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I've been using my wife's old Olympus FE-25 10Mp digital mostly (only because it's handy and I can keep it a pocket and is dead simple to use , even my wife who's not good on tech stuff - more a arty crafty type). Also has movie mode if I want it and Macro which can be handy , even supermacro but it's hard to get a good close up with. Better still is a very light, compact and handy camera.
When more serious about photos or I need to shoot from a distance , I use my venerable Canon EOS 40D (10Mpix) with either the stock 15-85 IS zoom, or a Sigma 50-150 f2.8 IS APO zoom , but it's bulky , heavy and not aways convenient. For long shots I have a Tamron Adapt2all 300 f2.8 - a superlens (bought when I was still only using my old Minolta XD5 , and simply bought a second adapter to be able use on the EOS DSLR - that's the beauty of Adapt2all lenses , but that one is a fully manual lens and is HUGE !! <-- don't mind that at all) .
Thinking of getting a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 APO zoom to cover "more ground".
I'd buy a few Prime Canon L zooms with IS but I don't think the expense of Canon L IS lenses is worth it (for me so it's Sigma APO zooms with IS or Tamron LD zooms with IS).
Care to suggest a few handy zooms that are fast (about f2.8) ?
ie a 70-200 f2.8 IS
Just bought a new Canon Powershot SX730 HS for my wife , boy is it a brute compared with the old Olympus FE-25 , but it comes with some top features , ie 40x zoom , a bigger faster lens , more options , bigger screen which pivots so no more need to be a contortionist , LIVEVIEW capability (?) wireless , better popup / builtin in flash , FHD movie mode , and even manual modes. And 20.3 MPixel cf 10 Mpixel.
Wasn't cheap but it's their newest model and will be competitive for several years.
Now looking at a new Canon DSLR , choices are 80D Body Only Kit or maybe upping to a 35mm sensor with a 6D MkII Body Only Kit. Or waiting to see what next **D or *D series DSLR is (might be a 30 MPixel (?)).
When more serious about photos or I need to shoot from a distance , I use my venerable Canon EOS 40D (10Mpix) with either the stock 15-85 IS zoom, or a Sigma 50-150 f2.8 IS APO zoom , but it's bulky , heavy and not aways convenient. For long shots I have a Tamron Adapt2all 300 f2.8 - a superlens (bought when I was still only using my old Minolta XD5 , and simply bought a second adapter to be able use on the EOS DSLR - that's the beauty of Adapt2all lenses , but that one is a fully manual lens and is HUGE !! <-- don't mind that at all) .
Thinking of getting a Sigma 70-200 f2.8 APO zoom to cover "more ground".
I'd buy a few Prime Canon L zooms with IS but I don't think the expense of Canon L IS lenses is worth it (for me so it's Sigma APO zooms with IS or Tamron LD zooms with IS).
Care to suggest a few handy zooms that are fast (about f2.8) ?
ie a 70-200 f2.8 IS
Just bought a new Canon Powershot SX730 HS for my wife , boy is it a brute compared with the old Olympus FE-25 , but it comes with some top features , ie 40x zoom , a bigger faster lens , more options , bigger screen which pivots so no more need to be a contortionist , LIVEVIEW capability (?) wireless , better popup / builtin in flash , FHD movie mode , and even manual modes. And 20.3 MPixel cf 10 Mpixel.
Wasn't cheap but it's their newest model and will be competitive for several years.
Now looking at a new Canon DSLR , choices are 80D Body Only Kit or maybe upping to a 35mm sensor with a 6D MkII Body Only Kit. Or waiting to see what next **D or *D series DSLR is (might be a 30 MPixel (?)).