I'm more of a hobby photographer. I like to photograph things around me, like landscape and animals and people in natural settings. I've done my research and the Canon Digital Rebel Xti looks right for me. I'm not completely new to photography, but im new to these SLR cameras and i'm confused about what lens I should buy.

I'd like to buy a zoom lens. If it says that the lens will fit any Minolta camera, am I good to go? Or do I need to buy a ring or mount or something to attatch it? If so, where can I find those?

Thank you to all the people answering these questions for me. Photography has become a new passion to me and I'm still pretty clueless about a lot of things...

My dad gave me a bunch of his photography things from back in his day, I came across this amazing Rollei Magic F&H twin-lens camera and I was wondering what type of film it takes.
I tried searching on google, but I couldn't seem to find anything.
Thank you for your help guys!

I've been doing all my photography with so-called "prosumer grade" digital cameras and have recently begun to understand the limits of those types of cameras. So I'm starting to think about buying a SLR or DSLR body and some lenses. Friends have given me differing opinions on what brand I should go with. I wanted to see what you all have to say about it.

I'm hoping to get some insight into lens quality, availability and options as well as info about the bodies themselves.

Thanks!
Sorry. I wasn't clear on what I was looking for.

I'm hoping to get facts and opinions about brands - not necessarily particular bodies - because I understand that that various brands have different selections of lenses and other accessories with different features and pros/cons on various aspects of quality and so forth. And you're sort of bound to that brand once you buy a body - at least for lenses and some accessories.

I'd like to understand the diffs between the quality and selection of lenses, mostly. Things like whether one brand has a better auto-focus mechanism for example. Or another brand has less spherical distortion in these certain lines of wide angles - that sort of thing.

Thanks!

I'm relatively new at photography. I just bought a used DSLR Nikon D70. I was wondering if you can help me in selecting some new lenses for my camera. Are the lenses used for film cameras compatible? How can I tell if a lens I want to buy online would be compatible for my camera? I'm looking into buying some used ones. Thanks so much.

Hello All;
I own a Canon 500mm mirrored telephoto lens I used to use with my Canon 35mm cameras.
Like the rest of the world (it seems), I have been using my DSLR (Canon Digital Rebel XT (350D)) as my main camera.
This lens provided spectacular long-distance shots in the old days of 35mm photography, and I'd like to be able to use it with the digital camera...
Is there any kind of adapter out there to accomplish this?
Manual focus doesn't bother me, as I've done it for years, so that isn't a concern.
I'd also like to know that if such an adapter exists, will I be able to focus the camera at infinity, with it in place?

Any and all help would be greatly appreciated...

Peace,
Bobby

i just inherited a fairly old Canon FTb film camera from my father. It may be a little old, but he kept great care of it it works and everything. I was wondering what lenses would be good for shooting photography. I just got into photography a couple months ago, and i was wondering what lenses would be good for shooting BASEBALL GAMES. I wanted to take pictures of my friends playing, but i dont know what lense to get for it. It says in the manual that the FTb only uses Canon FD and FL lenses.

Maybe this lense would be good?:
http://www.jimscamerasseattle.com/80f4cpcph2.html

I have a nikon D90 SLR with a 50 mm f/1.8 and an 18-200 vr lens and a nikon sb600 flash. I bought these so I can take "professional" looking pictures. I have learned about basics of photography such as aperture and how it effects depth of field, shutter speed and freezing motion, bounce flash etc.

But despite all these my pictures are indistinguishable from a point and shoot camera. Why is this? Is it because all professional pictures are edited using photoshop?? I don't think that is the case, not everyone would photoshop every single uploaded picture on flickr. I mean I go on flickr and look at pictures taken with the same lenses and better or worse cameras, and they look AMAZING, just the color and detail and sharpness is incredible. I'm not a total amateur, I know how to use the camera very well and I have read the manual inside and out but still no luck with professional pictures. Just look at the sample pictures on nikonusa's website with the d90, and other places, those are the kind of pictures I want and that's why I spent so much freakin money. Not just to get the same results at my canon SD750 point and shoot.

Any advice? or do I pretty much need to be a photoshop wiz? ( i have photoshop CS2) If that's the case then I could have done that with my 300 dollar point and shoot instead of spending 2k on my slr and lenses.

soon i am going to buy D SLR camera. i need opinions of two things.
first i am almost new to DSLR photography at this moment Nikon D300 would be the best chice if money is not an issue. but it is worth for a novice photograper like me to spend that amount behind the camera. or how about D80 ?
second i dont know anything about different types of lenses, i would like to know different types of lenses and their uses.
thanks.

I'm quite new at photography and I will buy a 35mm SLR.(probably Canon Rebel K2). I really don't know about lenses and need to learn about them. For example what is the difference between a 28-80mm lens and a 50mm lens? and what do those numbers represent?

Thanks in advance for your help.

I know there are loads of differant types but im just looking for the fundamentals of photography adn choosing differant lenses..

so im takin photography 1 in school and i need a 35mm film camera
I bouhgt one on eBay but it didnt come with a lens cap
grr
where can i buy one?
( i have a Nikon N80 35mm SLR fiml camera )
thank you[:

I've only JUST started photography. I'm a total beginner with a VERY old camera. what do settings, such as ISO, DEP, SF, M, Av, Tv, P and L mena?

I'm looking to invest in a good solid entry level DSLR. I'm not looking to go pro in photography but i would like a camera that I can have fun with and take some good pictures (Sports, landscape, etc) I have looked a lot at the Canon Digital Rebel XTi and the Nikon D40 and they look like solid affordable cameras. But i'm open to any other suggestions on cameras.

On top of this what kind of lenses would I need (this is one field where I have not done too much research and have no idea which to get).

I appreciate any help and thank you!

I am doing AS photography and am saving up for a digital SLR camera, I do not have that much monney, and most of the cameras I have looked at are around £400, this is fine, but I am not sure what I should get, or should I buy the lens seperately, any suggestions on what camera/ lens i should get, and where i can buy them from, thankyou

I'd like to get into 35mm SLR photography again. It's been a couple of decades. I do have an early Canon EOS camera, but the accessories are still expensive because they can be used on the new digital ones.

I was thinking maybe picking up an Minolta AF camera and lenses, but I don't really know much about them.

What's a good brand and model that doesn't share components with a camera makers digital versions. I figure I can pick those up the cheapest.

I am interested in photography but I am overwhelmed by the number of choices of film cameras and all their lenses, etc. My budget is 0 MAXIMUM.

I just bought a Nikon D40 which I'm very happy with it. I wan't to buy a wide angle and a telephoto lense and see some great deals on lenses on Ebay. I'm a little hesitant to buy them off of Ebay because I'm afraid they will be junk quality.

Here are some examples of what's out there:

http://cgi.ebay.com/Wide-Angle-3X-Lens-Kit-For-NIKON-D40-D50-D70-D80-D200_W0QQitemZ250121529350QQihZ015QQcategoryZ116191QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/Telephoto-Wide-Angle-Lens-for-Nikon-D40-or-D50-NEW_W0QQitemZ300116074253QQihZ020QQcategoryZ106862QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

http://cgi.ebay.com/WIDE-ANGLE-FISHEYE-LENS-NIKON-Digital-SLR-D40-D50-DSLR_W0QQitemZ200116534262QQihZ010QQcategoryZ106845QQrdZ1QQcmdZViewItem

I am by no means an expert in photography and would appreciate your input as to what to look for in a lens and what makes a good lens vs. a crap lens.

thanks in advance!

I have a Nikon D40 digital camera and bought a wide angle lens. I don't know a lot about photography, I had to use this kind of camera for a job. My photos are supposed to be set for the widest angle for the lens (24mm). Is there a way to set this up using my camera menu? Help! Thanks.

The Photography Coordinator at the college I will be attending said that I will need a 35 mm Single Lens Reflex film camera that has a manual metering system. I have no experience with film camera, so answers with good detail will be helpful.

I am fairly new to cameras and photography. I have been doing research about this camera for a little while and I have come to a conclusion that most people recommend to buy just the body and the lens seperately. How do I know which kind to buy? Is there a website that can help me make a decision?

My dad gave me his old Canon camera from the 80's which came with new lens. Umm Im not too sure if this is what they are called but one of them says Canon Lens FD 50MM 1: 1.4 (Made in Japan) and the other says Canon Zoom Lens FD 35-105mm 1: 3.5 (Made in Japan)
**Edit: I meant to say it came with two lens, not new lens. They are kind of old but still work :]
***As for what kind of pictures I will be taking. Im looking at buying this camera for traveling with my familiy. Mainly to be used out doors on vacations and capturing moments with friends.

Hello, I am looking to buy a camera package for my fiance but i dont know anything about what to look for in a package. She wants to pick photography up as a hobby. Also where is the cheapest prices to find whatever camera(s) are suggusted. Thanks

I don't know much about photography but am interested in getting a good Telephoto lense for my Nikon D50 digital SLR camera. Any recomendations?

I've looked it up and only found some half answers that weren't particularly informative. I'm interested in knowing exactly why so it can be explained to people just learning about photography.
Thanks!

I'm buying a digital SLR soon, A Nikon D40x to be exact. and I was wondering if any Nikon lenses were good for portraits/photoshoots. I'm interested in other types of photography too, so support for other types would be nice, but I really would like a nice all around lens that make people nice and clear when shooting portraits.