did not!

 

i dont wanna get *too* excited, what if it falls through on some technicality...

but, I'll go ahead and admit it. I've missed full-frame. a great deal.

 

glad to hear its going to work out for you.

 

i guess...

 

another shot by my dad, early 70's, Yashica something. you can see the lines from the album page.

 

Glad that there is good news after such a heartbreaker Rubin

 

 

That's a great replacement setup for the 5D!!!

 

Stupid flash broke again last night. Time to whip out the super glue again....

 

true or false?

 

I think it depends on how good of copy a 35mm 1.4 is. I've used the 35L and it was extremely sharp at 1.4. It would be close.

 

Probably also depends on what version of 70-200 2.8 you're talking about.

But generally a prime is sharper wide open than a zoom wide open. IIRC.

 

I didn't know if it was canon specific though. Their 70-200 2.8 IS II is a definitely sharper than the first version.

 

Should be

 

I haven't used the II, but IMO the 70-200 4.0 IS is their sharpest of those lenses.

 

thanks, just something I saw someone post and was curious.

 

Define "definitely" sharper? I have a good friend who had both and did some extensive tests. He eventually sold his Version I but honestly felt that Version II was "worth" the upgrade. I think he posted a very comprehensive review on his blog, let me see if I can find it.

 

woops.. wrong thread

 

what kind of cam? 'blad?

 

this?





yea i think its a blad.

too hard to tell what model thou.

 

its from the Katy Perry video I posted in the other thread

 

where do you think the screen grabs are from


i just took a screen shot and cranked up the exposure to get more detail.

 

oh you too - sneaky guy

 

I guess I should say from the tests I've seen version II was sharper at 2.8 than the previous version. The new IS system is also an big improvement over version I.

I don't think I would upgrade my 70-200 2.8 IS to the version II anytime soon though. It's working just fine for me.

 

How much would you charge?

So a friend has a potential opportunity to shoot a firefighter calendar. It is a relatively small fund-raising calendar with a distribution of only around 1500 copies. It would involve shoots at about 3 different locations (25km radius) with the intent of providing about 30 images to be processed, then they select 12 for print and publish.

She doesn't want to lowball, but wants to be reasonable.

 

I donate my time to fundraisers for organizations that I like to support. I'm not a proponent of giving things away to publications, but a firefighter calendar for local fundraising? I'd donate my time. If it were to be sold nationally at retail chains by a publisher, that's another story..

 

Firefighter calendar? Sounds gay as hell. I would charge double the going rate because of this.

(jk)

 

See now, I see it as additional benefits.

 

Someone remind me how to "quote" in flickr.

 

 

speaking of possibly ghey scenarios... yesterday i got invited to shoot a bachelorette party night.. 8-10 girls. "Obviously we would escort you every where with us and take care of your drinks." this could go good or bad, lol. usually strippers don't allow professional photos (or even regular photos) so I think it might be OK. And they are ending the night at a cabaret type of show, so I think overall it could be... fun!

 

You need a second photographer for this don't you???

Well, depends on what the bachelorette party girls look like.

 

If it doesn't work out with him, I'm next in line.

 

Srika if you need backup equip you can borrow mine.

Just be sure to leave the memory card in it with the images still on it

 

this is the girl who asked me - oh im also getting paid pretty good amount - if you're at work probably don't open these. not NWS but I just wanna make sure you are "OK".
http://img638.imageshack.us/img638/1530/img0892m720.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3964972_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._7295966_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-...5_840017_n.jpg

oh and in case you cant tell, she parties HARD, I've known her for a while now and shot her many times before. same goes for her friends.

ever notice certain types of girls tend to flock together? here are some of her friends-
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._5902383_n.jpg
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._2272976_n.jpg
day at the races -
http://sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-..._3949225_n.jpg

im guessing itll prolly be a good night.

 

copy their flickr link and put [] around it

 

yeah agreed, if its for any type of fund-raising for causes I like to support, I have the attitude that I am donating my services and photos for the cause. and have done this on a few occasions in the past, with success. I think of it as, they would need to go into the funds they raised for that event, to pay me. and that just doesn't sound 'right'.

 

thanks

 

I still think you need the help of a second photographer.

 

ok buddy you are first on my list..