Genuine Canon Aus product and Warranty. Lowest price I could find for 'body only" but includes quality bonus items as well. Free monopod goes to approx 1.7m high; medium size grey/black backpack and hard cover Canon lens book. I will use the video function with my Canon 50d lenses. Seems like a bargain to me.
Any recommendations on what lenses (and price as well) should for a beginner with this?
Go for 50mm 1.4AF
50mm is not wide enough on a crop body for a first lens - would look for f2.8 or lower in anything 20 - 40mm. If you really want a 50mm (~75mm equivalent on a crop body), then you should go for the Canon 50mm f1.8 - you won't need anything faster (e.g. f1.4) for quite a while.
Recommend in order:
1. Tamron 17-50 f2.8
2. Canon 55-250 or 75-300
3. Sigma 30mm 1.4
4. Canon 50mm 1.8
I have both the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 and Canon 50mm 1.8.
The 50mm is my favourite lens because of it's sharpness and the bokeh but it's very limiting as you can't adjust the focal length. The Tamron lens focus sound is extremely loud and I found it quite slow even though it was f/2.8 in comparison to my Canon 18-55mm IS II lens.
@jayteewoofed When people say fast lens, it usually means aperture and not the AF speed. So i take it you though it meant Auto Focus is fast. At the long end wide open it's 2 stops faster = 2x the amount of light = 2 stops faster for shutter/ISO. Considering widest aperture and fixed iso, if the canon is 1/60 the tamron is 1/250. 1/60 will not stop much movement whilst the 1/250 will. Reason why it's called a faster lens than the 18-55. As for AF, I've been through 18-55, 17-50 tamron, 17-55 f2.8 IS USM. The USM is quicker.. yes, but not by a whole lot. I have covered weddings/events with the tamron and canon on a 7D and a 500D. I have to say, there was not much of a difference.
50mm on crop is definitely limiting, 30mm on crop is not. It's limiting to people who don't like to move, but limitless to someone who moves about to frame the shot. Whilst that said, i check out the space if shooting indoors to ensure there's enough space, 90% of the time there is.
sigma 30mm f1.4, tamron 17-50 f2.8 non vc, tokina 11-16 f2.8. Canon 50mm f1.8, EF-S 55-250IS.
First 2 lenses should set you back by no more than $400 each. Tokina about $600 if i recall. Canon 50mm $120. For brand new.
2nd hand obviously cheaper. These lenses have excellent optics and will last you a looong time over the kit 18-55.
Canon 50mm f1.8 for ~$120 new is a no-brainer for a beginner. Other lenses depend on what you'll use it for.
I would get the sigma 30f1.4 over the canon 50 1.8 actually. Yes it's 3x more but you'll use it 100x more over the 50 f1.8.
A fast lens is normally used in low light conditions. What's the most common low light condition? In a house/apartment/restaurant etc. 50mm will be too long for most spaces. 30mm on crop = roughly 50mm field of view on FF. Perfectly usable indoors.
Imagine sitting at a standard 1.5mx1.5m table across from your lover. The 50mm on crop will only be able to get a photo of her/his face and that's about it that will fill the picture frame. The 30mm on crop will be able to get you a picture of her face and top half of the body + a bit of extras.
Personally I think a beginner is better off spending $120 on a lens to see just how much they're going to use the camera and how much benefit they'll get out of it, rather than spending $400+. I agree the 30 1.4 is a much more useful lens, but as a beginner myself $400 is still a lot to spend, whereas $120 is much more agreeable, and 50mm (80mm equiv) is not so huge as to be unusable.
Nice find. Even cheaper than grey stock ($495 at Citiwide Online).
650d - new cpu, touch screen (inc. touch screen focus and shoot), new hybrid sensor (for video auto focus), 9 cross-type focus points (instead of just 1 out of 9 being cross type in 550d/600d), faster continous shot speed (5fps), higher max ISO. Should have better low light performance with the new sensor & processor.
The upgrade from 600d to 650d is more significant than 550d to 600d. Other than build quality and controls, 650d has sufficient (maybe exceeding) raw power to rival 60d. Current price of a 650d is higher than a 60d (ouch).
This deal is good though. Monopod and camera bag are nice bonuses to have. Money saved from this deal can go towards a cool L lens.
I've been waiting for the 650D to come out so the price on the 550D drops, this is brilliant! Just purchased one - if you use the coupon code 'RYDAVE' you get free shipping too!
any thoughts on the kit with the single IS lens?
www.ryda.com.au/Canon-EOS-550D-Digital-SLR-Camera-18-55-IS-L…
or could $150 be better spent on a different lens, like the 50mm 1.4AF suggested above?
buy the 50 1.8 instead of the 50 1.4. You won't use the 50mm as much on a crop as it's too long for most stuff. Instead get a sigma 30 f1.4
For a beginner definitely go the 50mm f1.8 (no need for anything faster, it'll only be more money spent). The 50mm f1.8 is cheap, gives decent picture quality and is a perfect into into prime lenses, despite it's short comings for being a tad long on a crop. Its weakness is its strength I reckon though, it forces beginners to compose their shots and learn to use their camera. Other wise if not the 50mm then the 30mm, f1.4 or f1.8 shouldn't matter that much to a beginner.
Most of my friends who bought the 50mm lens later like me said - "I wish I had a wide angle or telephoto lens". Zooms are great and so light and convenient. I think the 18-55 IS lens will be fine for you as a beginner. You may find Kogan a little cheaper ($688) but no gifts and with Kevva's code above Ryda is even cheaper.One thing I'v learnt over the years is you have to start somewhere- there will always be better models coming out but usually 50% more than the old model.
If anyone want to see the new 650D touch screen in action. CAUTION This may make you think twice and spend more $$. LoL
touchscreen on cameras isn't that great to use imo… but i'm loving the swivel screen though
what's the cheapest 650D body or kit atm?
$899 delivered from teds,
That's a really good price and even the bonuses you get with it are decent.
Just phoned - no longer available
If anyone is interested I'm selling my Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6 IS II Lens for $99 which will go nicely with the Canon EOS 550D body camera. It's only 4 months new with JB Hi-Fi Canon Australia Warranty. Brisbane pick up or delivery only.
I'm selling it because I have the Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 lens and honestly the difference is minimal. Both of these lenses are great for the Canon EOS 550D.
Wished this deal kept going because it'll be nice to have a spare DSLR lying around for my filming projects.
edit: read it wrong, thought was pick-up only Brisbane or delivery anywhere. i think it means pickup and delivery in Brisbane only. Would be interested if you can post to vic at all? Could you just clarify which lense it is, little confused with all the slight differences and this will be my first dslr so not very knowledgeable, is it
1.http://i.imgur.com/zaJ5u.jpg
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2.http://i.imgur.com/0TaKY.jpg
If the difference is minimal why don't you sell the 17-50 instead and save yourself some $$? There is a HUGE difference in the lenses. If you can't see the difference, you ain't doing it right.
BTW, the 18-55 lens is sold much cheaper on gumtree 2nd hand.
Great camera
Wish I had $500 to burn lol
Great time to pick up a 550d, as they are coming end of line with the intro of the 650d this month.