Well, first let me introduce myself: Im Duane and Ive been shooting for 25+ years. I live in Northern Maine, USA and shoot every day, usually a couple hundred pics anyway. Landscape, macro and portraits are my favorite. I also like oversaturated HDR stuff.
So anyway.....I just picked up a K2000 with the kit smc 18-55 dal. Im not impressed with the lens at all. Bokeh is almost non existent unless certain conditions are present (which they rarely are). I know its a kit lens and I wasnt expecting the world, but Im not happy with it at all and dont find it useful for what I shoot. What would be a good portrait/macro lens that gives great bokeh without breaking my wallet?
Also, Id like to try shooting some star trails over the holiday: Anyone have any advice for using this set up for long exposures? Im wondering how long my batteries will last if I set it on bulb mode and let it run forever. Also, in a very dark area, what would be a good setting, i.e., f-stop, length of exposure, etc. Thanks in advance, Duane
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