New to the forum, but not to photography

[Kyle M.]

Hello all, my name is Kyle and I just bought my first DSLR last friday, a Canon 60D with the 18-135 IS lens. I've been shooting a mix of film and digital since 2005 and just recently decided that shooting film was too much work for me. It was fun and I enjoyed learning a dying art, along with developing and printing my own work. But it just got to the point where it was too time consuming. I sold off all of my film gear in late october except for one Yashica Mat, and took a short break from photography. But that all changed when I picked up the 60D, I shoot mostly landscape and architecture, with very little to no low light photography so the F3.5-5.6 max aperture of the 18-135 shouldn't hinder me too bad. If it ever gets to be a problem I'll pick up a 50mm 1.8, although I'm a little skeptical of the plastic mount on that particular lens. I plan to hang around the forum and learn what I can, and possibly contribute from time to time.

 

[Raj_55555]

Welcome aboard Kyle! Looking forward to see your work here.

 

[smalltowngirl13]

Welcome to TPF Kyle...

 

[Nettles]

Kyle, I don't think you should worry about the plastic mount. The 50mm is a good lens and it's very light so there's no significant strain on the mount and nothing to worry about in normal use. I've hauled it up mountains and shot in a variety of conditions.

Good to hear you're enjoying the 60D and lens.

 

[Gary A.]

Welcome aboard. The plastic 50mm is truly a nifty little lens.

 

[dxqcanada]

HI.
Hmm, and don't let people make fun of your avatar.
... and silver halide is not dying, it just decided to get out the way of the stampede.

 

[Kyle M.]

Well I got an email today and apparently Capital One extended my credit line, so of course I ran to Best Buy after work and picked up a nifty fifty. Haven't got a chance to try it out yet though.

 

[Gary A.]

Just don't drop it.