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#721
I miss my 03 CL-S :(
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Do it Ken, you know you want it
#723
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For me I use the lumi quest mini softbox.
I have a friend that uses the demb flipit
#724
Burning Brakes
well, the 70-200 f4L IS purchased on the 1st is up for sale already! Have a 70-200 f2.8L IS on the way
#725
But you'll see that the 4.0 is better IQ, than the 2.8.
#726
Burning Brakes
#727
With the better ISO that cameras give now, there's not much need to worry about it. I'll take the IQ.
#728
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dang forgot you got a 5D2.. that is nice Sabadoo
#729
Earth-bound misfit
It's not always about light, sometimes (for me, almost always) it's about subject isolation. Although, I find I rarely open up more than f/4 for horses, I do frequently for people and nature shots. You know me, though...I the narrow dof!
#730
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although, you can get pretty good subject isolation even at 4.0, depending on your angles.
#731
Then you need to drop 5K and get the 2.0
#732
Earth-bound misfit
Did you get me one for Christmas???
#733
Sorry dear, I'm broke...
#734
Earth-bound misfit
#735
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Yes, I'm silly about it! And you can, but I find myself unhappy with the isolation provided by my 24-105 f/4 wide open unless the background is pretty far away. But then, I'm using a cropped sensor. You get better isolation at the same aperture with the ff cams, of course.
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/...530d999b_o.jpg
#736
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Thread Starter
how about the 135 2.0 for $1k!
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-135mm-US.../dp/B000053HC5
ive been eyeing this lens for a while..
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-135mm-US.../dp/B000053HC5
ive been eyeing this lens for a while..
#737
Earth-bound misfit
oh yeah.. that is not going to be as good - a background situation.. I'm thinking of shots like this, this is at 4.0 - and agreed, I wonder how big a factor FF is
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/...530d999b_o.jpg
http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3228/...530d999b_o.jpg
how about the 135 2.0 for $1k!
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-135mm-US.../dp/B000053HC5
ive been eyeing this lens for a while..
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-135mm-US.../dp/B000053HC5
ive been eyeing this lens for a while..
#738
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Thread Starter
Gorgeous! And I think it's one of those situations where it's good that you've retained so much detail in the background. She echoes the main subject nicely, and she's pretty. Now, had it been a pimply dude with braces and puke on his shirt, you'd probably wish you had f/1.2 or so...
There are a number of primes I'd like to add to my line-up. I actually use my 100 f/2.8 macro for portraits quite a bit - it's nice. I wouldn't mind a 35 too, again, given my cropper affliction.
#739
how about the 135 2.0 for $1k!
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-135mm-US.../dp/B000053HC5
ive been eyeing this lens for a while..
http://www.amazon.com/Canon-135mm-US.../dp/B000053HC5
ive been eyeing this lens for a while..
#740
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135 aint too shabby
http://www.flickr.com/groups/bokeh_/...7594226133729/
#741
Burning Brakes
The 5D2 ended up getting taken off the order because they kept pushing the delivery date on us
We ended up with another 7D instead. My Dad is killing me shooting in full auto mode all the time
When I decide to go FF I'm think I'll just pick up a used 1ds III or save up for the FF 1DIV
We ended up with another 7D instead. My Dad is killing me shooting in full auto mode all the time
When I decide to go FF I'm think I'll just pick up a used 1ds III or save up for the FF 1DIV
#742
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Thread Starter
dang if I missed the memo. not like the 7D is bad.
#743
Burning Brakes
It just happened the other day, so I didn't update the post.
We ALMOST pulled the trigger on the 85L also, but am going to wait for FF with that lens. I could use some good stobes, stands, and other studio stuff right now. I'm hoping there's a 580EXII under the tree, but not holding my breath on it.
We ALMOST pulled the trigger on the 85L also, but am going to wait for FF with that lens. I could use some good stobes, stands, and other studio stuff right now. I'm hoping there's a 580EXII under the tree, but not holding my breath on it.
#744
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Thread Starter
oh ok. can I assume the only reason you wanted the 5D2 over the 7 was the FF?
#745
Burning Brakes
#746
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#747
Burning Brakes
Got it through Dell 20% bing cb, they said it was in stock, then it wasn't. Delivery date was the 17th, on the 16th they changed it to 1/6/10. Was afraid they would change it again on the 5th. Dad wanted something by Christmas.
I tried to talk him into a used 1DIII but he didn't want to buy a body used. Lenses ok, body no..haha
I tried to talk him into a used 1DIII but he didn't want to buy a body used. Lenses ok, body no..haha
#748
The 5D2 ended up getting taken off the order because they kept pushing the delivery date on us
We ended up with another 7D instead. My Dad is killing me shooting in full auto mode all the time
When I decide to go FF I'm think I'll just pick up a used 1ds III or save up for the FF 1DIV
We ended up with another 7D instead. My Dad is killing me shooting in full auto mode all the time
When I decide to go FF I'm think I'll just pick up a used 1ds III or save up for the FF 1DIV
#749
Senior Moderator
Thread Starter
yeah man sorry to say but Dell's "delivery date" doesn't really mean much. my folks just got a new computer and the date kept pushing back on the site, it said 1/10/2010 on last look, and we're all wondering wtf is going on. the computer ended up being shipped on 12/12... I ordered a computer from them in August and it had a 3 week delivery date on it, I got it delivered within one week!
#750
Dell has done this with Canon equipment every year this time for the last three yrs.
#751
Burning Brakes
Yeah, the lens made it here in 2 days after ordering. I'll see when people over at POTN start getting their 5dii's from Dell. I should have told him to wait, but he was fed up and antsy.
#752
Earth-bound misfit
Bummer. Well, the 7D is still one hell of a cam. Congrats on the new gear!
#753
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#754
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#755
Earth-bound misfit
Oh yeah! It wasn't a show, just a photo day at the barn, and the owner wanted a group shot of all 50 owners with their horses. The group shot got canceled because only about 1/2 could make it on the day she chose - she wants to try again in the spring. I did do 7 "mini-sessions" that day, though - no complaints!
#756
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Thread Starter
Oh yeah! It wasn't a show, just a photo day at the barn, and the owner wanted a group shot of all 50 owners with their horses. The group shot got canceled because only about 1/2 could make it on the day she chose - she wants to try again in the spring. I did do 7 "mini-sessions" that day, though - no complaints!
#758
Earth-bound misfit
I just wrote a whole run-down about the differences between some of the horses & owners & their behaviors & expectations - how they influenced the shoot and the outcome, but I went over the frickin 5 minute edit window, and it's all lost.
Anyway, I'd be happy to discuss specifics if you have any questions or critiques.
Anyway, I'd be happy to discuss specifics if you have any questions or critiques.
#759
Burning Brakes
The 70-200 f2.8 IS came in today!!! Love the bokeh at 2.8 and stopped down to 4 the IQ is extremely close to that of the f4L version.
#760
is learning to moonwalk i
Sure! The first 7 unlocked galleries here are from that day.
I noticed that you are still getting some quirky things happening with your site. I was looking at the Murtha gallery and asI hover my mouse over the images, the pagination gets all funky. I'm not sure if there is a way to leave room in the formating for the highlite frame so that when it does appear everything else can stay in the same place.