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Ways to Better Assist Guests

Hello and welcome or welcome back to the Gear Guide Forum. We assist all users in this forum in regards to new gear purchases. Below are some helpful tips that can help us understand your needs. We need a budget amount to spend on any gear that's bei...

Resolved! GODOX V100 or Canon EL-5 for R6 Mark II camera

Hi all. I was wondering if I should purchase the GODOX V100 or the Canon EL-5 for My R6 Mark II.  I understand that the EL-5 has the new hot shoe mount that the R6 accepts. However I have heard a lot of good things about the GODOX V100. I am teeterin...

Best ND variable filters as well as accessories for RF100-400mm lens

Hi, Currently now I shoot pictures of cars, wildlife and sports with a bit of car photography on the side with my EOS R50 Lens kit paired with my RF-100-400mm lens. Lately I've been trying out some videography and have seen around the internet of peo...

jys by Contributor
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Resolved! Slower Glass on R6M2

Good Morning, As I'm still on my conversion journey into mirrorless/digital, I was thinking to myself. This camera is great. It does a lot of things I couldn't imagine until I got my hands on one. Sometimes I still think, why didn't the film advance?...

EOS Rebel T5i upgrade suggestions for school gym photos

I currently use a Canon T5i as well as I purchased it around 2013.  I have recently found out that if I push the ISO to its max (12800) inside elementary school gyms my shutter speed is still horrible hovering around 120. I also tweak my white balanc...

EOS R50 recos for lens wider than 100-400mm

Hello, Currently now I have a eos r50 camera with the kit lens swell as the 100-400 rf lens, followed by a speed lite flash. Currently now I shoot sports, animal and car photography and whatever I can find when I'm outside (food etc). Currently I fin...

jys by Contributor
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Is the 75-300 EF lens that bad?

I've been looking at buying a zoom lens for my camera, I don't want a very expensive one as my camera is quite old (EOS 400D) and I have found 75-300 EF lenses quite cheap second hand, but I've heard nothing good about them, so is theyre any other le...

fillion by Apprentice
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Upgrade from 200D: Recos for motorbike and aircraft photos

So I'm currently using a 200D but im thinking of upgrading. I shoot motorbikes mostly and sometimes aircraft. Looking at just under £1000 for the body and a lens and don't mind new or second hand. I want the camera to have: 4K video, Fast autofocus, ...

alyass by Apprentice
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EF lens recos for foliage and the Milky Way

I have Canon Rebel T7 and I’m gonna be traveling to Smoky Mountains and I was wondering what kind of lens do I need to take non professional photographs of the foliage and possibly the Milky Way. I have seen as a starter 14mm f/2.8 Ultrawide-Angle Le...

Resolved! Help picking camera for soccer photography

Hello everybody I am relatively new to photography(Started November 2024) and have been using an old eos rebel sl1 I am a sports photographer and am taking pictures for a soccer team(Katy Jaguars Fc if you want to check my pictures out on ig) my budg...

Resolved! Canon RF 800mm F/11 Lens - Does anyone like it?

Hi all, Thanks to Marc I have purchased the RF 100-400mm lens. I also purchased the RF 1.4x extender and it works so very well with this lens. I know that most people will recommend to get the 200-800mm lens to achieve 800mm focal length. However tha...

R5 Mark II or R3 for sports and news?

I'm a sports editor of a weekly newspaper and I use a 7D with 2.8 70-200 and 2.8 24-70 lenses.Looking to upgrade. I'm torn between the R5 Mark II and R3. I would use it primarily for sports and general news. Family and landscape shots would be second...

Mirrorless Upgrade from DSLR without Breaking the Bank

Hey yall! I currently have a Canon EOS 80D and looking to upgrade to mirrorless. I’m moreso a hobby photographer with the intention of making a legit business in the future. I tend to do moreso animal/ sports photography and have a 70-200 f4 lens tha...

yandou by Apprentice
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