Bought a new lens today!

JavaLoverJavaLover Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
edited June 18, 2008 in Accessories
Yeah!!! I bought the Canon 55mm-250mm f/4-5.6 IS. Now tell me I didn't just waste $300. I took a couple of test shots in the house and am happy so far. Will be taking it to the mountains tomorrow and the coast after that.

I'm kind of excited! :clap
Canon 40D, stock lens and now a Canon 55mm-250mm f/4-5.6 IS.
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  • ziggy53ziggy53 Super Moderators Posts: 24,130 moderator
    edited June 6, 2008
    JavaLover wrote:
    Yeah!!! I bought the Canon 55mm-250mm f/4-5.6 IS. Now tell me I didn't just waste $300. I took a couple of test shots in the house and am happy so far. Will be taking it to the mountains tomorrow and the coast after that.

    I'm kind of excited! clap.gif

    You should be excited. That lens gets great reviews. I look forward to your assessment.
    ziggy53
    Moderator of the Cameras and Accessories forums
  • ian408ian408 Administrators Posts: 21,939 moderator
    edited June 6, 2008
    Yeah! When you're back from the mountains, please let us see some pictures
    and maybe a few comments on the lens too.

    What body are you shooting it on?
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  • JavaLoverJavaLover Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2008
    Ziggy, I am excited!

    Ian, I'm shooting with a Canon 40D.

    I just posted here about our trip to the mountains. I am liking this lens so far. I really don't have any expertise in comparing and contrasting lenses. I just need to learn! Check out those photos and let me know what you think.

    Here's a couple from this morning. It was really foggy and not great light, but I was up and dieing to shoot something! mwink.gif

    #1 Not great, but close!

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    #2 Horrible angle, but I liked the detail in the wing. With practice...

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    #3 Actually one that wasn't bad considering the lighting.

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    We are off to the Wild Animal Park in a bit. I will post more pics with this lens.

    C&C welcome. :D
    Canon 40D, stock lens and now a Canon 55mm-250mm f/4-5.6 IS.
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  • Scott_QuierScott_Quier Registered Users Posts: 6,524 Major grins
    edited June 9, 2008
    These are a good start. Here's an idea - when you are shooting against the sky and without fill flash, you may want to consider dialing in a stop (+/-) of positive Exposure Compensation. This will tell the camera to admit more light to the sensor than it thinks it needs. This will result in the bird being better exposed but at the cost of over-exposing the sky (nothing comes free).
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  • JavaLoverJavaLover Registered Users Posts: 306 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    Ok, I wasn't impressed with the photos I have taken with the new lens yet. I'm still sifting thought my vacation photos. However, here is a shot of the moon the other night. Tell me what you think. It's the first photo I've been able to take without it looking like a white dot in the sky.

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    My Canon 40D hand held with wall support, 1/250 sec, 250mm, ISO-250, f/8, cropped...
    Canon 40D, stock lens and now a Canon 55mm-250mm f/4-5.6 IS.
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  • TristanPTristanP Registered Users Posts: 1,107 Major grins
    edited June 18, 2008
    Looks a tad overexposed. Remember, the moon is a sunlight subject. No need to brace anything, especially with an IS lens when shooting the full moon. Here's a handy calculator based on Shay's original.
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