Need help with another lens choice!

[wiigirl]

As Havoc suggested, you can set up a "saved search" on ebay and tell it to email you new listings every day within those parameters. I get emails every morning for a number of items I've been watching for.

Thats what I do.

 

[cjstarr]

nbaresejr are you still in the MK taking pictures?

 

[nbaresejr]

I just got back to the hotel room. If you click the link to my Flickr you will see 1 photo from tonight. It's a pic I took with my cell of the camera LCD screen. Sorry for the poor quality of the cell pic. Got some good night shots with the tripod I think. It's hard to tell without a computer.

 

[cjstarr]

I just got back to the hotel room. If you click the link to my Flickr you will see 1 photo from tonight. It's a pic I took with my cell of the camera LCD screen. Sorry for the poor quality of the cell pic. Got some good night shots with the tripod I think. It's hard to tell without a computer.

It looks to be a real good shot, did you use the Sigma 10-20 f/2.8 for this shot?

 

[nbaresejr]

It looks to be a real good shot, did you use the Sigma 10-20 f/2.8 for this shot?

Yes. I was about 5 fetes or so away from the wall. I think that was a 12 sec exposure. I took 3 shots at different exposures headed to the animal kingdom today and then some night shooting at Hollywood studios.

 

[nbaresejr]

It looks to be a real good shot, did you use the Sigma 10-20 f/2.8 for this shot?

Also the sigma 10-20 is not a 2.8 it's slower then That I think 4-5.6?

 

[havoc315]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamron-AF-1...25755388?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item2c6e19f2fc

Will almost certainly go for under $300.

 

[cjstarr]

http://www.ebay.com/itm/Tamron-AF-1...25755388?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item2c6e19f2fc

Will almost certainly go for under $300.

He had it up for $325 the first time on a "buy it now". I see no one wanted it for that price, but then again you could have got a new one for $338. I'll keep my eyes on it although I'm a little worried about the dust particles inside the lens.

 

[havoc315]

He had it up for $325 the first time on a "buy it now". I see no one wanted it for that price, but then again you could have got a new one for $338. I'll keep my eyes on it although I'm a little worried about the dust particles inside the lens.

The lens seems to invite internal dust. I have quite a bit in mine. It is disconcerting, but I have not noticed any effect on image quality.

 

[havoc315]

$280..." Like new"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAMRON-17-5...64002059?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item35c686fd0b

 

[cjstarr]

$280..." Like new"

http://www.ebay.com/itm/TAMRON-17-5...64002059?pt=Camera_Lenses&hash=item35c686fd0b

havoc315 Did you see where he took the "Buy it Now" off?

 

[cjstarr]

havoc315 any opinions about the
Tamron A10 19-35mm F/3.5-4.5 AF Lens For Minolta?
This is an A mount lens w/5 pins instead of the standard 8 pins.

 

[mom2rtk]

havoc315 Did you see where he took the "Buy it Now" off?

You have to be ready to move fast on these. Once bidding starts, the BIN goes away.

 

[cjstarr]

You have to be ready to move fast on these. Once bidding starts, the BIN goes away.

mom2rtk,The lens is still there. He put it up for auction and also buy it now.
Since I looked at it last he has taken the buy it now off, go figure!

 

[havoc315]

mom2rtk,The lens is still there. He put it up for auction and also buy it now.
Since I looked at it last he has taken the buy it now off, go figure!

The buy it now disappears automattically oonce bidding hiits a certain point.

 

[cjstarr]

The buy it now disappears automattically oonce bidding hiits a certain point.

The bidding is just at $11.50 with 2 bidders. You think it would have disappeared with that few or that low of a price?

 

[havoc315]

The bidding is just at $11.50 with 2 bidders. You think it would have disappeared with that few or that low of a price?

Set by the seller. Often set to disappear as soon as there is 1 bid.

It will sell for between 250-300

 

[cjstarr]

Just received my Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 from FedEx today.
Still have a few questions about it though. Like why does the camera the f/ reports it being 4.0, or 3.8 and so on. I thought it stayed f/2.8.

 

[nbaresejr]

it all depends on what setting you have the camera in.

in auto it can change to pretty much any number the camera thinks it needs to be at.

I usually shoot in AV and I control the f#. I rarely shoot at 2.8. The only time i do is when the situation calls for it. 2.8 is good for indoor shots and shots where you want good depth of field. If you look at the balloons shot i posted today it was @2.8.

So the short answer is no it does not always stay at 2.8. constant 2.8 just means it has the ability to stay at 2.8 through the entire zoom range of 17-50.

 

[havoc315]

Just received my Tamron 17-50mm f/2.8 from FedEx today.
Still have a few questions about it though. Like why does the camera the f/ reports it being 4.0, or 3.8 and so on. I thought it stayed f/2.8.

It *can* stay at 2.8. If you are shooting in auto mode, it will still choose the aperture. I believe the range is 2.8 to 32.

In aperture priority mode, you can choose to lock it in at 2.8.
Though you wouldn't want to use that aperture all of the time.