Lovin this thing so far. Just using it in auto, its obvious its alot easier to take better pics than with a P&S.

And I already know I need more Zoom. Alot more.

 

Woah your son has grown so much!

You're going to have fun with the camera at Christmas.

 

Cute kid, has your dog gained any weight? My niece's dog gain about 10 lbs after following her around for a year or two she got so fat, stealing so much of her food.

 

Yup. He's the best Vacuum cleaner money can buy.

 

Cute kid dom. I can see the resemblance already

 

You got the camera!!!!!!!!!!



So when are ya coming shooting with us?

 

Is that his "I'm too good for you" snout-in-the-air pic?! He looks like royalty

 

Thanks. I think.

 

He gets treated like royalty around here.

I'll come when I get a Zoooooooooooooooooooooooooommmmmmmmmmmmmm Lens.

The 18-55 doesn't even have enough zoom at 10 to 15 feet

BTW - I hope Dan isn't busy tommorrow and his PM box is empty cause I have ALOT of questions.

 

<clearing PM's now>

Just get all your questions in between 9 and 9:30 because I'm in meetings all day otherwise.

 

 

Looks like I'll be borrowing a 70-200 f4L for the weekend and if its as good as they all say it is I'll want one. Dan, you said ordering through B&H expedited saves the border fees but not the taxes right?

Drives me nuts that I can buy it cheaper in the US.

 

Ah, the power of the states.

 

watch yourself. dont get smart with the canadian mods, you might find yourself

 

Nice stuff Dom (I can care less about the camera), but your son is looking good

 

please, no!

a-zine's my home

 

I don't think there's any chance of that happening.


whiskers, first time in Photgraphy section?

 

Nice pics dom.

I already went out and bought the canon 50mm f1.8 which I'm loving for low light, and really cool bokeh type shots. Post some pics of from the 70-200 when you get a chance.

 

And last...

 

Lets see some of those pics as well. How much was it BTW?


lol @ whiskers.

 

They can be had in the US for about $70. The cheapest I found here was $110.

Here's a sample pic I took. Nothing special, but gives you an idea of the fun you can have with depth of field on a 1.8 lens.

 

Is it me or is the kettle in the center of the image not as focused as the swizzlers? to the right?

 

There's no chance you're going to borrow one and not end up buying one.

If you ship with UPS expedited, then you won't get hit for brokerage, because brokerage is built into the shipping fee. It's still possible that you get hit for tax though, but at least the tax will be on the far cheaper US price than what Henry's sells them for.

 

That's the idea: selective focus. He was focused on the swizzlers and with the very reduced depth of field of a 1.8 lens, the teapot is not in the plane of focus. Only a few mm of the frame will be in focus with the lens this close to the subject and shot wide open.

 

According to B&H shipping costs. Expedited is the cheapeast at $31. Does that make sense? And Henry's currently sells the lens for 799 - $100 Rebate which is still less than my cost.

 

Just ask them here so we can all benefit from Dan's knowledge.

 

Ok. So the area directly above the kettle is in focus?

 

That's a good price for Expedited. It's typically $40-$50 for a lens. Not only do you get the brokerage included with expedited, you'll also get the lens quicker too. It should be in your hands in 3-4 days.

 

yup

I wanted the swizllers as the point of focus, with everything else blurred. I was pretty much just playing around. Another option would have been to increase the aperture slightly more and focus on the entire basket, while leaving the background blurred. Lots of "artistic" options available with this lens, which is what I like about it. Works great for portraits too, where you want your subject in focus but the background blurred.

 

That's exactly the reason I bought the 50mm. Apparently it's already wraped and under the tree. I got it for $69 shipped through Amazon to the TX.

 

What do I do with it. I might hurt myself.

Its a 70-200 2.8 IS in case you were wondering.



Picked up a bag today as well.

 

Woah nice score!

 

So what do I do with it?

I'm hoping to get out on Sunday. Might walk around the neighbouhood tonight and snap some pics.

 

sweet! did you rent or buy?

 

I work at Canon. Borrowed it for the weekend. Its from the stock we lend out to pro users.

 

 

:ibDanMartinbreaksintomyhouse:

 

Nice!

Are you admitting you don't know how to handle large equipment?

 

Yes.