I'm looking for a lens to use outdoor to look at flowers, etc closeup - would this be good for that?
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Yes. I use it for jewelry and it works well for the little word inside the band of a ring.
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Hi Carol , I bought this lens about a week ago. This lens can take beautiful flower pictures. Guarantee, You will be happy with this lens.
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I would say it depends on your style shooting street photography. This lens is very very good for landscape and I use it primarily for landscape. If you like to shoot shallow DOF on street, this is not ideal. You already have a very good lens for that but without zoom. But then I like my street lens to be a fix-focal length.Also this lens is kinda big so you do attract a lot more attention than with the 50/1.4. Thankfully it's not white in color.Hope that helps.
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Absolutely!!! I use my lens for portraits also, It gives a nice flat perspective of features that you expect with a lens from about 85-200mm. Great for head shots as well as environmental shots.
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The lens is really great for almost everything, however, if you are trying to take photos of birds or other comperably small easily startled things, or like the moon, then a larger lens would be something to think about. However for almost all intents and purposes, what it comes with will be just fine. Hope that was helpful
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As a wide angle, on a full frame camera, it should be fine. You should be able to get fairly close and still include some of the environment if you wish. I believe this would be a good use for this lens on a full frame camera.yes it is a prime lens..
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yes, but with the correct distance. I like to take different approaches to objects in landscapes or statues that are not very close. This is an affordable and very good lens. I like the photos that I take with this lens.
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a 60mm I use for flowers and small insect pictures. It would be OK for paintings.
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For landscape and weddings you generally want a wider angle lens than this especially if you're shooting indoors. For kids and pets in an outdoor setting as well as portraits, this lens will work well.
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Can't help you out here but I would suspect that the inherent DOF range in kinds of lenses would make it a good choice. You're not auto focusing with video anyway so glass quality and to some extent weight might be your considerations in buying this lens.
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Lila - Yes, this macro lens is great for small objects just realize that you have to be close to get the subject and be very still. My wife uses this lens when she is taking pictures of flowers and has caught several bees in the pictures and the detail is impressive. She is a beginning photographer but has produced some great shots with this macro lens.Good Luck!
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This lens is not a sports lens. You'll be too far from any action to even when cropped. The 70-200 f2.8 is one of the best sport lenses for up close. If you want even closer I'd recommend buying the 300mm or 400mm but its might be easier to buy a tube extender that will increase the range of your lens. This lens is great for landscape, portraits, and Weddings.
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The short answer is that this lens is no "powerhouse." I have used it quite effectively for artists' portraits at lawn concerts and for fairly-close nature images (no farther than 20 meters -- 60-65 feet) but beyond that it is of little practical value.Within that range, however, it produces an exceptional image.Hope that helped ...
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I bought the lens to take detail pictures of postage stamps/coins (I collect). Does the job, have not tried it on insects or any thing smaller.
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I use mine mostly outdoors at Motocross races and sporting events, I love it for the price. If doing large groups then you will definitely need a back up lens for that. I have had mine for about a year now and its still working great!
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This isn't a professional lens by any means but if you're taking photos in a well lit space or outside it should be more than adequate. The more you zoom in with this lens the more it limits light reception, so not the best lens for poor lighting conditions. Until you're willing to spend in the $1000's there aren't many other options. Disclaimer; I'm not a professional photographer...just a hobbyist.
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This lens is definitely not for landscape and will scream either "stalker" or "rob me" in a street scenario. The 18-35 is a big lens for street, though would probably do very well with it.