What type of situations/environments is this type of lens used for? I am new to photography and own a G1. I am looking for better indoor shots where I do not need to use a flash. But what else can this lense do? What type of situations/environments is this type of lens used for? I am new to photography and own a G1. I am looking for better indoor shots where I do not need to use a flash. But what else... » Read More What type of situations/environments is this type of lens used for? I am new to photography and own a G1. I am looking for better indoor shots where I do not need to use a flash. But what else can this lense do? « Show Less
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I really like this lens. I use it on my GF3 indoors to take pictures of my rabbits, which have pink eyes. It's fast and lets in plenty of light so that I don't need to use red eye reduction, which still has unwanted effects.
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This is a "normal" lens, which means that it produces an image similar to what you see with your eyes. In contrast, wide angle lenses allow you to approach the subject closer, and make the perspective more exaggerated. The longer lenses make you stand back further from the object, and therefore flatten the perspective. The normal lens facilitates perspective similar to that seen by unaided eye. It's best for pictures that reflect the point of view of a participant, or a passer-by.
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I think my question is what do you define as need. My "need" was for a travel lens for a trip to Europe so I would not have to switch lenses for distance. Took over 3000 pictures with it with no issues except some errors in picture composition by the photographer. If your need is a versatile travel lens that gives you closeup and distance capabilities at a lower price point. Then this is the lens for you.
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Ok, great info as usual! I'm not going to be taking many close up "macro" type shots or shots with focused forground objects w/ blurred backgrounds to start off, and I really like the 24-105 f/4 L IS lens, would that be probobly the best "walk around" lens for the XSi then? Also, can a 2.8 lens take landscape / scenic shots where the foreground and background are both in focus? I am confused about that with the f# & lenses.The night railroading shots I posted before are a main priority and I have seen some excellent night / low light posted images under the 24-105 f/4 L IS lens here on Amazon.I have a question on the 50D kit lens quality but I'll try to post that under the 50D discussions. Thanks again for all your input. Ok, great info as usual! I'm not going to be taking many close up "macro" type shots or shots with focused forground objects w/ blurred backgrounds to start off, and I really like the 24-105 f/4 L IS lens, would that be probobly the best "walk around" lens for the XSi then? Also, can a 2.8 lens take landscape / scenic shots where the foreground and background are both in focus? I am confused about that with the f# & lenses.The night railroading shots I posted before are a main priority and I have seen some excellent night / low light... » Read More Ok, great info as usual! I'm not going to be taking many close up "macro" type shots or shots with focused forground objects w/ blurred backgrounds to start off, and I really like the 24-105 f/4 L IS lens, would that be probobly the best "walk around" lens for the XSi then? Also, can a 2.8 lens take landscape / scenic shots where the foreground and background are both in focus? I am confused about that with the f# & lenses.The night railroading shots I posted before are a main priority and I have seen some excellent night / low light posted images under the 24-105 f/4 L IS lens here on Amazon.I have a question on the 50D kit lens quality but I'll try to post that under the 50D discussions. Thanks again for all your input. « Show Less
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It's a solid lens with good range. If you plan on using it outside, then the lighting should be ample to take the type of shots you're seeking. I have found that indoor shooting is not its strength. But the shots I've gotten are clear and I've been pleased with it. The additional range has come in handy.
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I think if you turn it off in-camera, it's off regardless of whether you have the dedicated switch on or off on the lens itself. It seems to have been designed with the expectation of the newer design of the current 14-42 which has no dedicated switch on the lens. It needs to be activated via the menu. I think it also must be activated to set the IS mode. I have the IS turned on in my G1 and use the 14-45 and 45-200 as normal. No problems. I know it works as I use slr lenses with no IS, where the lack of IS is immediately obvious. I think the menu setting just provides power for the lens IS. I never turn it off in camera regardless of whether I'm using the oem lenses or the slr lenses. I don't turn off the "shoot without lens" when I switch from the slr lenses to the oem either. It's the Olympus m4/3's that have the more involved IBIS where the Panasonic IS can overide and a user might want to select the IBIS or IS. I'm assuming you know the GF has no in-body IS. The G1 has the in-menu option, I thought the GF1 had it too. I've taken over 25,000 shots with that setting, no issues to date. NOTE: If your lenses are older, you might want to install the latest firmware updates. That seems to have a big effect on the performance of the G-bodies and lenses in some cases.
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That's its purpose. It is designed to reduce your light by several stops. This can be used to enable a more shallow depth of field (wider aperture) in bright situations, or to blur motion (slower shutter speed). Indoors, low light, this would probably not be appropriate (unless you wanted to blur motion, but it shouldn't be necessary if the light is already low).
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This is a kit lens (it's often sold with a camera body). Kit lenses are usually just average quality. It's not very fast (f3.5 - 5.6) so in low light you'll be shooting at slower speeds which may result in blur due to moving the camera. A good body like the GH4 will compensate a lot by letting you shoot at a higher ISO (and faster speeds) without getting a lot of noise. It's great to have such a fantastic camera body; it's probably worth putting as good glass on it as you can afford. This lens (IMO) would be like putting $50 tires on a Ferrari. :-)
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I understand your situation, but for shooting indoor sports the wider aperture is the way to go. Save up for the 200mm telephoto. It's a great lens and considerably less expensive than something like a 70-200 IS ii.
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Its a great lens but obviously very different from the 10-18mm f4. I use the 24mm Zeiss almost exclusively indoors because it gets me to an equivalent focal length close to 35mm and helps with low light because of the wide 1.8 aperture. It also gets the nice shallow depth of field with that wide aperture and nice bokeh. I would love to own the 10-18 f4 but it would really be for a totally different purpose - super wide outdoor landscapes. Also, it's a slower lens with that f4 aperture and won't get a shallow depth of field under really any circumstances.
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This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using wide-angle lens rather than telephoto lens like this one. This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using... » Read More This lens is a great portrait photography lens-the compression due the the length of the lens is very flattering. Furthermore, shooting from farther away can help create the blurry/bokeh backgrounds people love in portraits (although not quite as much so as the 70-200mm f/2.8 lens). It also can work well for indoor performances since you can get pictures of varying closeness by zooming (providing you're not super close or super far away). As for landscapes and sunsets, I personally do not shoot that type of photography, but I tend to hear that most landscape photographers like using wide-angle lens rather than telephoto lens like this one. « Show Less
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I am thinking about purchasing the t1i...I am in the Real Estate business and have very little photography experience. I will be shooting mainly indoors/condos 10x10 rooms with 9ft ceilings..lots of white and minimal light narrow hallways, mirrors, direct sun on balconys. tile floors. granite counter tops stainless steel appliances, usually dark wood furniture etc...which lens for this type of setting...will be posting on websites and sending direct to clients.
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I can't speak to that, but I'm fairly finicky about the glass I use (I mostly shoot olympus m4/3 primes), and I really like this 75-300 lens. With good light, you can get some stunning images of wildlife, landscapes, and the moon! I've even used it indoors (with the olympus 600r) and gotten some fantastic shots as well. Olympus used nice glass in this lens. While it's not going to be on my camera every day, it's great for specific applications.
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Outside no problem. Inside or in low light you need to boost the ISO quite a bit. If you are shooting things that move IS is no lost at all this is because for most sports or bird in flight you need to be at 1/500 anyway to freeze the motion. I had the lens for over a year, was hesitating to buy it for exactly the same reason and in the end its a really fantastic lens and I don't miss IS at all.
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It depends the kind of photos you shoot. But the 11-18 is very useful indoor. Now, as far as I am concerned, when I know that I will shoot indoor for a while I use brihgt wide angle lenses. I shoot with the DT mainly for landscapes or large parties in the outdoor.
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I guess outdoors all the time. This lens cap is good if I'm walking around, visiting places with family when sometimes I need my hands free or don't want to carry a case or bag for my camera and just put it in my pocket when not shooting. Indoors is hard to use because is too slow but if you can put in some place to keep it steady then you can shoot, though I think the picture will always be some how noisy.Now, for serious shooting I would use the 14-54mm or the kit lens if I had it, but really don't feel the need of having it. I guess they don't let you upload pictures here anymore, but i got two shots the other day that I liked a lot, they were sharp enough for me. I guess outdoors all the time. This lens cap is good if I'm walking around, visiting places with family when sometimes I need my hands free or don't want to carry a case or bag for my camera and just put it in my pocket when not shooting. Indoors is hard to use because is too slow but if you can put in some place to keep it steady then you can shoot, though I think the picture will always be some how noisy.Now, for serious shooting I would use the 14-54mm or the kit lens if I had it, but really don't feel the need of having it. I guess they don't let you upload pictures here anymore,... » Read More I guess outdoors all the time. This lens cap is good if I'm walking around, visiting places with family when sometimes I need my hands free or don't want to carry a case or bag for my camera and just put it in my pocket when not shooting. Indoors is hard to use because is too slow but if you can put in some place to keep it steady then you can shoot, though I think the picture will always be some how noisy.Now, for serious shooting I would use the 14-54mm or the kit lens if I had it, but really don't feel the need of having it. I guess they don't let you upload pictures here anymore, but i got two shots the other day that I liked a lot, they were sharp enough for me. « Show Less
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Do almost everything hand held. No IS is not a problem as long as your above 180 range but ideally you want to be in good light above 500 IMO. Depending on your camera low light can be decent with ISO cranked up. Overall great lens but not ideal for low light.
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It certainly depends on the size of the room. However, due to the aperture of F8 for this lens, its really not a good choice for indoor shots. Your camera will have to perform really well at high iso.