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schmoelzel
8th of March 2005 (Tue), 17:48
Greetings!

By now most of you know that I love taking pictures of my daughter Julia. Well, she's almost a year old (in 2 weeks) and just about walking on her own so my great plan was to trade in the DRebel for something faster (20D, 1 series bodies). I'm no sports photographer but I thought it would be helpful to have something that has faster AF for this quick moving kid! I happened upon a good deal for a well-used 1D. My only misgivings were the MP; but after a few days of intense reading, the choice was clear. I had never even held a 1D so it was with a small amount of trepidation that I traded my favourite lens (135F2) and some cash for this camera. (sorry Drisley!!:o) Camera arrived yesterday and it is a totally new experience. Lots to learn......I actually have had to read and reread the manual. There is so much to this camera. And all I read is true..........the AF is unreal, viewfinder is terrific, and the quality of the shots.........well, these were some of the first ones I took of Julia and I am more than happy. (mind you it took me 10 minutes to figure out how and where to insert the CF card. I will get another 135F2............miss that lens already. In the meantime, I will use the 85F1.8 a lot more (and it now acts more like a 110mm instead of a 136 mm). Enjoy........

http://theteahaus.netfirms.com/Canon/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10001/85F1.8-1D-A.jpg

Camera: Canon 1D
Shutter speed: 1/100 sec
Aperture: 2.0
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Spot
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 200
Lens: 85.0 mm
Focal length: 85.0mm
AF mode: One-shot AF

http://theteahaus.netfirms.com/Canon/nfpicturepro/albums/userpics/10001/85F1.8-1D-B.jpg

Camera: Canon 1D
Shutter speed: 1/100 sec
Aperture: 2.0
Exposure mode: Manual
Flash: Off
Metering mode: Spot
Drive mode: Single frame shooting
ISO: 200
Lens: 85.0 mm
Focal length: 85.0mm
AF mode: One-shot AF

froman98
8th of March 2005 (Tue), 18:14
what a beautiful child! The pictures are fantastic! My daughter turned 1yr old a month ago (before I purchased my 20d) and I"ve been snapping them non stop. Those pictures are great.

Citizensmith
8th of March 2005 (Tue), 18:48
Nice pics, and that frame looks like it was a bit of work. Hope you recorded it as an action.

schmoelzel
9th of March 2005 (Wed), 06:47
Thanks for the comments.

froman98 - good that you have a 20D!! I am sure that with a one year old you can sure use the 5 fps!

Citizensmith - the frame is part of an old photo frame software from years ago......still works even though this is the only one that I like from the whole selection of about 100 or so.......would be easier as an action in PSCS!