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Forgot the most important step...the MLV

Hop was slow, I fix it

Add a 2x tele and you'd have the equivalent of 70-200 and 140-400. Add the 1.4 in a 35mm and wide angle and that is all I'd ever need.

A 50-130mm 2.8 crop sensor special IS STM would be sweet.

BTW, adding IS to a 4.0 buys you better low light than using a 2.8. I've been looking for a used 70-200 4.0 IS for that reason. Just a temp until I see what they release in a 2.8 for crop as I think it is eventually coming.

And Matt, if you want to screw around with my nifty fifty you surely can.

I didn't even wear flip flops today when I popped in the office at 5am

Caught up on the hop, rtms later

50mm of course but what about a cheaper lens than the high end canon prime, You don't need and really won't see the benefits from the high end so why get it first when you can drop so much less money to get your goal. http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-8-Camera-Lens/dp/B00007E7JU I am waffling on the 1/4 or 1/2. right now I have have so many shots wrecked because of lower light. So I could benefit from either. If you do start pixel peeping, the 1/2 and 1/4 are really close. The build quality of the 1/8 is really bad, and is extremely hard to use. The focus ring is a bitch. I may not have such a hard time with using the 1/4. But I got to use the 1/2 and even not knowing too much about photography it is built better. Other solution is get a better body and bump that ISO up to combat the low light.LoL at new body. The only serious upgrade would be a full frame like the 5Diii unless the new 7D is a huge improvement. At least for low light. You will gain more steps going to a 7D than going from 3.5 to 2.8....hmmmmmm, that really goes against what happened when we tested them.I haven't read, but I am sure if you read other tests online they will confirm what I said. I am waiting for the 7D M2 or 70D depending on specs. Fuckers were supposed to release it before I went on my trip. As for your shooting. Set your speed to 1/160th of a second and then shoot to compare. You won't be as happy with your rebel when you do though.

That is wrong. Give a man a fish and he eats dinner. Teach a man to fish and he sits in a boat and drinks beer all day. When we gonna go angling?I wish I still had a fishing boat

Most Tamron and Sigma lenses aren't something you want IMO. I've made that mistake once. They do have sweet spots though. The Tokina 11-16 is a helluva wide. Like it better than the Canon equivalent. I really wish they made a 70-200 2.8 in a cropped sensor format so it was sized like the 4.0. I'd buy one in a heartbeat. The 2.8 is way too fucking big and a waste on a crop. I loved using it! You call it a waste due to size and extra zoom?Optics are sized for a full frame so you waste a ton of the glass. If they designed one specific for crops it'd be smaller.

You are going to hate me. The biggest problem you have is the T4i, not the glass for low light. Other option is a tripod. 50mm 1.4 is a bargain, I have one if you want to shoot it. Problem is that it is too long. A 40mm would be way better. Well, the t4i did better than any other non full frame including the 7D at the time I tested them. Using the same glass for dark shooting it handled itself better. I also need the movie function. Moving up to a 5D is not something I can afford, even if I sold my rig. The fastest my lens can be is 3.5, and that isn't that quick at all. Anything other that at 18 the f goes up and up to 5. That is dark compared to 2.8. I am not sure but I would also guess the larger higher priced lenses have better glass and let more light in. Higher ISO without noise would be great but I can't afford that and a lens to shoot with. Cheapest upgrade is a tripod. And yes I am the idiot that didn't bring one on my trip.

I want duck so bad. It sounds so yummy. Think I will swing by the asain market and get me one tomorrow.Duck stop off Dale?Shuang hurThere is an awesome place near University and Dale. You'll see Ducks hanging in the window. I'd HIGHLY suggest it.

One of my laptop bags is a thinktank so that I can carry the DSLR as well.

Bag solely depends on what you want to carry.More like brief case. Hold papers and maybe the laptop.I would seriously lay out everything you think you'd ever want to carry and then find a bag with a pocket for each and everything. Same advice I'd give for luggage shopping, being disorganized sucks.

That's much more reasonable than adding a few extra characters to a passphrase. I know you have lots of land, but it's not that difficult to pick up signals from over 1km away at times. Huh? I'd LOVE for mine to reach our beach whihc is WAY closer than that. Howz? Since it's your router, Add a yagi antenna to the router, and use another yagi to hook up to the laptop. I'd also make the passphrase even longer since you're increasing the broadcast range from the router as well. So how was the trip? How far can you reach with a Yagi and are they powered? ie, can I use the home automation to shut it off turn it on so it only broadcasts when I am on the boat?

It was great. Dropped over $5k on food though

I am not concerned with the 1/8 not being enough for 99.999999% of everything I want to do and more. It is a REALLY cheep feeling lens. Like uber cheep. And Fucking loud. That makes a difference for video. I liken it to the cheep off brand set of pliars compared to a solid made snap on or similar tool. I have all the faith in the world it will do the job when it works, I just have low faith in it working for long. I would look into Tamron, they make some very solid lenses. I messed around with the 18-250 and it was extremely light, silent, and very very sharp. The 10-24 would be an excellent choice from tamron. 10-24 is crap too in comparison to the other offerings.

I am not concerned with the 1/8 not being enough for 99.999999% of everything I want to do and more. It is a REALLY cheep feeling lens. Like uber cheep. And Fucking loud. That makes a difference for video. I liken it to the cheep off brand set of pliars compared to a solid made snap on or similar tool. I have all the faith in the world it will do the job when it works, I just have low faith in it working for long. I would look into Tamron, they make some very solid lenses. I messed around with the 18-250 and it was extremely light, silent, and very very sharp. The 10-24 would be an excellent choice from tamron. The 18-250 sucks donkey dick. My parents have one. I have an 18-270 and WISH I wouldn't have bought it. Way better than the 250 though

50mm of course but what about a cheaper lens than the high end canon prime, You don't need and really won't see the benefits from the high end so why get it first when you can drop so much less money to get your goal. http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-8-Camera-Lens/dp/B00007E7JU I am waffling on the 1/4 or 1/2. right now I have have so many shots wrecked because of lower light. So I could benefit from either. If you do start pixel peeping, the 1/2 and 1/4 are really close. The build quality of the 1/8 is really bad, and is extremely hard to use. The focus ring is a bitch. I may not have such a hard time with using the 1/4. But I got to use the 1/2 and even not knowing too much about photography it is built better. Other solution is get a better body and bump that ISO up to combat the low light.LoL at new body. The only serious upgrade would be a full frame like the 5Diii unless the new 7D is a huge improvement. At least for low light. You will gain more steps going to a 7D than going from 3.5 to 2.8

50mm of course but what about a cheaper lens than the high end canon prime, You don't need and really won't see the benefits from the high end so why get it first when you can drop so much less money to get your goal. http://www.amazon.com/Canon-50mm-1-8-Camera-Lens/dp/B00007E7JU I am waffling on the 1/4 or 1/2. right now I have have so many shots wrecked because of lower light. So I could benefit from either. If you do start pixel peeping, the 1/2 and 1/4 are really close. The build quality of the 1/8 is really bad, and is extremely hard to use. The focus ring is a bitch. I may not have such a hard time with using the 1/4. But I got to use the 1/2 and even not knowing too much about photography it is built better. Other solution is get a better body and bump that ISO up to combat the low light.The canon doesn't have an auto ISO feature?Of course, but the Rebel's don't have enough ISO

The Canon 1.4 is only $300, dumb to buy the 1.8 IMO. The 1.2 at $1k though is also dumb

That is wrong. Give a man a fish and he eats dinner. Teach a man to fish and he sits in a boat and drinks beer all day.

for my A55 I have a 50m and I love it Honestly use it more than my zoom... I would look into Tamron they make some great budget lenses.. My next lens will probably be a 18-200 from sony. Here is a picture from my 50mm sony.. it was about 160$ That is a great shot!A little more F would be good IMO or too move the focus back, but I would have made even bigger mistakes

Most Tamron and Sigma lenses aren't something you want IMO. I've made that mistake once. They do have sweet spots though. The Tokina 11-16 is a helluva wide. Like it better than the Canon equivalent. I really wish they made a 70-200 2.8 in a cropped sensor format so it was sized like the 4.0. I'd buy one in a heartbeat. The 2.8 is way too fucking big and a waste on a crop.