New A75 for a beginner.

[Gizzmo0411]

Hello all, I'm new here but have been browsing around for a few days. Recently purchased a new A75 and am looking to make the best of it.

Things I'm looking into (and would greatly appreciate advice on):

-Lenses for this model (and adapters).
--I'd like to be able to take a wide variety of high quality photos, I'm interested in taking landscape photography and portrait style shots mostly. Looking at wide angle and telephoto lenses.

- Flashes for this model...
-- Here I need real help. I don't know anything about flashes, however I understand that some of the adapters and lenses for this camera will block the stock flash. Since I'm a beginner I don't even know how much of a problem this is...

Beyond that...I know nothing, I'm a from-scratch, straight-from-the-proverbial-womb photographer.

This looks like a great place for information (even overwhelmingly so!) and I'm sure I'll be snooping around here and there. Hope everyone a very happy holiday!:)

[bachscuttler]

Hello and Welcome!

Couple of links to start with:

Lens Adapter (http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_index/index001-camera_acc-canon.html)

A75 Lenses on this page (http://www.bugeyedigital.com/moreinfo/lens_compatibility_chart.html#Canon%20Camera) (click the Canon link) :lol:

As far as I am aware there is no 'Hotshoe' on this model so you won't be able to fit an external flash directly to the camera.

[Gizzmo0411]

Great! Thanks for the links, that's pretty much exactly what I'm looking for.

I don't foresee the flash being a terrible issue as most of the shots that I would want to take with these lenses would inevitably be outdoors. However, were I to take a photo with a flash blocked by a lense how much of a problem is that? I assume it would just make some strange shadows on the subject if anything??

[bachscuttler]

Great! Thanks for the links, that's pretty much exactly what I'm looking for.

I don't foresee the flash being a terrible issue as most of the shots that I would want to take with these lenses would inevitably be outdoors. However, were I to take a photo with a flash blocked by a lense how much of a problem is that? I assume it would just make some strange shadows on the subject if anything??
Regarding Flash, there is a device recently developed by a company that fits around the A series body and is I think fired by the built in Flash.
It was an advert in a photography mag and can't remember exactly how it works, but I'm scouring all my recent mags for the Ad. Can't find it online so bear with me.

[Gizzmo0411]

Interesting...I've been looking around as well but I can't find anything for the A series...I was thinking there might be a system that would be designed around the USB hookup that somehow was able to use the built in flash mechnism...Another thing I was thinking was some sort of reflector that would direct the light in the correct way...like a flash periscope...Hehehe...wonder if that's ever been tried.

[Pugdaddy]

Check out the sticky at the top of this forum called "Canon A70 super macro". It has a pic of a setup using whats called a "slave flash". It flashes when your cameras built in flash is used. I'm thinking of getting one myself. I looked around and they can be bought for around 30 or 40 bucks.

[Don Schaeffer]

You can buy an inexpensive flash such as the Vivitar 2000 auto flash and connect a tiny slave bulb (a photo cell device) for a cost under $50.

If you are a beginner and you want to take portraits or landscapes, I recommend you start using the A75 camera's native lens. This runs from about 35 mm (slight wide angle) to 105 mm (portrait telephoto).

You might want to buy a slave flash to use for fill light or angled light when you use your on camera flash.

[Gizzmo0411]

Is there a benefit to using a 37mm lense over a 52mm or vice versa? I'm trying to decide what lenses to buy and what adapters for my A75. I'd like a macro and a telephoto I think.

[Jon]

37 mm and 52 mm are the diameters of the filters/converters being used. The Canon filter/lens holder surrounds the lens, so needs the larger diameter to keep from vignetting. You'll note that the 37 mm adapter from Bugeye cautions about vignetting with wide angle lens converters.

[Gizzmo0411]

Gotcha...
So 52mm might be a better choice for the A series...

I'm looking at this:

37mm Adapter:
http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/bow-aub37a60.html
Telephoto:
http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/tif-00190.html
Macro:
http://www.bugeyedigital.com/product_main/ray-msn200.html

I figure I don't really need a wide angle as the camera itself has a decent width...However...I'm wondering about the Telephoto.

I frequent a lot of air shows and would like to be able to take some pictures of the planes in the air. Not really sure about how to go about doing that.

[Bilbolinski]

I am going to get an A75, and I am looking at accessories. I want to get a UV filter, but I know only a little about them.

What size do I need for my A75? I have heard of two sizes that can be used.. and there are so many brands...

[Jon]

The only way you'll be able to attach a filter to the A75 is with a bulky, awkward contraption that envelops the lens. These days, UV filters are mainly used to protect the lens, but when the A75's turned off the lens retracts, so it's pretty well protected without one. If you were to go ahead with getting one, you'd need to get one of the adapters (see aforementioned bulky, awkward contraptions) Canon and others sell for mounting auxiliary lenses and filters. Canon's take 52 mm filters. Hoya B+W and Tiffen multicoated filters are all good.