02:04:58 AM · #27
Originally posted by kyebosh:
Originally posted by yido:
I think it may be mainly due to your lenses. I have the kit lens and have tried the 75-300 lens a few times. They are not very good lens. Before I got better lenses, I was constantly sharpening in PS to compensate for the lens and it never looked right. Now that I shoot mainly with better lenses, I rarely need to sharpen b/c there really isn't much if at all to sharpen.

I'd recommend considering the following lenses if you's a massive wallet: Canon 16-35L/17-40L/24-70L/70-200 f4or2.8L.

If you want cheaper but optically comparable, I'd recommend considering.
Tamron 17-35 Di/28-75XR Di, Tokina 12-24, Sigma 24-60/70-200/120-300.

I'm sure others can chirp in with other lens suggestions, but with any of the above, I'd bet you'd notice immediate improvement in your picture sharpness, contrast, color.
Good luck

since when is the 120-300 2.8 cheap XD!!!


Yup, the Sigma 120-300 EX f2.8 is about $1800 or so, but I wanted to keep Canon and non Canon lenses seperate.
 07/16/2005 07:08:23 PM · #28
Thanks everyone for the advice... I got busy for a few days and couldn't get back to the forum. The "low quality" lens makes real sense. As you read, I already have the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM. It's a pretty heavy lens to carry around all day. Although with no tripod... the IS might be great.

However... if I was to buy this lens: Canon - 28-200 f/3.5 - 5.6 USM EF Lens... do you think my images would be noticably sharper than with the Quanterey lens that I have already?

Thanks for the input.

~G
 07/16/2005 09:29:49 PM · #29
Originally posted by Galimages:
Thanks everyone for the advice... I got busy for a few days and couldn't get back to the forum. The "low quality" lens makes real sense. As you read, I already have the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM. It's a pretty heavy lens to carry around all day. Although with no tripod... the IS might be great.

However... if I was to buy this lens: Canon - 28-200 f/3.5 - 5.6 USM EF Lens... do you think my images would be noticably sharper than with the Quanterey lens that I have already?

Thanks for the input.

~G


I used to own the Canon 28-200, and I will say that it can produce some excellent shots. It is pretty soft wide open, and at the long end of the zoom range. All in all, I think you are better served with the 75-300. Avois shoting wide open and you should see better results.


Message edited by author 2005-07-16 22:58:15.
 07/16/2005 09:31:41 PM · #30
Originally posted by Galimages:
Thanks everyone for the advice... I got busy for a few days and couldn't get back to the forum. The "low quality" lens makes real sense. As you read, I already have the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM. It's a pretty heavy lens to carry around all day. Although with no tripod... the IS might be great.

However... if I was to buy this lens: Canon - 28-200 f/3.5 - 5.6 USM EF Lens... do you think my images would be noticably sharper than with the Quanterey lens that I have already?

Thanks for the input.

~G


I had a Quantaray 75-300mm that lasted me about 2 days before I returned it for Canon Glass...I returned it for (another budget lens) Canon 55-200mm which kicked the snot out of the Quantaray for sharpness. The Quantaray was like shooting through the bottom of a coke bottle...I took it out put it on a tripod and tried big arps f/11 and such and still couldn't pull a sharp shot out of it...worse than that detail was lost on the Quantaray it was soft because there was detail missing on the long end.

To answer your question yes...you will notice results upon unloading that baggage.

Andy
 07/17/2005 03:54:06 PM · #31
I don't think the Canon 75-300 IS nor the Canon 28-200 lens are any better than the kit lens in optical quality. Check out Bob Atkins review of the IS lens, at 300mm, even the center was soft. The 28-200mm by Canon get not so hot reviews from Popular Photography as well. Maybe ok from 28-100 or so, but definately soft around 200.

I'd recommned considering selling the IS and the kit lens and getting a Tamron 28-75XR Di and a Canon 70-200 f4L. Both are probably the best lens in their category for the buck and will most likely make noticable differnce in the quality of the shots.
 07/17/2005 05:33:12 PM · #32
Originally posted by Galimages:
Thanks everyone for the advice... I got busy for a few days and couldn't get back to the forum. The "low quality" lens makes real sense. As you read, I already have the Canon EF 75-300mm f/4.0-5.6 IS USM. It's a pretty heavy lens to carry around all day. Although with no tripod... the IS might be great.

However... if I was to buy this lens: Canon - 28-200 f/3.5 - 5.6 USM EF Lens... do you think my images would be noticably sharper than with the Quanterey lens that I have already?

Thanks for the input.

~G


For jumping, buy a monopod and use that long lens!

Even at around TV 1000 you oughta be fine. I'm LMAO at the concept of the 75-300 as a heavy lens though. In low light you'll be a little screwed with that lens but it's better thn your alternatives, bump that ISO up if you need to, but keep the shutter speed up to above 800.

Lynne & the 70-200 2.8 IS
 07/17/2005 06:01:00 PM · #33
if sharpness is your main concern dont bother with a zoom lens unless its like the "L" series which are a lot of money. you are better off with prime (fixed focal length lenses) such as a 50 mm 1.8 or 85 mm 1.8 etc.
 07/17/2005 10:50:59 PM · #34
Again...thanks everyone. I was a high bidder on ebay for a used Canon - 28-200 f/3.5 - 5.6 USM EF Lens. PLUS... my brother in law has some fantastic FD Canon lens. Just found that out today. He uses them with his telescope (has a 21 inch mirror telescope) activities. He has a 135mm that seemed just right. I found an adaptor for the FD to EOS at Adorama. I'll be doing manual focus, but that's OK.

So, I have a couple of new lenses with which to try.

I can't believe how much I have learned in this thread this weekend. What an awesome bunch of folks you all are.

Thanks again.

~G
 07/17/2005 10:58:34 PM · #35
Oh yeah..and I forgot to add that I do have a monopod. Used it for the first time with the "big lens" at a horse show a couple of weeks ago.

Here is a link to my photos from that show:

June Horse Show with 4H Kids

The monopod is GREAT... now the photographer just has to get better. I can't wait to get the new CANON lenses.

~G
 07/17/2005 11:31:33 PM · #36
youll be suprises at those not so sharp photos when you go to print with them, they'll be plenty sharp... Myslef like the majority we're used to looking at photos on the computer and often overdo things, tyr a print or two straight out of the camera and you'll soon realize most of the post editing is not necessary.


07/17/2005 11:36:45 PM · #37
Originally posted by gusto:
youll be suprises at those not so sharp photos when you go to print with them, they'll be plenty sharp... Myslef like the majority we're used to looking at photos on the computer and often overdo things, tyr a print or two straight out of the camera and you'll soon realize most of the post editing is not necessary.


Or get a really big monitor so you can view them at native resolution, where it's a lot easier to see what needs to be done for printing. The dSLR definitely needs sharpening for printing. The 5700 didn't really improve, for printing, with sharpening.

R.
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