Hello I am new to this forum and I am sure I am much more of an amateur than the many talented professionals here. I prefer to shoot portraits and people scenes of travel photography. My Canon XTI Rebel Kit lens, the 18-55, broke (actually I have a theory that the security of a recent foreign country...

I'll be doing my first wedding soon and was wondering if the sigma 50-150 is good to use during the ceremony? I was planning to use my sigma 24-70 but its noisy & not as quick or sharp as the 50-150. Is this wide enough, or should I stick with the wider lens? (I plan to use my canon 85 1/8 for...

I am just getting out of college and would like to pursue my photography full time. the problem is that i have done all of my work with natural lighting because I do not have a studio to work out of yet. I do mostly portraits of babies and a few weddings. my first question is as a beginning photographer...

I am new to photography and I would like to know what would be a good, sharp lens for me to use? I asked about a couple of weeks ago and some of you use Canon 50mm f/1.8. What type of shots is this lens use for? I shoot mainly close-ups, inside & outside. I also shoot indoor & outdoor sports...

Points Taken! Budget is of course an issue, we are looking at 2k to 2.5k for the first set up. I am looking at the Canon 30D and am pleased with the reviews. I am in total agreement with the fact that it is knowledge and not totally equipment and will be taking a few classes before the next trip (in...

I have owned a Canon EOS Digital rebel for 3 years now and just got the new Rebel XTi for christmas. I am looking to buy a lens for indoor casual photography. I currently own Canon: EF 75-300 f/4 USM, EF 28-135 f/3.5 IS USM, EF 17-40L f/4L USM. I alm looking for a lens with a lower f-stop for indoors...

tommas4: I use camera set to one shot, without servo, only center focus point for 80% of the shots. And recompose. Focus with one, centr point, recompose, ake a shot. Metering for something different than subject in focus? the star is there for that. I haven't needed to use the star yet. Well, let...