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Originally Posted by adc
Few lenses will focus at 10" - they are typically called Macro lenses - they cost more  . And you'll need a 100mm+ zoom for shooting at 18'.
To show the subject focused/sharp and a soft background, you will need a lens whose aperture goes to f2.8 or wider (meaning lower number). To a budget, get the 50mm f1.8 or 50mm f1.4, they are excellent lenses (and the latter one will allow for some incredible low light photography, once you get some experience under your belt).
As others have said, to freeze a fast moving child, you will typically need ISO 400-800 and a shutter speed of at least 1/500sec. Put the camera in Shutter Priority (I think that's called Tv in Canon-speak) and set your shutter value to 1/500 - and experiment (also try 1/1000, 1/2000 etc.).
If you want good looking portraits, set the camera in Aperture Priority (Av in Canon-speak, I believe). Set the aperture value to f2.0-f4.0 (whatever the lens allows you) and again, experiment. |
Is there a MODE that I can go in to adjust both the shutter speed, the ISO, and the f?