Canon 7d 24-105 Lens and a 580EX Flash: Anyone recommend any specific seller?
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I would hesitate to buy the EF-S lens. Some of the 7d owners, including myself, would probably consider, in not very distant future, either upgrade to a FF or get a 2nd FF body. EF-S only works for APS-C sensor. If you later get a 1d or 5d body, you will have to sell your EF-S lens. If FF is a possibility for you in future, the 24-105 would be a better investment.
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I'm not sure what your flash needs are but it sounds like you use flash pretty often so a decent one might be a good idea. I recently replaced a Sigma 500 Super that I appear to have worn out with a a 430EX II. Nice flash - good feature set, powerful enough for all but the largest venues, not too big, recharged VERY fast and silently and tilts AND swivels so you can always use ceiling bounce no matter what orientation you're shooting in plus, if you ever upgrade to a 580EX, you can use the 480EX as an ETTL slave. AND, starting April 3rd, Canon will be offering the following INSTANT rebates: SPEEDLITE 580EX II - $50 SPEEDLITE 430EX II - $30 SPEEDLITE 220EX - $30 That will put the 430EX II around $240 or $250.
326043
You need to buy an adapter for the wide angle, they are not canon. The two canon lenses work great. The 18 to 55 is a good all around lens. The package deal wasn't bad. I'm a little annoyed about the wide angles not being compatible.
523658
for my 7D I went with the 10-22mm USM IS and the 24-105mmL and I think that covers the majority of my ranges (I also got the 70-300mm USM telephoto zoom so I think I'm pretty well covered from 10-300mm ;-)
1570385
Hi! What do you think if I can use Olympus Zuiko Digital 12-60mm lens for Canon 6D? I have to buy special adapter? And how is gonna be work? May be somebody use this combination before ? Thanks!
678437
Holly if you ever need something on short notice, I've used a website called BorrowLenses dot com several times and absolutely LOVE them!! SUPER reasonable and a good source to try something out first before you buy. I rented both my 70mm-200mm 2.8 and my 300mm 2.8 canon L series lenses from them from them before I bought them here on Amazon.
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For sports, the Canon 7D will be a better choice than the Rebel. It has faster autofocus and a faster frame rate. It's low light (i.e., high ISO) qualities are not ideal - I find images shot above ISO 800 to have too much noise to be marketable. For indoor work, you will need a lens with a maximum aperture of F:2.8. These lenses can be really expensive - even without the the IS feature. I own the 70-200 f:2.8 non-IS and it's amazingly sharp and rugged so I recommend it if you are serious about making money with your camera. This lens will work for your portraits and, if you add a 1.4X tele-extender, you will be able to get pretty close when you shoot outdoor soccer. The two lenses you have cover a very good range and should produce a decent image quality. However, I am not sure what kind of money you might get on a trade. Same with the camera body. If you can, I recommend always having a spare body in the camera bag - just in case something happens to your main camera. I would also hang on to the 18-55. IF you do get a 70-200, you can trade the 55-250 and have a better lens for pro work.
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Yes, I also bought my 50mm around $80's about a year ago. This flash unit was also cheaper (around $350) before Canon increased the U.S. prices on all Canon products (adjusting for Yen - $ rates?).
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Yes. The 580 ex is a great flash. I've rented it several times and used it with my 5D mark iii. My favorite feature is that it allows for remote flash, i.e. the flash doesn't have to be connected the camera body. No matter what your flash needs are, the 580 ex will cover it. If you have the money, buy it.
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I'd suggest you use what you have before getting additional gear! I own this lens and I have not needed any ring flash. the Canon flash/lineup set low would all suffice. Or even a light reflector would work as well. As my grandmother would say" Finish what you have on your plate first, before adding something else,!
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This lens is probably a "white box" lens - it was likely part of a kit for a camera. Canon is packaging this lens with the 6D, so it's possible that the camera was sold body-only or with another lens and this lens was leftover. I bought one and was able to register it with Canon for warranty - so no problems with my purchase at all. It's a really great deal on a pretty solid lens - cheaper than I have seen them on sale used - so even if you can't get a warranty, it's a good deal.
1786217
Thanks for the information. I'm definately looking to unload the 28-80. I hadn't thought about third party lenses. I was always told to stick with Nikon. I'll check out the Sigma.
1958589
I wouldn't buy the 24-105 mm lens. The 70D has a smaller APS-C sensor (compared to full frame) which translates into a 1.6x crop factor of the lens' focal length. Put simple, you will lose the wide angle capability of the lens and instead have the equivalent of a ca. 36-160 mm lens. The 24-105 has certainly better quality, but to fully appreciate it you should buy the EOS 6D body (ca. $1500) or another Canon body with a full frame sensor.
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I've looked over the offerings found in a number of package deals and found the vast majority of them included lots of no-name accessories of dubious quality for premium prices. I'd highly recommend avoiding packages deals unless they contain brand name accessories that DON'T include a 75-300mm or 28-90mm Canon lens.Just get the camera with the included lens. Its a good deal.
1510054
No adapter needed. 6D takes the same lenses as my 7D, EF. Just get the EF mount lens.
987142
I owned the 50D and now own a 7D. I have had my 17-55 f/1.8 IS for over 2 years. I bought the 24-105 a year ago to replace my 17-55 hahaha yea let me say right now I am not selling my 17-55 and when shooting indoors the 17-55 f/2.8 is will be my first choice over the 24-105 f/4 IS. Indoors f/4 is slow period. I ended up buying a Sigma 30mm f/1.4 to shoot indoors for low light and I LOVE it. Anyways on a crop body I would pick the 17-55 f/2.8 IS over the 24-105 f/4 IS for indoors unless its a really well lit room or I am using my 580 EXII. I am leaning to primes anymore and would recommend the 17-55 f/2.8 for you. Another option is Sigma 30 f/1.4 and the Canon 85 f/1.8 and you spend less then either of those lenses heck you can throw in a 50 f/1.8 and have 3 lenses for the price of 1 if you don't mind switching lenses. Nick
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No need to purchase anything. But I would suggest you get a Canon original flash. These China made die very early.The flash tube burns out.