thanks everyone!
you've been very helpful!
i've decided to go with the 50mm f/1.4
you've been very helpful!
i've decided to go with the 50mm f/1.4
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photography lens question
I shoot with a Canon Rebel XT
I like lowlight photography...no flash...no tripod
so i was recommended the 85mm f/ 1.8
but then I noticed the 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS (Image Stabilizer)
I'm not really good with all of these technical terms for the lenses...i don't really understand the difference between the 2 apart from IS..
is the IS worth the extra money?...
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I shoot with a Canon Rebel XT
I like lowlight photography...no flash...no tripod
so i was recommended the 85mm f/ 1.8
but then I noticed the 17-85mm f/4-5.6 IS (Image Stabilizer)
I'm not really good with all of these technical terms for the lenses...i don't really understand the difference between the 2 apart from IS..
is the IS worth the extra money?...
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anaphalaxis:
Ok, your F stops are basically the size of the lens aperture (the hole through which your camera takes in light). The smaller the number (F 1.8, F2) the larger the hole, and thus the more light you get to the film or digital sensor. For low light photography you want as large an aperture as possible, which means smallest number. That's why you've been recomended the f 1.8 lens.
IS is not really neccessary for what you want. At F4.5 (the maximum size apeture on the IS lens), you're still going to have slower shutter speeds than the 85mm at F1.8 (and so blurrier pictures). It doesn't stop the image from bluring if people are moving, just helps prevent camera shake (your hand moving slightly while the shutter is open). If they did an F1.8 lens with IS and you had the money to spend I'd say go for it, but the F4.5 IS lens really isn't suitable for what you want.
I'd recomend you find a decent canon lens with F1.4. You'll be taking better pictures in lower light conditions than both of the above, and I think it'll still be cheaper than the IS lens. I don't know what the maximum ISO setting is for a Rebel XT but I'm sure you'd be fine in most night time indoor locations at about 1600 ISO with an F1.4, particularly if you're not printing your pictures and so can take very big pictures and reduce them in size.
Hope that helps a bit
IS is not really neccessary for what you want. At F4.5 (the maximum size apeture on the IS lens), you're still going to have slower shutter speeds than the 85mm at F1.8 (and so blurrier pictures). It doesn't stop the image from bluring if people are moving, just helps prevent camera shake (your hand moving slightly while the shutter is open). If they did an F1.8 lens with IS and you had the money to spend I'd say go for it, but the F4.5 IS lens really isn't suitable for what you want.
I'd recomend you find a decent canon lens with F1.4. You'll be taking better pictures in lower light conditions than both of the above, and I think it'll still be cheaper than the IS lens. I don't know what the maximum ISO setting is for a Rebel XT but I'm sure you'd be fine in most night time indoor locations at about 1600 ISO with an F1.4, particularly if you're not printing your pictures and so can take very big pictures and reduce them in size.
Hope that helps a bit
rxqueen:
i responded to this on myspace! i'd repost it here for you but it looks like its already been covered
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lizardam:
Edit ~ Oh, yeah, that was one of them. The first link you posted
The second link ~ I dunno anything about Image Stabilizer.
Have you tried B&H?
The second link ~ I dunno anything about Image Stabilizer.
Have you tried B&H?
rosaleigh:
how do you get them on your computer!?!? and where do you get them developed?
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tatertot:
I was like this: Zzzzzzzzz... (had to work)
oryon:
happy belated birthday, miss thang
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tatertot:
Merry Christmas to you sweetie, have lots of fun! 
gujsel:
hey my sweet lady ...how are you ??? for you today i want a fantastic christmas....fantastic like you !!!
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jkricket:
Holy luscious, lovely ladies, batman! You make a damn sexy catwoman! 
And thanks for the picture comment
And thanks for the picture comment
jkricket:
combined hours? probably about 3 days.
I feel like using my credit card to buy myself a plane ticket I cant' afford to jet away anywhere but here
I feel like I'm not living
I'm just going through the motions
but I won't
for various reasons
including:
can't afford it
will lose job
not practical
I do at least need a weekend getaway
problem is I've been working every weekend
I...
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I feel like I'm not living
I'm just going through the motions
but I won't
for various reasons
including:
can't afford it
will lose job
not practical
I do at least need a weekend getaway
problem is I've been working every weekend
I...
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mad_fer_it:
EnglandAway has been right there in the middle of The Smiths and Oasis which makes him two things.
oh, and count me in for the side swept look... definitely.
and i have a prescription for your blues.... more headphone time... cheaper than a plane ticket that's fo sho...
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oryon:
you are trouble incarnate.
tatertot:
This group bought terror to the neighborhood!
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jfm:
i was hurting the next day too,
smoking costume, you looked hot as hell
smoking costume, you looked hot as hell
oryon:
do you leave bitemarks?
new Holga photos
I'm upset because half of the roll didn't come out
I was drunkenly taking photos one night and accidentally skipped over 2
and then the other ones the lab said they couldn't print because their printer couldn't find a focal point.
which is annoying cos there's still something there, but they couldn't/wouldn't print it
you'd think there'd be a manual way to...
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I'm upset because half of the roll didn't come out
I was drunkenly taking photos one night and accidentally skipped over 2
and then the other ones the lab said they couldn't print because their printer couldn't find a focal point.
which is annoying cos there's still something there, but they couldn't/wouldn't print it
you'd think there'd be a manual way to...
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tatertot:
That would add up I guess...We pay for our art!
A Happy Halloween to you...
A Happy Halloween to you...
anaphalaxis:
I'm really well thanks! It's been just a little while
I'm still good mates with Leon, and we hit the town and get annoyingly drunk every couple of weeks. I'll say hi to him from you!
What about yourself? Still looking sexy I see!
I'm still good mates with Leon, and we hit the town and get annoyingly drunk every couple of weeks. I'll say hi to him from you!
What about yourself? Still looking sexy I see!
I'm glad that the cutest member on this site (you) posts a lot of pictures. It improves my quality of life.
monday was better. i went and helped him out with some stuff at work and then we went out for lunch/dinner.
we still need to talk though. we've been dating since september so i just want some clarity. you know, just in case, because there are definitely some other guys I might want to hook up with.