Free Lance Photography

[clowns101]

Hey Guys-

I have recently started doing free lance photography for the county news paper. Im needing some advice here.

Im currently using a good camera body, I just got the 7d, but dont have a CF card, and Im waiting on that, so I had the proper body, but I also need the good lenses.

So far, I have a few, Ive got:

24-70
70-200
50mm (1.8 and 1.4)
17-55mm
24-105mm

However, I feel like I need another lens. Im not quite sure, but I feel like I need one that will do amazing wide angle shots. Im looking at the 17-40, however, this is preferd on a non crop body, which the 7d has a crop factor is 1.6, which makes the lens a 28-64, which isnt that wide, and since Im not getting rid of the 7d to upgrade to a diffirent body, I need a good lens.

I looked into the 10-22, which is like a 17-34mm lens, which seems to be great.

Any suggestions?

And any other lenses that are to just DIE FOR?!?!

Thanks,
Austin

 

[Mitchell]

Great selection of lenses. I'm shooting Nikon with the D300 and love my 12-24.
Go for the 10mm zoom your referring to you'll love it.

 

[clowns101]

I will probably go with it after I have $800" bucks saved up, haha

Any one else have any other lens suggestions that I don't have???

 

[CSJIII]

Love love love my 24-105 f4.0 L lens on my 7d!! Crystal clear! And you certainly can't go wrong with the 100mm macro.

 

[clowns101]

Yeah, I agree, that lens is awesome! Lol

Im passing the 100mm macro up and buying the 180mm from tamron a really good friend of mine uses it, and he love it!

 

[Mitchell]

Yeah, I agree, that lens is awesome! Lol

Im passing the 100mm macro up and buying the 180mm from tamron a really good friend of mine uses it, and he love it!

If aquarium photography is your thing you may want to rethink that. I own a Sigma 150 macro and I prefer shooting with a borrowed 60mm macro. The 150 is awesome for nature images though

 

[clowns101]

I don't have a reef anymore, haha

Ill look into a smaller macro, maybe a 50mm cause it's half the price of a 60mm and a extension tube can help with the 10mm loss. Lol!

Any other lenses that are must have?

 

[Acro76 Verified Sponsor]

I'm surprised you have both the 24-70 and the 24-105. From all my readings leading up to buying the 24-70 it seemed most people agonized over the differences and then went with one or the other.

I'd say go longer and get a 400. I don't think you're going to notice much difference unless you go L glass on the wide end (the super wide angle 14L!).

Which 70-200 do you have? I've been eyeing that one for quite awhile...

 

[m and m]

Love my 70-200L 2.8 MKII best lens out there IMO. What exactly are you shooting?

 

[clowns101]

I had a little bit of extra monet saved up, and I found a EXTREMELY cheap price on the 24-105,like Im not joking, I paid next to nothing for the 24-105...

The 24-70 2.8, I had to pay full cost for, which was a PAIN, cause $1,300 took me a little while to save up.

Right now Ive got the 70-200 4L. I got it awhile back. its a great sharp lens, but I think Im going to get a 70-200 2.8 IS v1 lens. I found a used one for $1,299 and the lens is no longer made, so I really want to get it. Its a great deal, I just need the cash!haha!

 

[brahm]

15mm fish is a good wide angle, had a few shots published with it. It doesn't overly distort depending on how you use it. I used to have the sigma 12-24.. Can take some interesting shots but I got tired of the over distortion rather quickly.

I don't know what you are shooting for this paper, but I've found 99% of the shots I've got in papers (not magazines), have all be shot with my 24-70, or my 70-200. There have been times I wished I had a longer lens, but I have the wide range covered between the 15mm, and the 24-70.