Some Advice please - been a while
Getting back into Photography after about 6 years, and looking for a bit of advice. The thing that has kick started me again is the fact that we are going to Norway in Feb, to (hopefully) see Northern Lights; together with the fact that I am retiring and have more time to devote.
I was always a Canon user, and previously had 350, 450 etc., but now looking to go to a next level. Budget wise I'm looking to spend around £1,200 - £1,500 for a camera and lens, preferably wide enough to handle landscapes and N Lights if they appear.
Was looking at the 6D Mk2 - which is a bit over my budget, then looking at the 80D it seems that this is almost as full featured for a lot less.
There is a bundle available of the 80D with an 18mm - 55mm and 55mm - 250mm IS STM lenses, (plus bag, tripod) for £1215 ...and a similar bundle of 80D plus the 18mm - 135mm IS USM lens for £1271
The questions are; would 18mm be wide enough for my needs?
Would I be better with the 1 lens 18-135 USM rather than the 2 STMs ..even though a few bob more?
Any other advice very much appreciated.
Phil
I was always a Canon user, and previously had 350, 450 etc., but now looking to go to a next level. Budget wise I'm looking to spend around £1,200 - £1,500 for a camera and lens, preferably wide enough to handle landscapes and N Lights if they appear.
Was looking at the 6D Mk2 - which is a bit over my budget, then looking at the 80D it seems that this is almost as full featured for a lot less.
There is a bundle available of the 80D with an 18mm - 55mm and 55mm - 250mm IS STM lenses, (plus bag, tripod) for £1215 ...and a similar bundle of 80D plus the 18mm - 135mm IS USM lens for £1271
The questions are; would 18mm be wide enough for my needs?
Would I be better with the 1 lens 18-135 USM rather than the 2 STMs ..even though a few bob more?
Any other advice very much appreciated.
Phil
Have you thought about secondhand through one of the dealers that offer warranty?
Your money will go much further.
For the Northern Lights you really could do with a fast lens, I used a 28-70 f2.8 on full frame. Any slower lens would then mean upping your ISO accordingly.
Your money will go much further.
For the Northern Lights you really could do with a fast lens, I used a 28-70 f2.8 on full frame. Any slower lens would then mean upping your ISO accordingly.
I hear the phenomen is quite slow moving, so a tripod and long shutter is fine. Most shots I've seen are quite wide angle, so , on the 80d APS-c 18mm is about 27mm equiv.
So would a 10 to 20 mm EFs be better? Equiv to 16mm at the wide end.
So would a 10 to 20 mm EFs be better? Equiv to 16mm at the wide end.
I am not an expert in the type of camera or lens which is best. I used a Sony 850 DSLR and a Tamron 28-300. I was on a ship, which was moving, so tripod was not actually a help. Fast shutter means that the images were very dark and Adobe Camera Raw was indispensable. They are not moving quickly but do move continuously and I think Jack's suggestion of long shutter may get blurry images ( I would hazard a guess that the speed is 'normal walking speed'). The Sony is a very noisy camera so increasing the ISO too much is not really an option for anything. If you are land based then it becomes a little simpler. I hope you get to see them - quite an experience.
The 10-18 fis a far better lens than the older and bigger non stabilised 10-22 f3.5 to 4.5.
Remember that both your lenses will darken as you zoom in.
Remember to turn off IS on a tripod or will bizarrely get unsharp images.
Remember that both your lenses will darken as you zoom in.
Remember to turn off IS on a tripod or will bizarrely get unsharp images.
I've had problems with IS on lenses used on a tripod. SOME lenses will detect that the camera is tripod mounted, and will not send the optics into a feedback loop, others won't.
Sometimes you will put a lens on a tripod, and instead of silence, especially on Canon lenses you will hear a quiet whooshing sound that tells you the IS is busy.
I kept the IS turned on with a Sigma 17;to 50 for architecture, and everything was just vaguely unsharpened, as if a really poor lens had been used. It wasn't obvious on the camera back, but needed a reshoot.
I kept the IS turned on with a Sigma 17;to 50 for architecture, and everything was just vaguely unsharpened, as if a really poor lens had been used. It wasn't obvious on the camera back, but needed a reshoot.
