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Canon EF 50mm f 1 8 II Camera Lens

This is the lightest EF lens of all at a mere 4.6 oz. (130g). Compact and high-performance, standard lens. Its Gaussian optics provide sharp delineation from near to far focusing distances. The color balance is excellent for a standard lens.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars You get what you pay for
You get what you pay for and you don’t pay much for this lens, however, what you get for the price is surprising. If you can get past the cheap build quality you’ll be pleased to find that this lens takes excellent quality photos. Shooting wide open (at f/1.8) gives you a wonderful blurred background and it’s easy to achieve your depth of field goals with this little beauty. That said, I do find the auto focus to be a bit temperamental at times and do sometimes miss a shot having to refocus the lens. This wouldn’t have been enough to deter me from the purchase though. For just under a hundred bucks it really is worth any little quirks and it lets you try out the feel of a prime lens without having to fork out the nearly five hundred dollars for the 50mm 1.4.

Overall, very pleased and I think this lens is a steal.

2 Stars Awesome for 2 months, now blurry
I have hardly used this lens and abused it in no way. After 2 months it’s no good to me because I can’t get a sharp picture out of it. The AF is way off. If I manually focus I can come close, but no cigar. All my other lenses are awesome so I know its not the cameras fault.

5 Stars 50mm Lens Surprisingly Great in the Right Situations
I received this lens “stock” when I bought my Canon Rebel xTi (400D) off of a dude on Craigslist. He included a flare guard and a UV filter. At first I had no idea what i was doing with the thing. my initial reaction to a nonzoom lens was THIS IS STUPID WHY DO THEY MAKE SUCH THINGS. I hated that I had to move super far away from my subject matter and that I could get wider shots. As I got used to it, I found out the secret awesome to a no-zoom lens.

-INTENSE depth of field: details get nailed with correct focus

I am very into getting a super focus on my subject, and this lens allows for a huge difference between the subject and everything else. Finding the correct way to focus took a few weeks, but once I figured it out I felt like all my photographs were some sort of brilliant breakthrough. It’s invigorating to have the huge amount of detail from a lower end DSLR. My school had 5Ds for rental, and I feared I would take ages to own that type of hardware after graduating. The quality of shooting is extremely satisfying, as long as you know what you are shooting for. Until you can afford a macro lens, go with this guy.

-capturing live music events can happen

As a band photographer and concert goer, I have played with different types of cameras and (if applicable) lens. The lowlight situations were a biatch when I didn’t have a large flash and didn’t want to distract the performers. This lens rocks at freezing singers in their tracks. Once you find your perch you’re good for the rest of the night. You have to be a little closer than you think you need to be.

I would not use this lens when shooting people in close quarters. you have to get quite a distance away if you want to have anything show up around your subject. It’s a handy lens to have while sightseeing, especially for monuments. If you’re in a museum that allows photography, I would not use it because of needing to be far from the subject — you’d be pretty interrupting to the other museum-goers. The auto-focus can be pretty janky at times which can be a bummer when you want a quick snapshot. Be prepared to do all manual focusing; it creates the best shots with this lens.

This lens is good for a beginner photographer in the land of DSLR because it makes you learn how to use your camera rather than letting you get away with pretending you know what you’re doing.

5 Stars Yipee!
I really struggled with buying this lens for a long time. How could something this inexpensive be any better than the kit quality lenses I already own. Looking at all the sample images and comments finally pushed me over the edge and I am glad they did.

This little gem has been giving me clearer pictures than I have been able to achieve for the most part since getting my XSi camera early December 2009. I am even able to do some very nice quazi macro work until I get a real macro lens, and the bokeh is really beautiful. Taking portrait shots of people, well I just can’t say enough good things about that.

This is going to keep me entertained until I can afford to buy more expensive glass, but hey, I live in California, and work for the state. Can you say ‘furlough’?

Go for it!

5 Stars Great portrait lens
This lens has a decent build quality, sufficient if you plan to hold it in your camera bag. The huge advantages over the zoom lens are:

1) The weight – it weights nothing, very light, especially for entry level DSLRs

2) The price – near one hundred bucks price tag makes it a great deal

3) The low light performance and shallow depth of field – no zoom has 1.8f aperture. You can blur the background much better than with zooms and shoot nice portraits. I compared it, for example with kit lens, which is not even mile close. It still can take pictures without flash when my $1000+ zoom can’t.

Some cons, although nothing critical:

1) The sharpness at f/1.8 is not that great for portraits, but improves significantly at f/2.

2) The lack of image stabilizer makes it difficult to shoot at slow shutter speeds without tripod.

3) The manual focus ring is too narrow, though perfectly usable

4) The lens is 50mm, which is perfect for portraits and people shooting when on full film size sensor, but on cropped sensor, like most of the DSLRs have today, it’s 1.6×50=80mm. With this focus length, it’s difficult to shoot full body portraits inside, there must be enough distance to the object. Outside it is less critical, but still noticeable. When I use the zoom lens, I often set it to about 35mm for full body portrait.

Overall it’s a good buy and great value for money. I recommend it, but not as a single lens.

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Photography | admin | August 20, 2010 8:40 pm | Comments (0)

Digital Concepts 1 2 4 10 Close Up Macro Filter Set with Pouch 58mm

Digital Concepts 1 2 4 10 Close Up Macro Filter Set with Pouch 58mm

Digital Concepts +1 +2 +4 +10 Close-Up Macro Filter Set with Pouch (58mm)

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars A fine product
This product is fine in terms of optical quality. I’m certainly no professional, however, so this review should be taken with a grain of salt by those who are very familiar with cameras and are “prosumer” types.

I’ve noticed no distortion, discoloration, blurring, etc., with images, and it’s great for macro. I can get amazingly close and these lenses give me an amazingly shallow depth of field (which is good… for me at least).

The only minor gripe I have with this product is that after less than a month of a use, some of the black paint is starting to fade/chip, leaving me with glimpses of silver (not good for a camera: causes reflections and unwanted light in the photograph).

5 Stars Great product for price, does take practise
I have Canon Powershot sx10 with Lensmate filter adapter. i ordered these lens/filters and they work great. i did have to go and play with them to learn how to use them. the depth of field is short, but really nice pictures. Quality was excellent for price as well, believe they are glass, seem too heavy for plastic. Can’t wait to see what more pictures I can take.

5 Stars Gives some extra abilities
makes a standard lens a bit more versatile. Helps in a pinch and has high quality optics.

3 Stars For less than $15 you can get real close! But the glass they used is cheap!
I will talk about the product and not the seller I purchased from.

Yes, this is a “macro” filter attachment that will allow you to get closer to your subject.

You can use auto focus but you will limit yourself to the amount of magnification that you can use to get as close to the subject as possible. Manual focus will allow you to get super close. I mean so close that is you are using a built in flash you will get a shadow from the camera lens. (thats how close you will be able to get)

These work great. They do drastically change depth of field so take that into account when you are first trying them out.

I am having an issue using some of my filters with it. The threads dont match up very well so I cant use my UV or polarizer because I dont want to cross-thread them. Also, I had to spend a lot of time when these arrived. They were dirty and two of them had some weird black goo on them.

Overall for the money, (I changed this)if you are looking for this item, you might want to pay a little more for better glass.

Update to my original review. This is cheap cheap cheap glass! While changing my 10X it fell 2 inches onto my cameras remote that was sitting on my bed. The glass is chipping, and continuing to chip. I cant use it anymore because I do not want to spread glass chips into my lens. Shop around and you might want to think about going with another manufacturer.

4 Stars Adequate Filters
Certainly the “poor mans’” macro lenses. The filters are average quality, but you can get very close to your subject for great effect. Focusing is primarly by moving the camera closer or farther to bring the subject into focus. For the money, not a bad product.

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Photography | admin | August 4, 2010 8:20 am | Comments (0)

Nikon 50mm f 1 8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Nikon 50mm f 1 8D AF Nikkor Lens for Nikon Digital SLR Cameras

Lens making is an art – Nikon artisans craft Nikkor optics from the finest materials, taking pride in adding their intellect and technique to bring the world’s finest lenses to life. They push the leading edge of lens making, harder and harder, in their effort to provide the “glass” that makes the world’s greatest pictures.PRODUCT FEATURES:D-type lens design provides distance information as part of flash and ambient light exposure processes;Classic normal lens provides speed and compact design;Multi-layer coating minimizes flare and ghosting;Exceptionally lightweight and compact – ideal for travel photography;Stops down to f/22 for excellent depth-of-field control.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Quality Product
This item was what seller advertised. I didn’t know at time of purchase, it was not as wide as I would of liked. I’m still learning about my camera and had to purchase another lens with wider angle view. The other lens worked out better for people portraits, this lens good for light, quick snaps of variety of things.

3 Stars Nikon lenses
This product wasn’t what I was looking for. I didn’t get detailed information about it so… this is a high quality product, was received in perfect conditions on-time but unfortunatelly doesn’t work with complete functionality with my D-5000 Nikon camera (focus must be make manually!)

4 Stars excellent lens for portrait photography
ease of you with d-slr cameras and a qiute fast lens its a good buy for

the price.picture quality is very good at iso upto 800

5 Stars Nikon d90 user
The reviews I have read left me wondering if the auto focus was going to work with my DX camera. After receiving and testing this lens I can assure you the auto focus works well with a Nikon d90. But apparently not with earlier Nikon DX cameras according to some other reviews.

If you are deciding between this and the bit more expensive dx 35 then your decision should be based on what reach you want and price point. They are both fast and sharp and contrasty. D90 users, rest assured, this lens kicks ass.

5 Stars Too much fun.
Got this a couple of weeks ago and have been playing around with it. The results are so great. I’m smitten!

If you’re debating on this product, just do it. You’ll probably love it.

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Tags: Angle View, Auto Focus, Camera Focus, Digital Slr Cameras, Lens Design, Lens Making, Light Exposure, Nikkor Lens, Nikon 50mm, Nikon Camera, Nikon Cameras, Nikon D90, Nikon Digital Slr, Nikon Digital Slr Cameras, Nikon Dx, Nikon Lenses, Nikon Optics, Nikon Slr, Portrait Photography, Travel Photography

Photography | admin | June 27, 2010 5:19 am | Comments (0)

Nikon 55 200mm f 4 5 6G ED IF AF S DX VR Vibration Reduction Zoom Nikkor Lens

Nikon 55 200mm f 4 5 6G ED IF AF S DX VR Vibration Reduction Zoom Nikkor Lens

Versatile and compact 3.6 Zoom-Nikkor brings the action to the photographer. Ideal for portraiture, family, sports, nature and wildlife. Approximates the picture angle characteristic of an 82-300mm lens in the 35mm format. Nikon’s VR (Vibration Reduction) reduces the effects of camera shake, allowing hand-held shooting at up to 3 shutter speeds slower than would otherwise be possible for dramatically sharper images. An ED (Extra-Low Dispersion) Glass element minimizes chromatic aberration, contributing to superior optical performance. New compact rod-type Silent Wave Motor (SW) enables ultra-high speed autofocusing with exceptional accuracy and super-quiet operation. Enables quick switching between A (Autofocus) and M (Manual Focus).

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Nikon 55-200mm Lens
I can’t compare it to another lens because this was my first zoom lens purchase. However, this was a great purchase! The auto-focus function works well with my D40. I’m still learning the in’s and out’s of a DSLR camera so I don’t use the manual focus frequently, but I have used it and it still produced crisp, clear pictures. I would definitely recommend this lens to others.

5 Stars Couldn’t ask for a better lens–I love it!!!

I purchased this lens from another store and I’m loving it. I got this for my Nikon d3000! I would say get this lens for all around picture taking. It’s a bit heavy, but other than that it’s wonderful!!

5 Stars Plesantly surprised
I have never purchased a refurbished product prior to this purchase of the 55-200mm Nikon lense. I am more that happy with the product. It is quick to focus, even in low light. On a recent trip to Florida to do some bird photography I shot over 1000 images with this lense on my D80 with amazing results. There were alot of big guns there, 400mm, 600mm and my images compared favorably to any shot with the expensive glass.I highly recomend this lense to anyone, from a biginer to a pro.

4 Stars Great lens! VR is a MUST!
I previously used the non-VR version, and I can say now that I’ll never own another lens without VR. Photos are much more crisp at higher zoom levels since the VR takes out the exaggerated shake. It’s a great alternative to the 70-300mm. It gives you all the zoom you need without taking up your whole camera bag. It’s also an easy lens to carry around on your camera, as opposed the the long and heavy 70-300mm. You won’t find a better bang for your buck.

5 Stars Nice Zoom Lens, Decent Price
I bought this zoom lens as an additional lens for my wife’s Nikon D40 camera. The thought was that it would enable her to get some better closeup shots depending on the situation. While it is true that the lens is great for that, functionally it’s not as versatile as her stock lens due to the fact that you don’t have the ability to not zoom in on something. The interesting thing is that the camera has high enough picture quality that you can take almost any image taken with the stock lens and zoom in on it digitally, but I digress.

This last weekend we took an outing to the National Zoo in Washington DC and my wife put this lens on her camera. For the task of taking pictures of the various animals in their enclosures, this thing was great. We wound up with some images of animals that look like they were professionally done and that would not be out of place in a wildlife book.

The lens is easy to install, easy to use, and gives very good picture quality thanks to the vibration reduction feature, all for a reasonable price. For an amateur photographer or someone who just likes to take a lot of snapshots, what’s not to like?

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Tags: 300mm Lens, Auto Focus, Big Guns, Bird Photography, Chromatic Aberration, D40, D80, Dispersion Glass, Dslr Camera, Family Sports, Focus User, Lens Purchase, Manual Focus, Optical Performance, Quiet Operation, Sharper Images, Shutter Speeds, Silent Wave Motor, Trip To Florida, Vibration Reduction

Photography | admin | June 26, 2010 11:52 am | Comments (0)

Canon Rebel XS 10 1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF S 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 IS Lens Black

Canon Rebel XS 10 1MP Digital SLR Camera with EF S 18 55mm f 3 5 5 6 IS Lens Black

Ideal for a wide range of photographers from first-time digital SLR users to veteran photo enthusiasts, the new Canon EOS Rebel XS camera is designed to embody what you have come to expect from the EOS Rebel series — a fast, non-intimidating, lightweight, easy-to-use camera that produces excellent images and starts emerging photographers off on the right foot. Immediately, photographers will take notice of the camera’s Optical Image Stabilized kit lens for crisp focus, compensating for camera shake from unsteady hands or a moving vehicle. The new Rebel model also incorporates Canon’s DIGIC III image processor, 10.1 megapixel CMOS sensor, Live View, Auto Lighting Optimizer, 7-point wide-area autofocus (AF) sensor and 3.0 frames per second continuous JPEG burst rate where the number of consecutive shots in a burst is only limited by the capacity of the flash memory card in the camera.

User Ratings and Reviews

4 Stars Great camera
I am really happy with the camera overall. The lens that came with it was rubbish, broke on us twice in under six months and Canon would only fix it once so that sucked. Besides that, it does everything we want it too.

4 Stars Good beginning SLR Camera
I have owned this camera for several months and really enjoy it. The only downfall I can see is the flash unit on the camera. A friend allowed me to use his attachable flash and what a difference. Other than that it takes great pictures nad is fairly easy to use even for beginners like me.

3 Stars Great camera, LOUSY LENS
We are very happy, as point-and-shoot parents wanting quality pictures of our kids, with the camera proper. The 18-55mm lens worked very well for about 17 months. Suddenly, without any preceding maltreatment, the auto focus wouldn’t work. I couldn’t move the lens through the whole zoom range and I could hear something loose inside the lens. Eventually, a piece looking something like a plumber’s wrench fell out of the lens. The Canon warranty is only for 12 months and they are asking $95 to repair it. Buyer beware.

5 Stars An affordable DSLR
I like this camera a lot. Great pictures and very fast response. Up to 3 pictures a second and only a split second start-up time even after recovering from sleep mode.

5 Stars This is the digital SLR camera to buy!
The camera is everything the information given said it was. I couldn’t be more pleased.

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Photography | admin | June 22, 2010 10:22 pm | Comments (0)

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