Is this good for take photos for Skateboarding and sequence shots? Because I need a better fisheye wide angle. :(
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The Sigma is an extreme wide angle, but not a fish eye. Straight lines will remain straight (almost). Autofocus works better on my D90 in bright daylight, worse in dim interiors where accuracy suffers.
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This is not a fisheye lens. Look for a full frame fisheye (not circular image fisheye) to get the results you want. Any wide angle lens (including this one) will mean you have to be very, very close to the action - like within a foot or two.
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This is pretty wide. It will cover lots of area, but remember, everything will appear "far away".
585771
Good question. Unfortunately, I've only used it for a short period of time and that was always outdoors. It's probably enough wide angle for indoors, but not so sure how good it would be in low light situations like indoors, especially if you're using them for something so important like real estate photos. Wish I could be more help.
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great lens for sports. Your a little slow with the f/4 but just increase your iso or lower your shutter speed a bit and youll be fine. It might be a bit short for professional sports.
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No. It gives you the options of taking wide angle, fisheye view, and macro pictures. There are two different lens attachments to accomplish this. It's a gimmick, but fun and useful in certain situations. It's definitely worth the price.
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I have had the S4500 for just a few weeks. I wear tri-focals and lve. them on while shooting. I just did some testing and here's what I found: With my glasses on, I focused on an object (auto) The Image looked sharp in the viewer, and in "reviewing". I then lined-up another shot - without my glasses, moved the shutter button half-way down - object was blurred but I took the shot anyway. Reviewed it (on the camera back) and it was fine. Conclusion (after two more tests) the camera was focusing correctly regardless of what I was seeing ! Highly recommend you do same testing to confirm. Having checked other review, I agree this model does NOT have a Diopter (previous Fuji model I owned did) but I am already used to this system - but then I'm not a pro! Oh, don't forget when shooting picture of two people, always point the focus-beam at ONE of the faces then "re-frame" while holding shutter btn. half way down. (sorry if I,m stating the obvious!). Good luck. Harry Hilton
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it is a good lens for shots that are not close. The 55 does not do wide shots well if you are close to the subject.. I have one for sale if you want it. blubman@hotmail.com
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It will work well for action. If you go with the kit lens(es), try to keep the f stop above 5.6. They are sharper in that area. Also, set your focus point to center (most likely). I used it extensively for my daughters indoor volleyball
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Yep works fine, pic quality though comes down a bit, but sure does increase the wide angle by a lot + fols look a lot thinner due to the curvature. :p
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It works really well. Blue skys look extremely crisp. Not all that good in low light. I mainly use it for follow shots while skating under natural sunlight. It is absolutley worth the money. Buy it.
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I agree. Make sure your lens is decent. Other than that it takes great photos!
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I use a full frame Canon camera so generally, I do not use a wide angle lens for portraits. I prefer a 50mm or 85mm. I'm not sure if you have a crop sensor and if this would work our better for you, though. I would get the fastest lens that I could afford, though. Good luck!
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Dear Stan,I just purchased the S10 as a replacement camera and generally love it. However, the lack of an eyelevel viewfinder is a huge drawback. I spent a week in Mexico at the beach and just couldn't for sure see what I was shooting. The good news is that I shot anyway and got some really awesome action shots of sea birds and ocean wildlife. I've learned to view from the side so I don't see a bright reflection of myself in the LCD. I'm sure it does not help that I need reading glasses (the I generally don have on outside) to see close objects so that blurs the LCD too.
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CWBaker. you wrote "Need 3D pop? Add telephoto and wide aperture and focus carefully" Please explain a little clearer? I'm a bit of a newbie and want 3d pop! Thanks.
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I used it for body surfing and it worked great. Boogie boarding, not so good, being you need two hands. I've also used it for anything I want to point and shoot. It floats great, and is comfy to use. I get a lot better video if I turn the camera around to view myself while I'm doing activities too. It's not as shaky...
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Honestly, you would be better of with something like new nikon 20mm 1.8 if you are looking to do wide angle astrophotography. This lens is a fantastic all around landscape lens, but for that application you want as muchligjt as possible, and the extra couple stops means a lower iso is possible
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No, I've used my liveview mode on my d7000 to get a better idea of focus and then I've shot on a tripod. The portraits I've taken have been beautiful. If you have a lot of fast moving subjects, you may want to look at the Nikon 85mm f/1.8 autofocus.
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I had a Canon PowerShot SD800, which also has a wide angle lens. In my opinoin, WIDE ANGLE is WAY MORE VALUABLE than higher zoom. I find that I often "can't back up far enough" to get the shot I want ... for many situations, wide angle is super useful. Zoom doesn't help nearly as much.. you're likely to get blur, etc. I'm now searching for a reaplacement and I will ONLY buy one with wide angle. I'd recommend the same for you. thx