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    Looking for a new lens, probably a superzoom

    Thank you for your replies. I have a Canon 550D body. I've now been looking at the Tamron 70-300 VC as it seems to have good reviews but is it better than the Canon 55-200?! The Tamron one seems better than the Canon equivalent of 70-300. I'd like to spend under £400. I have the 50mm prime...
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    Getting people in focus when using a flash

    Sorry to sound stupid but what's the assist focus beam? I don't know much about how the flash works so I'd probably benefit from reading more about it as I just can't get to grips with it. I find it better for me to use my point and shoot Canon IXUS camera if I'm indoors which isn't great when...
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    Getting people in focus when using a flash

    Hello, I have the Canon Speedlite 430EX II Flash Unit as I take quite a lot of photos indoors as I have twin girls who I love taking photos of!! However, I really struggle to take photos with both of them in focus indoors. Am I doing something fundamentally wrong?! I'm not much of an expert...
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    Looking for a new lens, probably a superzoom

    Hello all, I'm new to this board and I'm looking at getting a new lens. I already have the Tamron SP AF17-50mm F/2.8 XR VC Di II LD Aspherical and the Tamron AF 18-250mm F3.5-6.3 Di II LD Aspherical but was thinking of updating my superzoom lens to Sigma 18-250mm f/3.5-6.3 DC Macro OS HSM...
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