aleksandar
Expert Member
I do have zooms/primes for canon but now with fuji I prefer two body setup with 23mm and 56mm lens.
It is small enough to fit in my bag and it is not heavy.
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I do have zooms/primes for canon but now with fuji I prefer two body setup with 23mm and 56mm lens.
It is small enough to fit in my bag and it is not heavy.
Nobody Important
Executive Member
Well I had purchased a 75-300mm zoom lens a few months ago and have had lots of fun taking photos of animals. Then recently I thought let me try my hand at portraiture for a change. I only had the kit lens (18-55mm) which is not bad at all, but not bad doesn't mean great. The more I read up on the net, the more I noticed people recommending this specific prime lens for great portrait photos.
As its just a hobby for me, I'm glad the price is reasonable, got for just under R1800.
So yeah that's why I got it, highly recommended by others and the price is reasonable to me.
mattrudlles
Expert Member
I am also really keen on portraiture but I decided to go the flash route first, and then I will definitely pick up a 50mm f/1.8g prime.
Congrats on the lens
APoc184
Honorary Master
It's a decent lens but the main reason so many people recommend it is the price.
Nobody Important
Executive Member
Yes of course; lens are costly!
I would love to have a 600mm Sigma or Tamron zoom lens but no way I can justify spending that kind of money anytime soon.
Nobody Important
Executive Member
You must share some of your photos with us on the other thread in this section. I have two minds on whether to get an external flash or just get lamps (especially those multi-coloured LED ones). Anyway, that is a decision for another month.I am also really keen on portraiture but I decided to go the flash route first, and then I will definitely pick up a 50mm f/1.8g prime.
Congrats on the lens
APoc184
Honorary Master
Personal experience from only a few weeks with my flash and triggers.
Go the speedlite route. Especially with the recent Chinese models making it much more affordable.
I built myself a LED lamp while back (posted on this forum somewhere). Was really powerful little thing with adjustable brightness and everything. And although it was nice for constant light for things like food or product photography it wasn't really useful for anything else. Too big and clumsy to move around the whole time when you start working with movable subjects (eg kids), especially when you start putting it on a stand or tripod. It also had to be really close to subjects to really get the good enough brightness for low ISO photos. Even at full power it struggled when put a fair distance from subjects.
Whereas the speedlite shines (excuse the pun) in all those aspects. I won't even bother getting the LED light out of the garage anymore unless I am thinking of shooting vlog posts or something.
Versatility and mobility of the speedlite are miles ahead. Not even to mention the power it puts out. I'm yet to use my speedlite anywhere close to full power settings.
Nobody Important
Executive Member
Makes sense but what I am concerned about is photos being "overlit". I know that the built-in flash in TTL and that can be used to trigger an external flash off to the side as well. But won't the main flash wash-out the photo thereby eliminating the effect trying to be achieved using a flash from the side?
Been a while since I used it but you should be able to set the pop-up to just trigger the remote. It will still pop but it won't have any impact.
APoc184
Honorary Master
Bouncing the flash off walls, ceilings, reflectors and pretty much any other objects fixes that quickly
Softens the light. So no harsh lighting.
Even just using the diffuser cap that comes with the flash makes a massive difference.
I remember @bwana making himself a DIY flash diffuser very long ago with a KFC Famous Bowl take-away container.
Yeah - I've DIY'd a few things over the years - that was one of my better ones.
Barbarian Conan
Executive Member
I got myself this, so there's no light that I don't want.
I also have a budget Yungnuo flash that works with the triggers by itself, so I can use the one trigger on my camera, the other one on my Canon flash, and then the Yungnuo flash by itself.
APoc184
Honorary Master
And again I only read half of the post.
Sorry.
Get cheap triggers. Bought mine off Amazon at almost half the price it was here and they are so easy to set up and use.
And as bwana mentioned. Speedlite can be triggered as a slave by the pop-up flash on your camera. And as far as I know when used in that mode the pop-up flash literally only emits enough light to trigger the speedlite. Should have minimal effect on photo.
My 6D doesn't have pop-up so I was forced to go the trigger route from the beginning for any off camera work.
mattrudlles
Expert Member
I will do so - probably after the weekend. I'm keen to see those F/1.8 pictures!
Turns out the Pixel had another feature - an exploding capacitor. Scared the crap out of me and everyone else at the press conference I was shooting.
Nobody Important
Executive Member
At least you were not taking photos in Parliament.Turns out the Pixel had another feature - an exploding capacitor. Scared the crap out of me and everyone else at the press conference I was shooting.
