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Rank: HYPER FAIL  Groups: Paintball
Joined: 3/16/2010 Posts: 477 Location: brandon
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So, I am looking for a lens for the wife's Olympus E-450 (entry D-SLR) the point being, to take general photos (family, action, still life) and have as narrow a depth a filed as possible... So if you are not familiar with the platform, maybe at least give me an idea of what I need... f-stop, focal length, all that, thanks!!! Oh, it is a secret/christmas type deal... I should delete this later, so she no see it.
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Rank: BadKatie  Groups: Paintball, Girls Only, Mod Joined: 2/19/2011 Posts: 240 Location: Zephyrhills
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maldon007 wrote:So, I am looking for a lens for the wife's Olympus E-450 (entry D-SLR) the point being, to take general photos (family, action, still life) and have as narrow a depth a filed as possible... So if you are not familiar with the platform, maybe at least give me an idea of what I need... f-stop, focal length, all that, thanks!!!
Oh, it is a secret/christmas type deal... I should delete this later, so she no see it. I know ABSOLUTELY NOTHING about Olympus cameras. I have ALWAYS had Sonys specifically Cyber Shots. My DSLR is also a Sony. To be honest, I use the basic settings in my camera to adjust the f-stop and what not. I have only had my DSLR since the beginning of this year and it came with my 2 lenses so I havent even experimented with them. Your going to want to get a 3.5-5.6/18-55 lens. Thats what I use for panoramas/group shots/macro shots. Team photographer, Team daughter, Lee's kid and all around BADASS. I AM Lee's daughter... So you already know not to mess with me. |||| 
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Rank: HYPER FAIL Groups: Paintball
Joined: 3/16/2010 Posts: 477 Location: brandon
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I think that is similar to the lens I have... She is looking to specifically have a very narrow dof, so onoy the subject is in focus, behind and maybe in front as well, is fuzzy... From what I have leared, I want a low f# like 2 ish... and get close to the subject/keep the background far away, and use the longest focal length I can.
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Administrators, emailtest, Paintball Joined: 3/6/2010 Posts: 601 Location: Tampa
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Ill get Pats friend from MCB to see if he knows. Also Ray is dabbling into photography 2.
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Rank: BadKatie Groups: Paintball, Girls Only, Mod Joined: 2/19/2011 Posts: 240 Location: Zephyrhills
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maldon007 wrote:I think that is similar to the lens I have... She is looking to specifically have a very narrow dof, so onoy the subject is in focus, behind and maybe in front as well, is fuzzy...
From what I have leared, I want a low f# like 2 ish... and get close to the subject/keep the background far away, and use the longest focal length I can. If you want the subject in fpcus and the background fizzy to fizzyish, you want to adjust the aperture Team photographer, Team daughter, Lee's kid and all around BADASS. I AM Lee's daughter... So you already know not to mess with me. ||||
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Rank: HYPER FAIL Groups: Paintball
Joined: 3/16/2010 Posts: 477 Location: brandon
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Yeah, ours doesn't adjust far enough... So looking for a f2 lens, or a much longer focal length lense, because (how it was explaned to me) zooming in, on a longer focal length lense, compresses the dof, and lets you get the eqivilent of smaller f numbers.
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Rank: BadKatie Groups: Paintball, Girls Only, Mod Joined: 2/19/2011 Posts: 240 Location: Zephyrhills
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maldon007 wrote:Yeah, ours doesn't adjust far enough... So looking for a f2 lens, or a much longer focal length lense, because (how it was explaned to me) zooming in, on a longer focal length lense, compresses the dof, and lets you get the eqivilent of smaller f numbers. Everything you just said sounded like Charlie Browns teacher trying to explain where babies come from. Team photographer, Team daughter, Lee's kid and all around BADASS. I AM Lee's daughter... So you already know not to mess with me. ||||
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Paintball
Joined: 3/23/2010 Posts: 109 Location: St. Petersburg
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KatieLJ wrote:maldon007 wrote:Yeah, ours doesn't adjust far enough... So looking for a f2 lens, or a much longer focal length lense, because (how it was explaned to me) zooming in, on a longer focal length lense, compresses the dof, and lets you get the eqivilent of smaller f numbers. Everything you just said sounded like Charlie Browns teacher trying to explain where babies come from. Vlaarg.Vlarrg.Vlaaaarrrg.Vlllarrrg.Vlaaaarrrrggg?
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Rank: BadKatie Groups: Paintball, Girls Only, Mod Joined: 2/19/2011 Posts: 240 Location: Zephyrhills
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Hester wrote:KatieLJ wrote:maldon007 wrote:Yeah, ours doesn't adjust far enough... So looking for a f2 lens, or a much longer focal length lense, because (how it was explaned to me) zooming in, on a longer focal length lense, compresses the dof, and lets you get the eqivilent of smaller f numbers. Everything you just said sounded like Charlie Browns teacher trying to explain where babies come from. Vlaarg.Vlarrg.Vlaaaarrrg.Vlllarrrg.Vlaaaarrrrggg? Preeeeetty much Team photographer, Team daughter, Lee's kid and all around BADASS. I AM Lee's daughter... So you already know not to mess with me. ||||
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Administrators, Paintball Joined: 3/8/2010 Posts: 511 Location: Lee
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To all the above: roflcopter. The Smiley is Everything. Fear the Smiley.
"Eat the Smiley"
-Jeb Lewis
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Rank: Advanced Member  Groups: Paintball
Joined: 3/24/2010 Posts: 105
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Lee wrote:To all the above:
roflcopter. Seconded!!! There is no hunting like the hunting of man. Those who have hunted armed men long enough and liked it care to hunt nothing elseTIS BETTER TO REMAIN SILENT AND THOUGHT THE FOOL THAN TO SPEAK AND REMOVE ALL DOUBT
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