austinacoustic
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I'm thinking of taking the leap from a point and shoot Olympus FE-360 to the Canon T2i.
Any thoughts on a must have starter lens?
Any thoughts on a must have starter lens?
Canon T2i
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Onewolf
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Tokina 10-17 fisheye and Canon EF-S 60mm macro.
I am also making the leap from a point/shoot G10 to the T2i UW and those are the two lenses I am starting with. My Nauticam 550D housing/ports are supposed to ship from Reef Photo today.
Eventually I will add the Canon 100mm macro as well.
I am also making the leap from a point/shoot G10 to the T2i UW and those are the two lenses I am starting with. My Nauticam 550D housing/ports are supposed to ship from Reef Photo today.
Eventually I will add the Canon 100mm macro as well.
furby076
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@Onewolf
Would you be willing to share the inventory of the items you bought for your T2i, including the prices? I am looking to get a T2i, and one of the housings I am looking at is the Nauticam 550d. Does the Nauticam 550d, by itself, come with everything I need to get started (minus the camera and strobe) or do I need to buy a bunch of other items to get going?
As a point of reference I plan on shooting critters and ship wrecks. I dive North atlantic so get many wrecks, but love to find the small folks and try and get good shots.
I was looking at Ikelite but I hear that nauticam is better construction and that is a concern.
Regards
Would you be willing to share the inventory of the items you bought for your T2i, including the prices? I am looking to get a T2i, and one of the housings I am looking at is the Nauticam 550d. Does the Nauticam 550d, by itself, come with everything I need to get started (minus the camera and strobe) or do I need to buy a bunch of other items to get going?
As a point of reference I plan on shooting critters and ship wrecks. I dive North atlantic so get many wrecks, but love to find the small folks and try and get good shots.
I was looking at Ikelite but I hear that nauticam is better construction and that is a concern.
Regards
Mel Moncrieff
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The Sea & Sea RDS 550 is a great choice for housings--totally agree with 60mm macro and Tokina 10-17!
bkkchris
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@ austinacoustic
It of course depends on what kind of shooting you want to do. For wide-angle def pick up the Tokina 10-17, its an amazing lens underwater, not the most useful on land though.
For macro the Canon 60mm is a great lens, although I prefer the Canon 100mmL which I think is also a more useful lens on land - actually at the moment its probably my fav lens on land.
Also a very good all around lens is the Sigma 17-17. You can get a surprising variety of shots with this lens both "macro" and semi-wide.
@ furby076
You will need to buy ports to go with the housing purchase. The housing only comes with the housing itself, no ports, so check out their port chart on their site to see what you need for what lenses you plan to shoot with. You will also need strobe mounts/balls/arms/fiber cables/etc, assuming you plan on using a strobe. Great piece of kit though! I have a Nauticam 7d housing and love it.
It of course depends on what kind of shooting you want to do. For wide-angle def pick up the Tokina 10-17, its an amazing lens underwater, not the most useful on land though.
For macro the Canon 60mm is a great lens, although I prefer the Canon 100mmL which I think is also a more useful lens on land - actually at the moment its probably my fav lens on land.
Also a very good all around lens is the Sigma 17-17. You can get a surprising variety of shots with this lens both "macro" and semi-wide.
@ furby076
You will need to buy ports to go with the housing purchase. The housing only comes with the housing itself, no ports, so check out their port chart on their site to see what you need for what lenses you plan to shoot with. You will also need strobe mounts/balls/arms/fiber cables/etc, assuming you plan on using a strobe. Great piece of kit though! I have a Nauticam 7d housing and love it.
applecorps
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Mel:
Assuming that you have a Sea & Sea RDX-550 housing, can you elaborate on how well it does all the same functions as are available with the Nauticam and how well it compares overall? Anything you don't like and whether or not it is important to you? Thanks.
Richard
Assuming that you have a Sea & Sea RDX-550 housing, can you elaborate on how well it does all the same functions as are available with the Nauticam and how well it compares overall? Anything you don't like and whether or not it is important to you? Thanks.
Richard
Viz'art
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The most popular underwater setup I see going out for Canon 1:6 sensor cameras are:
Tokina 10-17mm, Canon 60mm macro and the Sigma 17-70mm for cold not as clear as you wish water
Tokina 10-17mm, Canon 100mm and Sigma 17-70mm for tropical type clear water
Pretty often I will see the Sigma 10-20mm or the Canon 10-22mm will infiltrate this trio.
The bare bone starting kit should have IMO at least the Tokina 10-17mm and the Canon 60mm Macro at least.
Cheers
Jean
Tokina 10-17mm, Canon 60mm macro and the Sigma 17-70mm for cold not as clear as you wish water
Tokina 10-17mm, Canon 100mm and Sigma 17-70mm for tropical type clear water
Pretty often I will see the Sigma 10-20mm or the Canon 10-22mm will infiltrate this trio.
The bare bone starting kit should have IMO at least the Tokina 10-17mm and the Canon 60mm Macro at least.
Cheers
Jean
Onewolf
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