Recent content by ashaz

do you really mean more reach, as in telephoto? Most landscape is shot with wide angle, 17/18-24mm give or take.

definitely check in shop if you are going to buy there. I tried a Canon 17-55mm in Jacobs that had been sitting in the hot sunshine of a window for X weeks and it was rubbish. Even the staff agreed. I just plumped for Amazon and it was fine (as was my 55-250mm)

f1.4 wide angle?

I had a very poor Tamron, though bought 2nd hand off ebay. I didn't keep it long and now have the great Canon 17-55mm.

is that the older 55-250mm? I think the new one may have 11 after it.

Also, to reduce blur/vibration, turn the image stabilisation OFF.

I've tried both the Tamron and Canon and am glad I paid the extra for the Canon 17-55mm IS. The IS is still useful in low light even at those focal lengths.

no 2 is slightly better imo but there is certainly not much in it.

take a look at: http://www.pixel-peeper.com/lenses/ for shots taken by all the lenses(though it has the Sigma listed as 18mm-50mm) I'm another one to recommend the Canon. I got a 2nd hand Tamron(non-VC) off ebay. Rogue copy or just not as good a lens as people make out?

take a look at this site for sample photos taken with the 55mm-250mm: http://www.pixel-peeper.com/lenses/?lens=13088

the 55mm-250mm would be a great addition for not too much money.

ISO 1600 and f2.8 was my max and even then was struggling with getting reliably acceptable images. But I agree, even not sharp they do give more atmospheric pics.

I think I thought I'd overdone the portraits by that stage and had run out of flash chances to get really close in- the band were happy for a few flash photos to be taken but not many and I'd already taken a fair few.

this was my attempt: http://www.flickr.com/photos/37131806@N04/sets/72157627879751809/ ranging from about 22mm to 250mm, mostly with iso at 800 for flash or 1600(max) without. Max aperture I had was f2.8 but was fairly close to the band. I wouldn't expect much from 100m away.

phall82 Apart from dof issues, how do you rate the lens, especially the sharpness at f1.4?