My Spending Spree!

[e5]

i could think of better things to spend £650 on but if that floats your boat then its cool

I was thinkig that, but if it is what pleases you then nice!

[Lenta]

Darren, you're messing the pros of this forum.

You've been prooved wrong, over and over.

[Stephen!]

i would like to understand something. i have always wondered why lenses for the cameras cost so much? if anyone could inform me then that would be cool

If everybody is done argueing, can somebody answer my question?

[N!ck]

If everybody is done argueing, can somebody answer my question?

It's all about quality. More expensive lenses have better zoom features meaning you need less lenses. They also have a better focal range and focal lengths meaning the focus can vary more in the proximity to you and You can also get more in focus. Better lenses are also faster, making them heavier and more expensive. some have features to reduce vibration to try and keep the images sharp in lower light conditions. You can also get get light filters, so you may want do filter out UV light.

[DarrenToogood]

Nick is correct in his point. I have 2 UV filters.

After going out yesterday, some of my images have poor focusing. I had it on Automatic Selection, which you may think would be the best, however I am going to try on Centeral Selection now for the AutoFocus.

The colours are very very bright and stand out - make the image look 100% better.

[Tomm]

Use manual focus for the best results.

Nick is correct in his point. I have 2 UV filters.

After going out yesterday, some of my images have poor focusing. I had it on Automatic Selection, which you may think would be the best, however I am going to try on Centeral Selection now for the AutoFocus.

The colours are very very bright and stand out - make the image look 100% better.

[DarrenToogood]

However that takes alot of time getting used to, and its hard to see when looking through a 1cm width eyepiece (to see if it is 100% focused).

[Tomm]

It does not have live preview?

However that takes alot of time getting used to, and its hard to see when looking through a 1cm width eyepiece (to see if it is 100% focused).

[DarrenToogood]

No, not many D-SLRs do.

[GommeInc]

It's all about quality. More expensive lenses have better zoom features meaning you need less lenses. They also have a better focal range and focal lengths meaning the focus can vary more in the proximity to you and You can also get more in focus. Better lenses are also faster, making them heavier and more expensive. some have features to reduce vibration to try and keep the images sharp in lower light conditions. You can also get get light filters, so you may want do filter out UV light.

To add to that, they're also built to withstand shock when you drop them and most expensives one are scratch-proof.

The reason why most D-SLRs don't have live previews is because it destoys the whole point of having the 'SLR' part Or that's what my teacher said at least. What you see through the eye-piece is what the end photo should look like, while an auto-focus camera with live preview doesn't quite show you what you're seeing. Most photographers take about 10 photos of one scene so they have a choice of which is best when it comes to editing and printing.

Also, it's not hard seeing through a 1cm eye-piece at all? You're meant to close one eye and look through it closely, which makes it easy to see what's through the lens?