Soooo confused

lj4bes · Dec 11, 2016

OK so I've read and read and Googled, youtubed, I thought I was learning but after just joining this forum yesterday, I feel I know soo little. So my first of many questions, I have a t6i, I was under the impression it is a full frame but had just read it is not. I have a 55-250mm lens, is that even a right lens for my (not full frame camera) ??

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JonA_CT · Dec 11, 2016

I wouldn't get caught up in the full-frame/crop differences, honestly. There are many people on this forum who take great pictures on all types of cameras, even point and shoots and phone cameras.

As far as focal length, it depends on what you want to use your camera for. For example, 55mm on a T6i might be tight indoors, but would make a fine portrait outdoors. I'm guessing you probably also have the 18-55mm lens that goes with it too. That combo is really popular to start with. I wouldn't stress so much and go start taking pictures. You'll learn much more that way.

SuzukiGS750EZ · Dec 11, 2016

Yes, don't get too caught up in crop sensor disappointment. I enjoy shooting nature the most. With that you normally want more reach. Crop sensors provide just that being "crop". The nice thing about canon is you can use both the ef (full frame) or ef-s (crop) lenses. Full frame camera can only use ef. So on full frame which is 35mm equivalent, 50mm is 50mm. On a crop sensor canon, you multiply the length by the crop factor of the cameras sensor which is 1.6x. You come out with 50x1.6=80. So you get an extra 30mm of that lens! That can be a blessing or a curse. Indoors with cramped spaces that 50mm may be a hindrance, so you'd want to go with an 18-55 or a 24mm. The 18-55 becomes 29mm-88mm. The 24mm would be 38mm. Now the full frame guys are jealous because your camera reaches further with the same lens.

SuzukiGS750EZ · Dec 11, 2016

Oh, and you may want to go post in the canon section of the forum if you want more tailored advice to your camera.

photo1x1.com · Dec 11, 2016

Welcome to the forums. I´m totally with the two posters before. Full frame has its pros, but also its cons. And especially as a beginner you won´t feel the difference any time soon. There were times when the choice for great wideangle lenses was limited for crop sensor cameras, but these are long gone.
The advantages of full frame usually are:

Better low light capabilities due to bigger pixel size. The bigger the pixel, the more light it can natively absorb. BUT: many of us shoot with cameras that are 3-6 years old and even older. Since then, advances in technolgy have made sensor better and better. Hence newer crop sensor are better than these older full frame sensors. Nevertheless we still shoot with these cameras and are happy with it.
More shallow depth of field due to physics (blurry background). This advantage too melts more and more. Nowadays you can get lenses with apertures of f0.95 for reasonable prices (of course always depending on your budget) - so you can get very, very close to full frame look with your crop sensor camera.

Before you start thinking about upgrading camera or lens, take the best out of your crop sensor. You really need to know why you want to upgrade before you can really take advantage of that upgrade.

SCraig · Dec 11, 2016

T6i is a crop-sensor body.

The 55-250 lens is the right lens if it does what you want it to do, the wrong lens otherwise.

There is no right or wrong bodies or lenses as long as they are compatible. Decide FOR YOURSELF if what you have does what you want or not. If it works enjoy it, if not determine what is not working to your needs and replace it.

lj4bes · Dec 11, 2016

Thankyou all for your great knowledge. I am happy with my t6i, and glad to hear my 55-250 lens is right. Yes I do still have the kit lens, I also have 50mm 1.4, which I don't really care for. I mostly like to shoot landscapes and beach sunsets/rises. I will post some, as soon as I figure how, haha. Please feel free to let me know what I can do better. thanks

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photo1x1.com · Dec 11, 2016

lj4bes said:
Thankyou all for your great knowledge. I am happy with my t6i, and glad to hear my 55-250 lens is right. Yes I do still have the kit lens, I also have 50mm 1.4, which I don't really care for. I mostly like to shoot landscapes and beach sunsets/rises. I will post some, as soon as I figure how, haha. Please feel free to let me know what I can do better. thanks

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I can´t tell you how to do it in the app - I really need to install that soon

. But on the computer, there is a button "upoad a file" at the bottom right corner. Looking forward to your images!

SuzukiGS750EZ · Dec 11, 2016

lj4bes said:
Thankyou all for your great knowledge. I am happy with my t6i, and glad to hear my 55-250 lens is right. Yes I do still have the kit lens, I also have 50mm 1.4, which I don't really care for. I mostly like to shoot landscapes and beach sunsets/rises. I will post some, as soon as I figure how, haha. Please feel free to let me know what I can do better. thanks

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If they're on your phone, tap where it says quick reply in the app. Hit the up arrow. Click the icon of an image and go to town.

Peeb · Dec 11, 2016

When I joined this forum last year I was debating going from crop to full frame. I decided against it and stayed crop body for a few months, then couldn't resist and went full frame.

There are times when I really love the FF advantages, but other times when I miss the crop. In the end, I'll probably have at least one of each. Photography has a way of absorbing loose cash...

Gary A. · Dec 11, 2016

With modern sensors the differences in images between a crop sensor and a FF, for most photographers, are nearly insignificant. A FF helps you going wide and a crop helps you going long. There is a FF mystique/lure that is attractive to many who haven't shot FF. But for me, for what I shoot and how I shoot, that lure is more of the grass is greener, type of lure. Nikon has propagated that lure my making their more expensive FF equipment better than their cropped equipment. (With the introduction of the D500, Nikon is upping their game in the crop sensor world.)

I started out in 2005 with a crop sensor, 20D. Moved to shoot mixed sensors, 20D and 5D. Then moved to purely FF with 1Ds and 5D. Now I am back purely shooting crop sensors, (Fuji).

There is no magic in a FF, only the imagination and vision of those who use them.

lj4bes · Dec 11, 2016

I hear that, I'm always wanting to get some other lens or even camera that I don't have.. Even though I am happy with what I have. But still I would like to find the one lens that I could use for almost everything.. Someday I will figure it out, hopefully?!

lj4bes · Dec 11, 2016

Gary A. · Dec 11, 2016

If you only shoot a selected genre or subject ... then you can get by with minimal hardware. But if you shoot a wide spectrum of subjects, you're stuck with multiple lenses.

To be honest, you can shoot most anything with any lens and capture the exceptional image. Multiple lanes of different focal lengths does make it easier to capture the exceptional image and can introduce "optical drama" into the image.

If you are getting serious about your photography, try shooting with only one prime lens. I suggest something like a 35mm (on a crop, 50mm on a FF). But you can do so with the 50mm. Shooting with only one lens increases the difficulty level of getting the exceptional image and forces you to focus on angles and light and DOF. Starting out in photography with zoom and multiple lenses extends the learning curve and dilutes the time understanding the strengths and weaknesses of a single lens. Remember to fill the frame.