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I suggest you pay a visit to a canon owner(350D/400D etc.,). Open the kit lens at its widest(F3.5) and bump to ISO 800. you will see that in indoor lighting you will get speeds of 1/30 or faster. Quote:
This will push your total budget of lenses+body to 3000$ but you can cover almost everything. [/quote] Quote:
I do not have a F2.8 16mm lens but I have a F3.5. I can light up a subject(lets say the table) by a tubelight from 6 feet away, and meter on that and tell you my shutter speed at ISO800 Quote:
From your current needs I would suggest the following Canon 40D body = 1300$ Canon 16-35L F2.8 = 640$ Canon 70-200L F4 IS = 550$ If you want to go to 100-400L IS then the cost of the lens is 1300$ If you are missing an all time zoom then get the sigma 17-70 for around 360$ Total cost 2900$ for 40D+16-35L+70-200L+Sigma 3600$ if you take the 100-400L instead of the 70-200L. But I think 1.4x extender+ 70-200L will make a better deal. | ||||
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Actually for a fresh start the Oly E-3 covers Focal length of 24mm-600mm in just 2900$. I guess for Navin, its a good idea if the 40D idea does not appeal to you. |
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2. the 70-200/4 IS is $1000 not $550. For $550 you get the non-IS version and then the 70-300 makes more sense. IS+100mm more range. 3. I prefer Canon becuase they have more service centers in India. 4. If I get the 16-35 and 70-300 what do I do between 35 and 70mm? 3rd party lenses do not interest me. I dont mind a small gap say 55-70 or 60-70mm but 35-70mm is big. Quote:
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D80 with 17-55 and 70-300 with E3 with 12-60 and 70-300 with 40D with 17-55 and 70-300. All 3 come in under $3K. Why? the Sony A-700 with their 16-80 and 75-300 lenses (total of 2.2K) was also an option but i'm told the 75-300 is a dog. Nikon: The D80 is an older machine. Canon: The 17mm on 1.6 crop is too tall (28mm) Oly: waiting for E3 prices to fall 20% and make the lens/body price ratio "more level" also what about service? Samu, which Zuiko lenses do you have? Have you tried their 70-300 vs it's "NikCan" counterparts? | |||
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Olympus may be new in the arena of DSLR in India, but I doubt they will fall short on service. I think waiting for E-3 prices to fall is a good idea. As for spending so much on body, its a great body. With the 12-60mm you don't need a point and shoot any more, make this your primary cam. As for third party lenses, the 17-70 is actually a good lens and has got rave reviews. you can go the other route also. 1. Canon 10-22mm 2. Canon 17-85 3. Canon 70-200F4 L IS But you will not get IS at wide angle. Since you are really hooked to IS, in body IS makes more sense in the long term. |
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I have the following: Olympus 14-54mm F/2.8-3.5 Zuiko ED Olympus 50-200mm F/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoon Lens Olympus 40-150mm F/3.5-4.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom Lens (retired) Olympus Zuiko 50mm f/2.0 E-ED Digital Macro Lens Olympus Zuiko EC-14, 1.4x E-ED Digital Tele Converter Olympus EX-25, 1:1 Macro Extension Tube | ||
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Why does the E-3 do only 30 minutes in bulb mode? Noise issues? Or battery life issue? |
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If you go for canon, suggestion would be 1. 1x-2x (10-22canon, 10-20sigma, 12-24 tokina) price ranging from 500 to 680$ 2. 50/1.8 (80$) 3. 70-300IS/70-200f4L (550$) Any reason why you are not looking at 400d(570$)? With 400d, this kit should cost approx around 2000$. You can even get a external flash(430ex - 240$) in this budget. |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Ok did some googling. there is a 8 minute default bulb mode, and a 4 hour bulb mode in E-3 |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Wow, a bulb timer. No more looking at the watch and using a remote. I guess you can simply set bulb timer and forget it! Is this how it works? |
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Team-BHP Support ![]() ![]() | ![]() Not just astro, but low light also. A camera which can do 30 minute exposures is low noise. Try a long exposure in older Oly at ISO 400 and you will be greeted by crazy hot pixels and severe noise. Since E-3 offers a 4 hour bulb mode, it actually means that olympus thinks that the noise levels on this sensor will be low. |
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