SaaBaaDoo

Usually not too clumsy, but we'll see how I do in front of a crowd. I just talked to my co worker and he said they expect about 120 people at the wedding/reception.

srika

have you considered the Canon 28 1.8? I've read its better build quality and better focusing.

srika

yeah wasn't being serious about that.

120 people doesn't sound too bad.

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

My friend said the same thing and bought that one instead. Hmm.. I should look into that.. or maybe i should just skip this and save the money towards 70-200 2.8..

S14 n Tsx

alright, here is my deal..

I have $900 to burn... recommend me some lenses!

I have few lenses in my mind:
24-105mm IS L
24-70 f/2.8 L (little over my budget)
17-55mm (JS + MS3 recommendation)
50mm (is this lens even worth a buy?)

I played with 24-105mm, and I felt in love with that lens... I am looking for something with range. I can pick up shorter range lens later down the road.

S14 n Tsx

I also played with 11-16 (thanks JS + MS3), but range is too short for my taste.

jupitersolo

Range? Then it's the 24-105, I really like using it for a walk around lens on my 40D. The range and it being a good enough lens to use all of the time.

The 50mm will give you low light shots, but on a cropped body it could be a little longer than you want.

S14 n Tsx

I want good walk around lens. I am also at canon digital forum, and read lot of good reviews on 24-105 over 24-70.

I guess I just answered my own question, but definitely looking for good walk around lens.

Jup, you think I should just go with 24-105, or is there another good walk around lens I can pick up for decent price?

jupitersolo

The lenses you listed were the only lenses I would look at for Canon. You might want to look at the 18-200 if you want more range, but read up about it before you do.

S14 n Tsx

thanks!

I will definitely check out 18-200..

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

tonyyyy i didn't know you needed something with relatively large range..

i thought you just wanted a good walkaround lens, that's why i said EFS 17-55 IS should be the best lens for our 40D.

hmmm 24-70 with 70-200?

jupitersolo

One thing with the 18-200, it's variable aperture, 3.5-5.6, it'll inhibit you in low light.

wndrlst

I use my 24-105 a lot, lot, lot. I love it. It's hard to go wrong with that one.

S14 n Tsx

I do want good walk around lens, but 17-55 isn't enough for me. I like zoom in. jp.

I like your lens.. I will probably pick 70up same lens down the road, but not something I am looking for at this moment.

70-200 is little crazy...

S14 n Tsx

hmmm. I might have to go with 24-105 then.
Awesome.

SaaBaaDoo

+1 on the 24-105. I have one as my walkaround lens and love it! I rented a 24-70 and was glad I didn't buy it over the 24-105. Now if canon made a 24-105/2.8 IS, that would be awesome!!!

Mizouse

i rented both a 24-70 and a 24-105, i felt the 24-70 suited me better.

S14 n Tsx

I also heard that 24-70 is bit heavier too. I think my camera is already heavy to begin with.. I think I'm just gonna go with 24-105.

srika

24-70 is a lot heavier. one of the things I miss the most about the 24-105 is its light weight.

srika

do any of your personal galleries get spam-views? I'm not talking flickr - just like personal sites that track view counts.

wndrlst

How do they show up on Google Analytics?

srika

I don't have it setup with google analytics... :-/

if you wanna see what im talking about...

http://www.delobbo.com/gallery2/v/nature/

i just dont see how those could be real.

wndrlst

Did they jump up pretty suddenly? Did your gallery just get listed some place new? You do have a shitload of FB friends.

srika

I don't know. because, I don't look at that gallery much anymore, let alone use it. I just happened to notice those view counts a while ago, and they seem to have been going up. I have a statistics module set up in the gallery and one day I was bored and looked. You know, I just thought of something. If they were bots, I think I would see similar behavior in other albums. But it's only that album with those view counts. It's weird, I just can't figure out why. And, I don't think any of the facebook people would be looking there, that is a very obscure album.

wndrlst

Dunno...I definitely get hits that surprise me from all over the damn place. Granted, I try to pimp it out.

Mizouse

people like flowers?

its like my pictures i took on my cruise of the hawaiian islands back in 2006, all the flower shots seem to still be getting alot of hits.


as well as all the pics of the import models from hot import nights type of events

synth19

I find my 24-70 useless on my 40d. Once I go FF, I'm sure I'll use it more often.

synth19

Another $100 Instant Rebate on the 5D Mark II announced (until July 10th). I guess they need to liquidate these before the Mark III comes out.

srika

hmm..

Mizouse

http://i.engadget.com/2010/05/14/red...viewfinder-fr/

I want this...

srika

haha

JS + XES

iTrader: (1)

lol

srika

<object width="400" height="200"><param name="allowfullscreen" value="true" /><param name="allowscriptaccess" value="always" /><param name="movie" value="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11673745&amp;server=vimeo.co m&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_port rait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" /><embed src="http://vimeo.com/moogaloop.swf?clip_id=11673745&amp;server=vimeo.co m&amp;show_title=1&amp;show_byline=1&amp;show_port rait=0&amp;color=&amp;fullscreen=1" type="application/x-shockwave-flash" allowfullscreen="true" allowscriptaccess="always" width="400" height="200"></embed></object><p><a href="http://vimeo.com/11673745">Iceland, Eyjafjallajökull - May 1st and 2nd, 2010</a> from <a href="http://vimeo.com/sstieg">Sean Stiegemeier</a> on <a href="http://vimeo.com">Vimeo</a>.</p>

stogie1020

^ Wow, gorgeous.

Do you think the panning was done during the time lapse or in PP? It seemed so smooth.

Sarlacc

I'm guessing they had a stepper head, all in camera.

srika

my my look at you - DSLR video expert

Sarlacc

Timelapse is not DLSR video imho.

Its its own art form in many ways and its been around for a long time.

Some of the most amazing examples are in a movie called Baraka.

Sarlacc

I do have the rough cuts of those commercials I operated a 7D on....but too lazy to upload them. Too much time, too big files.

srika

you know I really forgot that was not video..

jupitersolo

Those images are moving so fast, look like thousands, if not tens of thousands of images.