 Jen Hernandez |
EF-S Lens for Digital Rebel I just got the new Digital Rebel. However, I do not have the 18-50mm EF-S lens. (long story!) I know now that you can not buy it separately in any store (that I know of). Because of the conversion factor I need a lens starting around 18mm so that I have the wide angle option. Anyone know where I might find one? Secondly, if I use my zoom lens at 28mm, the conversion is equal to 44mm. Now, will I still get the distortion I would on a typical wide angel if I use it on portraits?
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- Gregory LaGrange Contact Gregory LaGrange Gregory LaGrange's Gallery |
I get my lenses from adoramacamera.com They have good prices and I like the service. You'll still get the distortion. It's just that in typical wide angle shots, the distortion is more pronounced on the edges. With digital cameras, people always say you have the tele-photo effect because of the smaller film area. But it's not a telephoto effect, it's really a cropping effect. Because the perspective is the same with film or digital, it's just that with digital, you just cut off part of the picture. If you want the same kind of perspective that a 50mm would give, you still need a 50mm. It's just that with a digital, you'd have to back up to get the same area of view because the view finder and the ccd sensor is smaller than a 35mm film area.
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Jon Close |
Perhaps the retailer who sold you the camera will take it back in exchange for the kit with the EF-S? Otherwise, Re: barrel distortion - the lens won't perform any differently on a digital camera (the distortion will still be present), but it'll probably be less noticable since the image will be a crop from the center. Barrel/Pincushion distortion generally is worse at the edges of the 35mm frame than the center (same for sharpness).
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Jen Hernandez |
Thank you both, Gregory and Jon! I would exchange the camera, but I bought it on Ebay and, well, I looked at so many and was more concerned that other the other parts and software were included that I forgot to double check that the lense was included. It wasn't stated very clearly, but still my fault. Still a smokin' deal! Thanks for the research Jon, pretty pricey for a Canadian. I will wait and see what Canon may offer in the future. It sucks about the distortion, but I will give it a try anyways. I am dealing with an apartment size studio, very small. If you hear of anyone not wanting their EF-S lens, let me know! Thanks again.
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