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QUOTE (ridgers - 22/10/2010 @ 13:22) Been told I need to invest in a 70-200mm L lens at a price of £1700 for my 7D to get the most out of snowsport photography which is fine but the price of getting set up as a snow photog is mega and never ending....GRRRRR!! Filters what do you guys use...? I was thinking a polariser would probably be a standard filter for the bright conditions but am willing to take some more of your well appreciated advice.
The 70-200 is pretty long for an APS-C body, something you may want to think about. It depends what you're shooting. Powder Mountain's photog uses one of those and likes it. At another operator I know someone who shoots with the 35-350, on full-frame bodies. Personally I like wider, but then I only shoot people I trust (that is: I have to get very close). It's a trade. Good lenses are mandatory and not cheap of course.
I think you'll find filters pretty rare now for people shooting commercially. Basically people don't want to put crap glass in front of good glass. Polarizers and NDs are about the only useful types, depending on what you're shooting. For snowboarding NDs are irrelevant. Polarizers, well you could use them but they're kind of fiddly to use in practice and it's just one more thing to slow you down. I'd save the cash and forget filters. Just my view. |
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| #17 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 22/10/2010 @ 21:19 |
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Thanks for sharing your view philw it is great advise, I agree with you about the filters as the money would be better used towards a more superior lens.
Still uncertain of what lens to go for though as most of my work will be inside fridges and maybe the odd competition abroad for now until I get more confident with my PHOTOGRAPHY and equipment and maybe then I will decide to move on to the back-country and more extreme photography.
Thanks again for the advise. |
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| #18 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 27/10/2011 @ 18:01 |
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get a good filter. good filters wont affect the image and will protect your expensive lens from some accidents / dirt. |
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| #19 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 28/10/2011 @ 08:07 |
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Look at the Sigma 70-200mm eqivalent to the Canon, I own both and I prefer the Sigma..
it costs less than half too |
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| #20 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 28/10/2011 @ 08:08 |
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Never forget the filters.... it can save your glass... a good UV filter is all you really need.. |
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| #21 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 03/11/2011 @ 16:26 |
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I have a cannon and it's by far my favorite camera I have ever had. Would definitely recommend it  |
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| #22 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 04/11/2011 @ 00:43 |
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to be fair if youre just shooting for fun/mainly in snowdomes, youre probably fine with a 1000d and the stock lens, or a basic telephoto at most! |
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| #23 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 04/11/2011 @ 08:43 |
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| #24 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 04/11/2011 @ 16:14 |
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I shoot with two lenses indoors, a 24-70L and a 10-20 Sigma. The only times I've ever felt like I needed something longer is when shooting comps and there's been issues with getting close enough. |
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| #25 Re: Nikon d300s or a canon eos 7d Posted 05/11/2011 @ 22:03 |
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On a crop sensor 70mm should be perfect for most situations. I'd also suggest to get the widest lens you can, the Tokina 11-16 is an awesome and cheap wide angle lens, also the Sigma 10-20 variable aperture isn't half bad.
I'm a Nikon shooter (D7000) but tend to just stick to the 11-16mm and my 70-200mm. I also have a 35mm f/1.8 for more general shooting.
I wouldn't bother with any type of filter, even for protection. The lens hood provides more protection than any filter will and there is no point putting more cheap glass in front of your expensive gear and reducing the light hitting the sensor when you don't have to.
Definitely shoot RAW if you want to get the most out of your files, it can't be beaten. Lightroom is a really nice workflow management software where you can non-destructively edit your images too. It's all you really ever need. |
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