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Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« on: November 02, 2008, 12:21:41 PM »
The original thread was getting way too long so... here's a new one! (Thanks Eric B for the housekeeping suggestion) :)

Here's the original thread:
http://taperssection.com/index.php?topic=70066.0
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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #1 on: November 02, 2008, 01:05:09 PM »
fun stuff.  Here is the gf's cat in my den last weekend.  Just having some fun taking kitteh pics

Dude is his name, blue is his game.

(disclaimer, though dude is a blue/grey cat, we found out after 1 month of being told it was a male, it is in fact a female.  But, how can we change his/her name from dude so we just pretend it is a male kitteh)

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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #2 on: November 02, 2008, 06:54:47 PM »
Been a while since I posted.... and I'm not sure I've ever posted pics! Here's a recent one of the offspring all dressed up for Halloween, taken with my Rebel XT, 50mm 1.8 and 420ex flash



And I was messing about with some zoom effects - this the XT and 28-105 II lens

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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #3 on: November 02, 2008, 07:17:36 PM »
In to follow the new thread. Haven't been getting out much lately.  :-\
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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #4 on: November 02, 2008, 07:22:39 PM »
Been a while since I posted.... and I'm not sure I've ever posted pics! Here's a recent one of the offspring all dressed up for Halloween, taken with my Rebel XT, 50mm 1.8 and 420ex flash
And I was messing about with some zoom effects - this the XT and 28-105 II lens


nice!  +t


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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #5 on: November 02, 2008, 07:23:43 PM »
fun stuff.  Here is the gf's cat in my den last weekend.  Just having some fun taking kitteh pics

Dude is his name, blue is his game.

(disclaimer, though dude is a blue/grey cat, we found out after 1 month of being told it was a male, it is in fact a female.  But, how can we change his/her name from dude so we just pretend it is a male kitteh)




hehe.. dude looks like a lady!        well..not really..
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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #6 on: November 02, 2008, 09:56:02 PM »
a couple from today.  A great day out shooting.  Fun fun FUN!











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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #7 on: November 03, 2008, 01:16:57 PM »
heres a couple I took last weekend with my 30d>EF-hassy adapter>10mm extension tube>50mm hasselblad lens. Anybody else using anything other than ef mount lenses?




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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #8 on: November 04, 2008, 10:48:21 PM »
Ashley as Eddie Vedder for halloween




















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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #9 on: November 04, 2008, 10:57:15 PM »
thats great.  i almost mistook her for eddy until i read the caption.. ;)
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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #10 on: November 05, 2008, 05:13:39 PM »
Woohoo! Just took the plunge and ordered an Xsi (it was that or a 40D, and I'm one of those folks that prefers the lighter/smaller body so given that the price just dropped again at B&H... no brainer really!).  Very excited!

And if anybody knows somebody who is looking for starter camera... point 'em my way (the XT will be in the yard sale as soon as I'm sure the new one is worknig properly, but figured I'd go ahead and mention it  nowanyway  ;D )

And then if Santa will chip in for a Tamron 17-50 and a Canon 50mm 1.4 (ah, me... I can dream!!)
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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #11 on: November 06, 2008, 07:01:41 PM »
I think I might have went a bit crazy, but I sold my canon 70-200 2.8L non IS today.  I'm going to miss it, but since I've moved to AZ I haven't been shooting enough to justify a $900 lens and its really just been sitting on my desk for the last few months.

I picked up one of the new Tamron 18-270mm lenses as the sample pictures I've found from it all seem fairly decent.  I know it'll never be as sharp as the canon, but I think it'll get a lot more use.  It seems like an excellent walk around/vacation lens.

I'm also pondering selling my canon 17-40 4.0L lens and getting the canon 10-22.  I should wide quite a bit, and was thinking it might be fun to go wider.


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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #12 on: November 07, 2008, 02:30:43 AM »
Wow, that IS a drastic change Ed.  You can always go back though.  I understand where you're coming from though...there's always that balance that we try to get between quality and convenience.  Until you try something out for yourself, you only have what someone else is saying and that's kinda hard to go on because you really can't translate that into deciding what might work for you.

Anyway, I just got back in the game and having been doing some intense research in the last few weeks and contemplating my future lens arsenal.  What's clear to me is that I'm gonna be selling the 400mm fixed focus L lens to start the ball rolling to get wider angles.  I'm with you in that wide angle shooting is something I need for the interests I have in shooting...also macro.

Question:  Did the 17-40 do you are far as wide angle?  I mean, do you find it to be wide enough for most landscape, cityscape, architechture and indoor shots?  In addtion to the Canon 17-40, I'm considering the Tokina 12-24 f4.0, Tokina 11-16 f2.8 which are both highly rated, and the Tamron 17-50 f2.8 which also gets good marks.  The latter two are fairly attractive because of the high marks plus the fast lens speed, since indoor shooting will be a high usage factor for this lens.

OTOH, I already have the 28-135, but that lens isn't as fast and isn't as wide.  Since I also want to do high quality macro photography, I'm thinking that the 17-50, plus the 70-300 has my range covered, then a 100mm macro would have the macro covered.  Sell the 400mm and the 28-135. 

My biggest concern here though is that 17 may not be wide enough!

Thoughts?

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Re: Let's talk Canon digital SLRs... Part 2
« Reply #13 on: November 07, 2008, 02:37:53 AM »
i would trade steve's left nut for a 10-22 also :P ;D.  i wanna go wide.

i also really want some big zoom, colorado has tons of far away shit to pull the trigger on.  ive seen some reasonable 300mm zoom lenses at reasonable prices but cant man up when it counts.  i miss the days of buy now think later.  stupidity had its perks.
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« Reply #14 on: November 07, 2008, 05:58:18 AM »
i would trade steve's left nut for a 10-22 also :P ;D.  i wanna go wide.

If I had a spare jimbo, it would definitely be yours (the nut...not the lens)!

 

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