crc_408 Member 137 posts Joined Apr 2005 Location: San Jose, CA More info | May 30, 2005 03:17 | #1 Would appreciate any suggestions on which type and lens works best for low-light indoor situations. Already have a 50mm/1.8, but I'm looking for something a bit wider, but can't decided between a prime or zoom. Chris (Gear List)
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tim Light Bringer  51,010 posts Likes: 375 Joined Nov 2004 Location: Wellington, New Zealand More info | May 30, 2005 04:10 | #2 There's a 16-25L? Never heard of that before. Professional wedding photographer, solution architect and general technical guy with multiple Amazon Web Services certifications.
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Andy_T Compensating for his small ... sensor 9,860 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2003 Location: Hannover Germany More info | May 30, 2005 04:27 | #3 There are no faster zooms than f/2.8 in any range. some cameras, some lenses,
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ISimonius Weather Sealed Photographer  6,508 posts Gallery: 19 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 49 Joined Feb 2005 Location: On a Small Blue Planet with Small Blue People With Small Blue Eyes More info | May 30, 2005 05:39 | #4 crc_408 wrote: Would appreciate any suggestions on which type and lens works best for low-light indoor situations. Already have a 50mm/1.8, but I'm looking for something a bit wider, but can't decided between a prime or zoom. Here's a couple of lens I"m looking at in each catagory: Prime 24mm 1.4L 35mm 1.4L Zoom 16-25mm 2.8L 28-70mm 2.8L Is there a faster zoom in these ranges? Thanks. Looked at the 24L and at the reviews - not impressed Veni, Vidi, Snappi
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pcasciola POTN SHOPKEEPER  3,130 posts Joined Sep 2004 Location: Millstone Township, NJ More info | I find my zooms to be fairly useless in low light, with the exception of the 70-200/2.8L IS because the IS will give me the handholdability of an f/1.4. It does not give the shutter speed of an f/1.4, though, so it won't stop movement like an f/1.4 can in those situations. Philip Casciola
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ssim POTN Landscape & Cityscape Photographer 2005  10,884 posts Likes: 6 Joined Apr 2003 Location: southern Alberta, Canada More info | I assume that you are referring to the 16-35 f2.8 L. I have this lens and have found it to be very good in low light. The question is how low of light are you shooting. I have not had any experience with the two prime you've listed so I will not comment on them. I can, however, recommend the 16-35 based on my own experiences. My life is like one big RAW file....way too much post processing needed.
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Andy_T Compensating for his small ... sensor 9,860 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2003 Location: Hannover Germany More info | May 30, 2005 05:57 | #7 A cheap alternative might also be the 35/2.0. some cameras, some lenses,
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mdr Goldmember  1,167 posts Joined Jan 2005 Location: Glasgow, Scotland More info | May 30, 2005 06:51 | #8 The fastest Canon prime is the 50mm f1.0 USM. It's not a typo, it's a super fast f1.0 lens. You'll need to hunt one down second hand though, as Canon no longer makes these. Marc
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tim wrote: There's a 16-25L? Sorry...meant to type 16-35...:o Chris (Gear List)
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pcasciola POTN SHOPKEEPER 3,130 posts Joined Sep 2004 Location: Millstone Township, NJ More info | crc_408 wrote: The 28mm/1.8 may be an option. Any comments on this lens? Drisley is selling one in the marketplace. Philip Casciola
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Andy_T Compensating for his small ... sensor 9,860 posts Likes: 5 Joined Jan 2003 Location: Hannover Germany More info | May 30, 2005 13:04 | #11 Look here: some cameras, some lenses,
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lostdoggy King Duffus  4,787 posts Joined Aug 2004 Location: Queens, NY More info | mdr wrote: The fastest Canon prime is the 50mm f1.0 USM. It's not a typo, it's a super fast f1.0 lens. You'll need to hunt one down second hand though, as Canon no longer makes these. Just for argument sake the fastest canon prime is 50MM f/0.95 introduced in 1961!!!
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ISimonius Weather Sealed Photographer 6,508 posts Gallery: 19 photos Best ofs: 2 Likes: 49 Joined Feb 2005 Location: On a Small Blue Planet with Small Blue People With Small Blue Eyes More info | crc_408 wrote: Sorry...meant to type 16-35...:o Thanks for all your comments!! One of my main attemtps is to increase shutter speed and minimizing a high ISO. I know there's always a balance to be met. I have the 85/1.8 but it's too close. The 50/1.8 is fine, but I'm still looking for a slightly wider lens. The 28mm/1.8 may be an option. Any comments on this lens? I'm looking at the 24mm f2.8 at the moment Veni, Vidi, Snappi
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Sean-Mcr Goldmember  1,813 posts Likes: 4 Joined Apr 2005 Location: Manchester, England More info | May 30, 2005 17:46 | #14 I've been thinking about buying the 35mm 1.4L myself. I wanted a fast zoom so i bought a 16-35, but once i got my primes a week later i found t that for me the zoom was not fast enough and too and soft wide open. Primes simply gave me more so i took the 16-35 back, i might buy a 17-40 for strictly for outdoors/good indoor light and the 35mm 1.4L. 35's hardly wide , but i love what it can produce. I don't know what good composition is.... Sometimes for me composition has to do with a certain brightness or a certain coming to restness and other times it has to do with funny mistakes. There's a kind of rightness and wrongness and sometimes I like rightness and sometimes I like wrongness. Diane Arbus
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