Recent content by Justin_Kerby

So, leaning towards a 35mm f2 for street and maybe a flash for inside. Was hoping the F2 would be good enough for inside as find a flash intrusive when out in restaurants.

dave_bass5, would you say the F2.0 is fast enough to capture people moving in a street at night without blur if I up the ISO to 800 or 1600 or would the 1.4 be the must for that?

I tried the new ART one in 2 different shops and seemed to have the same issue. Think I have read that Sigma does have some issues with some Canon bodies as they had to reverse engineer the AF as Canon will not release info on it.

I have tried 2 of these in shop with focus charts and both have front focused and when taken into a low light room had poor performance AF. Think it is a lottery with these, you get a good one and you are laughing.

I have a Canon 600D with a 15-85mm for walk round but don't find this fast enough for kids inside/street photography at nighttime. Think I have decided the 35mmis the way to got for me but just need some advise on the 2 lenses I have filtered my list down to. Canon 35mm f2.0 IS USM Canon 35mm...

The 18-35mm is a bit out of my price range but lovely. Think it really comes down to 2 lenses - Canon 35mm F2 IS USM Sigma 30mm F1.4 So is the IS on the Canon 35mm better or would I get more use out of the Sigma 30mm 1.4 DOF?

Would the 30mm/1.4 be better at shooting children or the 35mm/2.0 IS canon because of the IS? Friend takes lovely pics with his Canon 35mm/1.4 but they are posed and not in action so is aperture better or IS for say low light inside and normal outside at 2.8 or above, get confused around this area?

Anyone found the new Sigma 30/1.4 art working well on a canon body as Sigma have an offer on until end of Jan where they give you the usb doc free, sounds good but don't want to buy a lens that has major issues with low light focusing. If it is mainly due to user error don't mind learning but...

Think the Sigma 35mm/1.4 is a bit out of budget. Was looking at the Sigma 30/1.4 but scared of all the front focus stories and bad copies. Now seen the Canon 35/2 with IS USM and think it is worth a look. Like this one as 35mm on 600D is about what I want, as would be 56mm, but not sure if f2...

No haven't considered that yet will have to look on reviews. I want a lens that I can use in the evening for inside shots and low light evening shots, would the 35mm f/2 be enough in your mind or will a 1.8/1.4 be necessary?

Want an equivalent 50mm for my Canon 600d so looking at these 2 lenses but so many varying reviews on them. Has anyone had experience with them in the real world, especially the Sigma as all I hear is problems with focusing.

Think it is either the Mefoto Roadtrip or the Velbon Ultra Rexi. The Roadtrip does add the monopod option but not sure I will use this. Think a visit to Bristol Cameras will be necessary to look at the Ultra Rexi. Thanks for the views, very appreciated.

Looking for a compact travel tripod for holiday and seen these - http://www.mefoto.com/products/backpacker.aspx#Specifications http://www.velbon.co.uk/ut_series.html The mefoto Backpacker looks a bit more sturdy but the velbon UT 43D II is taller. Has anyone had either of these and...

Need a compact but sturdy Travel Tripod for holidays and have seen this. Just wondering if anyone has had one of these and what there opinion was of it?

If you mean the Velbon ULTRA REXi L was slated, not sure, only mention as mate got one and it was very compact. I didn't like the twist legs though, seemed like it was waiting to break but hey, he says it's great.