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Hi! How are you? I noticed that you were looking at lenses?
Did you have questions about any in particular tonight?
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What questions did you have?
Can you help me pick a lens or is this chat not for that?
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That's what I'm here for :-)
Okay perfect. So I have the Canon T6i
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With standard 18-55 STM and the 55-250 STM .
I'm interested in a more high quality lens I can use.
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Did you have a budget in mind?
Primiarly for skylines, sunsets, waterfalls, rivers, creeks, trees landscapes.
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So did you want a wider angle lens?
I'm a beginner so I think the more budget friendly options are preferred for now.
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So for the price the first two I was looking at were the 50mm and the 24mm .
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For the type of things you shoot though, I'd go for the 24mm lens
50mm I don't think is going to be what I'm looking for.
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Would the 24mm be sufficent what exactly is it entended to shoot?
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The 50 is better for portraits
The 24 would be perfect for what you'll be shooting!
But the 24mm is still going to be better for portraits than my 18-55 right?
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What about for taking long exposures of moving water?
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Yep! Great for that as well!
What other lens would be even better or preferred?
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In this price range? You'd be looking at either the 24mm or the 50mm f/1.8
Both are excellent, but they're definitely for different purposes
say my price range is up to the next tier
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Ok! Do you want a prime lens?
whatever would be better for landscape, sunsets, nature photography
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This would be another good option. On sale for $449
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But I prefer the aperture on the Sigma
is there any other options between the $150-$400 range?
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The 17-50mm from Sigma would be good as well
I think I'm learning more towards the 24mm how does it work for video?
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It works extremely well for video!
I like primes better for video since you'll get less background noise without zooming
as long as I have a tripod or monopod?
it doesn't have VR correct?
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but with a tripod that isn't really an issue is it?
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VR helps with camera shake, so that won't happen if you're using a tripod
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The only reason that I'd recommend staying away from this one is because of the aperture
The quality with an f/4.5-5.6 lens is going to be similar to your kit lens
And it sounds like you want something better than that
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that doesn't sound appealing
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It's a fixed aperture. So you can always open up to f/2.8
Okay I've never used a prime haha I'm a noob. So the 24mm will always be using a 2.8?
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No, you can set it to a smaller aperture if you want (f/4.5, etc)
But it can go as wide as f/2.8
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do you have refurbished ones? Or just the open box? Do these come with warranty?
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They do come with 1 year warranties from Canon USA
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Which lens did you want it for?
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Let me see which size it needs
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How many stops does it need?
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for flowing rivers waterfalls etc
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I'd probably go a little less than that. Maybe closer to 4 or 6
If you're in strong sun, go higher
can't you stack them or something?
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The quality won't be as good
They typically go up in price as the stops increase
Is 6 stops going to work well with the T6i and the 24mm lens?
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If you're in the correct lighting situation, yes
say you were shooting chicago skyline at night overlooking water
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If you're shooting at night, you don't need 6 stops
The 6 stops would be more for full sun
by night I mean right before sunset
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Ok. You still wouldn't need 6 stops at sunset
so at 3PM would be a more ideal situation on a sunny day
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