p.2 #1 · If you had to take pictures of a little kid birthday party inside
CoLmes wrote:
Looks to be around 450 now :-(
You're worried about $450 and you eventually expect to move up to full frame?
If your budget is slim, then forget the 580 flash and get a cheaper Canon or third party flash, and spend the money you'll save on a better lens.
If $450 is too much for a lens, then I wouldn't worry about moving up to full frame, because that will cost a lot more and more than likely that move will be in the distant future. Think about what you need now and get it.
The Tamron 17-50 non-VC is a standout value on a crop DSLR.
p.2 #2 · If you had to take pictures of a little kid birthday party inside
My setup would be a 5D or 5DmkII with a 24-70L and a 580EX/EXII.
If I could swing it, I'd have an assitant who could hold a large reflector near my so I
could bounch my flash off it, in case the walls and ceiling were either too far away
or the wrong color (non-white).
The 24-70L is a great "small event" lens. The brick delivers.
p.2 #5 · If you had to take pictures of a little kid birthday party inside
For that kind of stuff, I setup a couple of YN560 flashes on radio triggers (flashes are ~$75 new, triggers are about $30). Bounced off the walls and ceilings, those work nicely.
p.2 #6 · If you had to take pictures of a little kid birthday party inside
I'm assuming you are just attending the party as a guest/parent, not being asked to
"shoot" the birthday party like a wedding.
60D with 50 1.8 is just fine. If you get a 430 on top of that, you got it made. A Tammy normal zoom would be a great add too, but I'd get the flash first. No flash, no decent shutter speed regardless of what lens you use.
