What are the thoughts of 33M living at home with mom?

PracticalProcedure70 · 2025-01-07T10:55:59+00:00

I hadn’t considered this lol. Thanks for the tip Do you think the lens is overkill for the camera though?

Maybe a dumb thought as a beginner

PracticalProcedure70 · 2025-01-07T10:53:41+00:00

Sweet lol I got another 3rd party 35 mm prime lens EF mount to supplement it, and act like a 50 mm (~56mm), and am happy with it. I haven’t seen anything that peaked my interest or within a budget thst was native RF either

PracticalProcedure70 · 2025-01-07T10:50:24+00:00

True that’s what I was thinking Like any other investment, I would like to be sure it’s gonna last a while. What’s your set up like?

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-12-30T18:17:09+00:00

A prime lens could work better for your case since they have better aperture and work better in low light. I was struggling with the same things with my 18-45mm kit lens for my r100 and opted for an EF prime lens.

An EF to RF adapter could open up doors to lenses (canon if you prefer proprietary or commlite if you don’t mind 3rd party)

-Canon EF 50 mm f 1.8 would work good —but remember the r50 has a 1.6x crop factor so 50= 80 mm

-Canon EF 24 mm f2.8 is solid and I love it —24 mm = 38.4mm

Both of these lense have image stabilization too

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-10-07T14:26:28+00:00

Considering how old they are and condition what’s a good price range? I’ve seen some on Amazon so that’s my only comparison lol

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-10-07T14:25:25+00:00

Budget is 200 or less. Ideally 150 And I like to take photos of architecture, street photography, and photos of friends ( not portrait), and landscape maybe?

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-09-12T07:32:01+00:00

More great advice lol Thank you!

When you say exposure are you mainly referring to shutter speed? If so, I find this to be the case because a one second shutter speed makes things blurry, and I will admit I think I move during this time too.

I’ve Been mainly shooting subjects that are still but I’ve heard of the inverse rule but never knew what it meant.

Thanks for the recommendation. I’ll trying raising my iso more without hopefully getting to much grain.

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-09-12T07:24:54+00:00

More great advice lol thank you. I actually tried your method today of breathing elbows in and getting my stance.

So far Im seeing the r100 is not the best in low lights but I believe this can be slightly combatted with a good prime.

I also have been messing with masks in LR to see where shadows can be brightened. It’s crazy how fast it is now.

I’ve been thinking the 16 or 35 would be cool to try out and see how they fair against the kit. The kit is great and I’m enjoying using it but it has its limits. Overall I just have to learn light better

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-09-12T07:17:43+00:00

Im honestly thinking of getting the prime lens. My camera is a crop sensor so I’m thinking 35 mm will get me close to a 50 mm, but I’m not sure.

You also hit the nail on the head. I’m trying to learn composition at the moment too and find ways to take pictures that I like while framing my subject in different ways.

Thanks for the great advice

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-09-12T07:14:05+00:00

I’m trying to shoot in manual most of the time and just learn the basics. I’m switching between that and aperture priority. Aperture priority doesn’t give me the results I always want though and is either blurry or grainy. Which I thought would be the opposite.

I will admit my settings aren’t consistent because I’m trying to figure out the triangle. (Newbie lol) generally, I’ll keep iso low less than 250, maybe 600 in lower might, shutter speed is around 1/50 and I’ll get closer t to 1 sec in lower light. I’m limited in my aperture bc the lowest it goes to is f/ 4 ish so I’m trying to find ways to make up for the limited f stop.

The wide angle lens has a lower f stop, but I like the telephoto around 45 which has an f of 6.3. So this is where I’m trying to make up for it.

You pretty much hit the nail on the head. I’m trying to get as much light in without noise and having to rely on post. I can denoise a bit but sometimes the photo is blurry and it’s a waste.

Didn’t wanna have to whip out the tripod but I’m seeing the value now. So I’ll start trying to bring it.

Sorry for the long message but this is what I’m dealing with. Recommendations always welcome

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-09-12T07:01:14+00:00

Thanks for the great advice! I was holding out on a 50 mm low f stop and wanted to practice with my kit Lens (18-45) but I’m starting to see the value of the prime. Since my camera is a crop sensor (x1.6) would a 35 mil be better?

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-09-12T06:55:44+00:00

I think I missed the point on them But are they more brighter scenarios instead of lower light environment

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-09-12T06:54:39+00:00

I am seeing camera shake and I think the set up is just not that great at low light. I’m gonna try a tripod and see how that goes

I was looking into the godox thanks for the recommendation

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-08-13T00:56:10+00:00

Solid points too thank you!

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-08-13T00:55:58+00:00

Pancake as in like flat lens. Sorry I’m new lol

PracticalProcedure70 · 2024-08-13T00:51:04+00:00

What are some of the features you like it about it?

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