Hey,
I'm pretty new to the DSLR thing, I just got my T1i and a couple of lenses 2 weeks ago. Anyway, I got a good deal on a Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens last night, but I'm having some trouble dialing in the best settings for it.
The main problem I'm having is that the AF really hunts back & forth a lot, sometimes never finding focus at all. The only way I can make sure that the shutter does what I want when I want is to use Live View instead of the viewfinder but this seems like cheating (though the zoom feature is great for manual focus tweaking).
The other thing is that I've only been able to get crisp low-light shots with a tripod, as it has no IS and I'm seeing a bit of camera shake.
I've only had a couple of hours to play with it so far, any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?
- Using Av
- Aperture is usually set between 1.8 and 2.6
- No flash
- ISO is auto
Help?
I'm pretty new to the DSLR thing, I just got my T1i and a couple of lenses 2 weeks ago. Anyway, I got a good deal on a Canon 50mm f/1.8 II lens last night, but I'm having some trouble dialing in the best settings for it.
The main problem I'm having is that the AF really hunts back & forth a lot, sometimes never finding focus at all. The only way I can make sure that the shutter does what I want when I want is to use Live View instead of the viewfinder but this seems like cheating (though the zoom feature is great for manual focus tweaking).
The other thing is that I've only been able to get crisp low-light shots with a tripod, as it has no IS and I'm seeing a bit of camera shake.
I've only had a couple of hours to play with it so far, any suggestions on what I might be doing wrong?
- Using Av
- Aperture is usually set between 1.8 and 2.6
- No flash
- ISO is auto
Help?