When I had the 18-55 mm lens, I thought the zoom was comparable to a point and shoot (without using the digital zoom). I found that there's two options... you can carry this lens as an all around lens and then get a telephoto lens when you really need the zoom. For example, going whale watching in Hawaii, you'll probably want a high zoom lens. In that case you can carry the lens and change it in those situations. You could also spend the money on the upgraded 18-135 mm lens kit which is $400 more but you'll have the entire range in one lens. The downside is that the lens is larger than the 18-55 for everything. This was the internal struggle I was faced with and decided that I don't want to change lenses around and would rather suffer the bigger lens all the time but have access to zoom when I want to.
BTW, I would not consider myself a "semi-pro" photographer. I honestly never bothered with tweaking any manual settings and the photos are just SO much better in just auto mode. Maybe if Apple re-instates sabbatical, I could take a few classes to make the most of my camera. This is the best price I found on the 18-135mm kit for the t2i. http://www.jr.com/canon/pe/CAN_REBELT2I18K/ On Sep 9, 2010, at 8:25 AM, Dylan Haines wrote: > That's exactly the model I have been zeroing in on - waiting for a good price > up here north of the 49th. I'd prefer to buy this from a store than eBay - > some of the cameras on eBay sold as new have knock-off parts etc. > > How do you find the zoom ability of the 18-55mm? I would probably get a > proper zoom later but wondering if the included lense is ok to start with. > > 2nd waterproof camera might be a good idea in my case :-( > > Dylan > > Dylan Haines > Systems Technical Support Manager > > HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. > Box 725, The Hive > 37 Hall Street > Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 > > Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 > Cell: (902)553-0706 > Fax: (902)634-3647 > > www.hb-studios.com > > > From: tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org > [mailto:tech-geeks-boun...@tech-geeks.org] On Behalf Of Joseph Lee > Sent: Thursday, September 09, 2010 1:01 AM > To: Tech-Geeks Mailing List > Subject: Re: [tech-geeks] OT: camera suggestions > > I just ordered the Canon T2I that has 1080p video at 30 fps and 720p at 60 > fps. I had a separate video camera that shot 1080p and a Canon XSI, but sold > both of them and consolidated to one SLR. It's $899 with the 18-55mm lens. > This was my first DSLR and I never bothered to read and understand all of the > advanced settings. I used the auto mode on everything and the pictures > turned out much better than a point and shoot ever did. You would look at > the photos and just know how different they looked compared to a point and > shoot. So now, I only have two cameras. One for video and nice quality > photos and a second water-resistant point and shoot for portability and > snorkeling shots. > > > Joseph Lee > Account Executive > K-12 Education (IN) > Apple, Inc. > > Email: joseph...@apple.com > iChat: jj...@mac.com > Voice: 312-341-1035 > Fax: 312-275-7838 > > iPad / iPod touch Apps for Education: http://twitter.com/apps4edu > > > > On Sep 2, 2010, at 11:51 AM, Dylan Haines wrote: > >> Having dropped my Fuji S-5200 camera in the water in PEI last week (sigh) >> I'm now considering jumping to a DSLR. Anyone have a suggestion as to a >> decent one that also does HD video, that doesn't need a 2nd mortgage? I'm >> thinking in the $1000 range. >> >> Thanks! >> >> Dylan >> >> Dylan Haines >> Systems Technical Support Manager >> >> HB Studios Multimedia Ltd. >> Box 725, The Hive >> 37 Hall Street >> Lunenburg, NS B0J 2C0 >> >> Tel: (902)634-8316 ext. 237 >> Cell: (902)553-0706 >> Fax: (902)634-3647 >> >> www.hb-studios.com >> >> | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org | > > | Subscription info at http://www.tech-geeks.org |
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