Camera Buff

[jamie]

very quickly,

all at ISO 400, 1/8 f8, all handheld with flash (430ex) on auto
1, a close up with my 3 kenko extension tubes
2, my new baby at 200mm (sorry for the ghosting more down to a slightly longer shutter speed)
3 my old sigma 70 - 300 f4-5.6 APO macro Super

subject my flatmates brake lever.

in the past i was always moderatly disapointed with the sigma, now it just hurts that i spent £180 on it all those years ago then £70 getting it stripped and cleaned last year.
Jamie

 

[Mr. Sir]

Sweet!!! Very nice indeed.

 

[jamie]

I'm super impressed by the difference in colour it produces over the old sigma, i suppose thats the difference that £300 makes. now i want a 5D (or a 5DmkII) to really show it off.

i'd quite like a tripod colar for it but the canon version coming in at almost £90 i found some 'made for canon' ones on fleabay for £15 from hong kong......i like to stay branded but its almost £75 extra for a collar

edit: even the lens hood clicks on in an almost sexy way...i'm off to bed, i'm working tomorrow

Jamie

 

[Mr. Sir]

I'd go with the cheaper collar. After all, its not like it will affect the picture quality. As long as it works, you're golden.

 

[rbtree]

Very nice lens, Jamie.......every bit as sharp as my 70-200 f/2.8 IS......and, look around for a 1.4x and 2x for it. You'll get AF (with the center spot), and, with any luck, with the 2x as well.

My 2.8 with both convertors stacked (f/ will actually AF to some degree, if the subject has some good lines for it to lock on.

The next lenses to consider are the 17-40 or 24-105, both f/4 and L...... i use my 17/40 more than my 24-70, I think.

or a 12-20 or whatever is available for your small sensor....but the image quality may suffer a bit......

 

[Nutball]

Bump

I almost thought Canon was surly going to soon release a 120MP 35mm camera because of a huge price drop in the 50MP 5Ds over the past couple years, but now I wonder if there are lots of clones out there or what. I'm seeing new 5Ds's for around $1800 on ebay, but the Canon website, and Canon authorized dealers on ebay are selling for $3500 still.

Even if there are clones, it would be great to find a place where they are well reviewed like the cloned chainsaws have been, so we know if it's worth getting or not. Sure is tempting for 50MP at half price, but $1800 is not worth the risk.


Anyone have the Sony RX100 VI (6)? I think it can do something like 25 full resolution images @ 10fps, talk about HD video clip. 960fps video capability too, and decent zoom range for the model. I'm just a bit unsure considering the image quality of my newer HX80 is so much worse (noisier at low ISO) than my older WX220.