 Leslie L. Steinkraus |
Best Lens for Barn-yard Shots Which lens used on the 40D would mostly likely capture both indoor/outdoor shots of both dogs/cats/horses??? When out at the horse barn I'd just love to capture those moments when they are quietly milling around!!
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Lynn R. Powers |
Leslie, the lenses you have are just fine. I took a look at your gallery and you have everything from landscape to small animals at a distance. With my 40D I use an EF-s 17-85mm f4-5.6 IS and an EF 70-200mm f4L IS as well as a 1.4x TC MarkII for real long shots. Between the two I can shoot anything I want, I do not do true Macro nor do I care to do so. The 40D can be used at an ISO of 800 with little extra processing if any when shooting RAW. For inside the barn use the higher ISOs so you can get a fast enough shutter speed to prevent shake. For backlight subjects use the spot meter for correct exposure. Otherwise use partial metering. I checked your gallery and you have many lovely photos in it. I couple were suffering from camera movement and a few were out of focus. You must shoot at a higher shutter speed and hold the camera perfectly still or use a tripod. If you WANT to have a new lens I will suggest the "nifty fifty f1.8". It will give you more options for exposure and more opportunities to use a shallow DOF. Good Luck and keep on shooting.
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Leslie L. Steinkraus |
Thanks again Lyn, I knew I could count on either you or Carlton to have some good suggestions! It's been so long since I've added new images, due to the large SD-cards, there's such a vast amount of them to pick & choose from, not sure where to begin. I did p-up an 85f/1.8 last year, sure having fun with it!!
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Lynn R. Powers |
The 85/1.8 is a wonderful lens on the 40D. Being that you will be using the 40D it will give you an effective FL of 136mm, a nice short telephoto. You will be able to shoot the larger animals from a distance and still have a shaloow DOF. For a group of them though I suggest that you use something wider unless they are really far away.
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