My daughter in law gave me a t3i camera that belonged to her grandpa. He only took 5 pictures total before putting it away. I have been taking pictures with it and so far seems to be working good. I put a better SD card in it and got some extra batteries for it. I also bought a Canon 50mm macro lens and rokinon 14mm wide angle lens. My main two interests are taking pictures of the homemade soap and cosmetics that we sell and shooting the stars.
Would anyone recommend that I take it to a camera shop to have someone look it over and make sure everything is correct? I also thought about cleaning the sensor lens. I would love to hear someone else's thoughts.
I should have been more specific, my fault. I did a lot reading about rokinon lenses for astrophotography and the 14mm or 24mm were the top ones in that order. I already have the 14mm so I think I'm definitely going to get the 24mm. Do you have any suggestions for a macro lens.
I make and sell all natural bar soap, foaming soap and lip balm. Nothing is bigger 6 inch by 6 inch wide, would the 100mm lens work for product photos?
I settled on the rokinon 16mm f/2.0 and rokinon 35mm f/1.4. The 16mm is $211 and the 35mm is $399. That left me with a enough money for a 7" external touch screen monitor. I may start doing how to classes in person for cosmetic making and rose gardening. I can use the monitor for video and I wanted to see if it would help me focus the lens for my star pictures. Instead of the little screen on the camera. Plus it has a histograma that is easier to see.
