Digital Rebel and Tandems

[swattsvideo 0]

For those of you who are jumping the digital cannon rebel, which kind of lens do you use for tandems? The standard lens, or do you use another kind?

[vdschoor 0]

I use the Digital Rebel with the Sigma 15mm F2.8 Fisheye, some of the camera flyers at my dz use it with the Zenitar 16, and one guy uses the kit lens (at 18mm)

It all works...

[eUrNiCc 0]

I've only just begun to tinker with my d-rebel, but the kit lens (zoomed all the way out) works decently well for most applications. i'm saving my pennies for a something wider though.

Egad, A BASE life defiles a bad age.

[AndyMan 7]

4 of 5 Ddigital Rebels shooters at my DZ use the Sigma 15mm for tandems.

The .6 conversion makes it equivalent to a 24mm on a film body.

_Am

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You put the fun in "funnel" - craichead.

[pcalandra 0]

I've just been using the kit lens and it works fine. You can see some stuff here:

http://www.shutterfly.com/progal/gallery.jsp?gid=768a5498ce7c30afb713



It certainly is not as wide as some like, but at 18mm it's as close as most of our tandem pilots like us photographers to fly anyway! Technically it works fine, it's sharp enough and seems pretty good edge to edge. In my humble opinion it's good enough.

Pat

[Fuzzy 0]

I've used both the kit (18 to 55) lens and the Sigma 15 for tandems

While the 18 to 55 worked well, the Sigma for me is much better especially if using a Sony .6 or equivalent wide angle lens on your video.

For one thing you don't have to tape up the Sigma or worry about accidently bumping the zoom like on the zoom lenses.

Fuzzy
Ambition / Ability: Know the difference.

[DaGimp 0]

i use kit lens....just cause im to broke to buy a 15mm

"Professor of Pimpology"~~~Bolas

[BlueSBDeath 2]

I also use the 18-55 kit lens, but I want somthing different!!

Here is a TM shot from this last weekend with it.

Arvel

Nice avatar Jake

BSBD...........Its all about Respect,

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[psw097 0]

I've used these lenses with the DR:

- 12/5.6 FE, cannot remember what sort.
- Sigma 12-24/4.5-5.6 - Heavy, expensive, not so good under F8
- Zenitar 16/2.8 FE - nice lens but the DR doesn't like stop down metering so much.
- Kit lens - cheap, crappy build quality
- Sigma 20/1.8 - very nice lens but heavy and 82mm filters
- Tamron 17-35/2.8-4 - currently using this one. No complaints.

I'm missing one I cannot remember.

[StevePhelps 0]

I use the kit lens because I'm broke -- just bought a FTN so now I'm even broker. Anybody want an Optic?

Here's one taken with the kit lens.

[Superfletch 1]

Is that Matt Yount flying the tandem?

Gary "Superfletch" Fletcher
D-26145; USPA Coach, IAD/I, AFF/I
Videographer/Photographer

[StevePhelps 0]

tis so

[Skykimmer 0]

What is stop down metering? The Zenitar is light, short, and very inexpensive! I was hoping it would be the best choice when I buy the new Digital Rebel XT.

Kim