Canon EOS 1000 QD vs 50(e)

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At the moment I've got Canon EOS 1000QD + Tamron 28-200. I am not quite satisfied with the work of the lens and plan to change it to Canon EF 28-105. Please advise whether I should do it and what advantage will I get. Also I am planning to buy EOS 50(e) instead of 1000QD. Is there any sense for that? (I usually shoot 3-4 films a month - nature mostly).

Thank you all in advance. Andrei.

-- Andrei Borisov (andrei_borisov@usa.net), January 28, 1999

Answers

Please clarify what it is about the lens or the pictures taken with it that you don't like?

-- james (jginalbany@aol.com), January 28, 1999.

Dear James,

Thanks for answering.

Actually the reasons are the following: 1)The minimal focusing distance is 2m. 2)The lens is not sharp when shooting in AF mode inside. 3)The picture is not very sharp at 200 mm.

Of course I understand that this Tamron is a consumer zoom-lens but when I was buying it this summer I knew very little about photo equipment.

I think that is all.

Andrei.

-- Andrei Borisov (andrei_borisov@usa.net), January 28, 1999.


Hello Andrei!

At this point there is no need to change cameras. The Elan 50e is a wonderful camera, with many advanced features, but your greatest need is practice and a lens. Plus, by waiting on the camera you will have money to develop all the film you will be taking with your new lens. The 28-105 is a great lens. It is sharp, contrasty, quick, and silent. It also has the capacity to zoom from a moderate wide-angle to a moderate telephoto. It is somewhat slow (the minimum apeture), as it is a 3.5-4.5. Your current Tamron is, I believe, a 3.5-5.6. So, relatively speaking, you have the extra 95mm at the long end of the Tamron lens, and thus it accounts for a little of its slowness. What this all gets to is that both of them will have a somewhat hard time focusing indoors, as there isn't as much light to help the lens to focus. A lot of lenses have this problem unless they have a minimum apeture of 1.4, 1.8, 2.0, etc.. You might be inclined to get a cheap 50 1.8, as it will be fast enough for your indoor work, and relatively wide enough to take nature photos such as landscapes. The Canon 50 1.8 only costs around $75, whereas the 28-105 is nearly $300. Plus, it yields very crisp and contrasty photos.

Now onto the unsharp aspect of your photos. Are certain aspects of the photo out of focus while others are in focus? If so, then you may be moving the camera when you press the shutter. Try using a tripod or resting the camera up against a tree (or something sturdy) while you shoot. This may help to see if you may be moving the camera during exposure. If this doesn't help, then the lens may not be focusing correctly. Some lenses don't match well to the EOS system due to the circuitry link between the lens and camera. Try to manually focus the camera and examine the pictures for sharpness. If they are still not sharp, then you may have a lemon of a lens.

Hope this helps!

-- james (jginalbany@aol.com), January 28, 1999.


Hi james pls check your e mail !I ve got guestion and i email it on your e mail! Petar

-- Petar Borisov (Peterborisow@yahoo.com), October 05, 2001.

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