Finally pushed that order button...

[tim]

My 50mm F1.8 isn't cutting it, so I decided to replace it...

Canon 50mm F1.4, with hood
Canon 70-200 2.8 IS (while I was there I figured I might as well)
Sandisk 2GB Ultra II (you can never have too much memory - total 6GB now!)

This is on top of my order last week, which was a Manfrotto tripod, 2GB CF, Pro-T, and other little bits and pieces... this is my MOST EXPENSIVE HOBBY EVER! But it's also the one I enjoy the most by far, so it's worth it :D

Now I just need B&H to re-open and ship me my order, which should be next Monday, but it'll be at least a week before it arrives... but the anticipation is half the fun!

[blue_max]

Fun to be had next week then!

You will need a big bag to put it all in though!!!

Graham

[Andy_T]

WOW!

Happens to me all the time ... look for a 50/1.4, decide it's also nice to pick up a 70-200/2.8 IS with it :shock:

Best regards,
Andy

[mrclark321]

Boy, this site sure keeps the economy going!!!!

Congrats and enjoy.

Dan

[Maureen Souza]

Canon ought to give this forum's members a little gratuity....we sure egg each other on and Canon reaps the monetary benefits:)
Congrats Tim.... I love my 50/1.4..
:):)

[roanjohn]

COngratulations!!! Don't forget to post a pic of your new lens.........and a pic from your new lens.

:-)

Ro1

[tim]

Thanks everyone :) I will post a pic of it, it'll be with my little A70 though, I "only" have one nice camera! I've been wanting the 2.8 IS for a while, I got a good tax refund so I thought now's my chance :)

[rg-tom]

i know why not take a picture of the lens on its own....with another lens on your 20D? what an idea! :P lucky bar steward i want both of those lenses.

[mr.photoguy]

Nice purchases...

I wish I could get my hands on one of these...
http://www.pbase.com/cameras/canon/ef_24_14u

[mdm]

Congratts! How come the 50mm f1.8 isn't cutting it? I was wanting to get one.

[KevC]

Congratts! How come the 50mm f1.8 isn't cutting it? I was wanting to get one.

The 50/1.8 is an awesome lens, don't get us wrong. But the bokeh isn't as buttery smooth as the 50/1.4, and that little extra speed helps sometimes. Oh, and USM is way faster at focussing.

After all that, I still love my 50/1.8, it's a steal @ $70.

[RbrtPtikLeoSeny]

wooooo 70-200mm IS sweet lens! Very expensive. Congrats on your purchase. I"m sure your going to have loads of fun with your new lenses.

[willg]

i need a job

[Tom W]

i need a job

You might be able to get one caddying Tim's lenses around for him. :)

[mrclark321]

Maybe Donald Trump should try marketing a lense on the "Apprentice"


NOT

[cyclone]

Wow! No wonder the 50/1.8 wasn't making the grade if it needs to be replaced with the 50/1.4 AND the 70-200/2.8IS!

The recent posts about the bokeh between the 50mm lenses has been an eye opener. But what do you expect for $70?

Congratulations and have fun.

[tim]

Congratts! How come the 50mm f1.8 isn't cutting it? I was wanting to get one.

Have a look at this (http://photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66959) and this (http://www.photography-on-the.net/forum/showthread.php?t=66835)

I'll have no excuse after this - if I can't take a good photo it'll be my fault, not the equipment!

[lancea]

Now I just need B&H to re-open and ship me my order
If your big box of goodies squashes my 70-200 f4L (coming from the same place), you're in trouble :evil: But if Customs is so busy working out the tax on your box that they let my box through - then you're okay :mrgreen:

[tim]

Heh heh, UPS does the customs clearance, it's usually done pretty quickly. Customs doesn't actually do any checking, it's all done by agents.

What part of the country are you in lancea?

[CyberDyneSystems]

heheh,. I like how the 50mm purchase turns inot a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS,,. just becuase "while I was there I figured I might as well"

:lol:

[cdhender]

heheh,. I like how the 50mm purchase turns inot a 70-200mm f/2.8L IS,,. just becuase "while I was there I figured I might as well"

:lol:

No kidding! I can't imagine having to explain that one :lol:

[Sean-Mcr]

You have a got a few goodies there Tim;)

Edit:

I missed the 70-200!!!


Oh one day i will buy that stunner... sigh:rolleyes:


When i've been forgiven by by her indoors for spending all that money on my 16-35:o

[Skip Souza]

We should never forget what we instinctively knew as six-year-olds.
It is easier to get forgiveness than permission. ;-)

[Sean-Mcr]

This is so true, and i will have to bear that in mind when she sticks my pillow on the sofa without asking me:o

[tim]

I've been wanting the 2.8 IS for a while, a tax refund finally pushed me over the edge :) I'm just about done for lenses now... what else can I buy? ;)

[luckyart60]

Great choice two of my favorite lens, bet having made the dicission you can't wait to get started, hope you enjoy your new lens

[tim]

Yep i'm waiting reasonably patiently for them to arrive! Now all I need is a wide angle lens (maybe the 17-40) and a full frame camera (probably film) and i'm done.... hopefully :)

[lancea]

What part of the country are you in lancea?
Upper Hutt. Yes, I am fairly familiar with the way the Customs charging is done, as my never decreasing mortgage testifies. How I long for a return to the days when the courier companies weren't so efficient at enforcing the rules - it used to be a lottery whether you paid for imports that exceeded the limit. But it looks like you're doing a better job than me at financing Helen's overseas trips :mrgreen:

[tim]

Nice, someone else in my vauge same area :) We don't pay duties so much as we pay GST, which I claim back as a business expense anyway :)

[picture-this]

Haha ya sweet the 70-2002.8 IS stays on my cam most of the time its great for everything. well not everything grr I feel a prime or 100-400 comming on soon.

[tim]

You use the 70-200 that much? How strong are your arms? I imaging the Tamron 28-75 will stay on my camera most of the time, or the 50 1.4 for low light, but the 70-200 will be great when I want to stay out of the way.

[cmM]

lmao.... that' happens all the time.... last time I lost a body cap and needed a replacement from B&H I ended up with a lens ;)

Congrats, have fun with the new toys. Work outl your arms to be ready for the 70-200

[TammieO]

How soon will your goodies arrive? We expect some posts from the new lenses. I love my 70-200. I got the IS as well. The weight isn't too bad and I've been hiking with it. You'll love it!

[tim]

lmao.... that' happens all the time.... last time I lost a body cap and needed a replacement from B&H I ended up with a lens ;)

Congrats, have fun with the new toys. Work outl your arms to be ready for the 70-200

I do a lot of upper body weights already, but i'll add in some more specifically for my camera holding muscles! :)

How soon will your goodies arrive? We expect some posts from the new lenses. I love my 70-200. I got the IS as well. The weight isn't too bad and I've been hiking with it. You'll love it!

They'll arrive about 5 business days after B&H reopen and get rid of their backlog - could be another week and a half before they arrive, though maybe a bit less.

[tim]

I called B&H to check the status of the order this morning - turns out it was "on hold" for some reason, their website didn't say this and they hadn't gotten in touch with me yet. Luckily with that call they told me and "unlocked" the order, so it should ship tomorrow and my new toys should be here by about this time next week :)

[Citizensmith]

The 50/1.8 is an awesome lens, don't get us wrong.
After all that, I still love my 50/1.8, it's a steal @ $70.

I dunno, I'd never have described it as awsome. It's very good value for money, and better optically than the consumer zooms people typical start on. However as primes go its not that great. Maybe better than the 20 or something but trumped by almost every other prime in the line up, and of course the L zooms.

I realise that these are a lot more expensive, but that gets back to my first point. It's not an awesome lens, just very good value for money.

[tim]

It's very good value for money,

I don't think it's good value for money, I stopped using it because it's focusing isn't accurate, so it's a waste of $70 for me. I'll resell it and get all my money back here in NZ, or maybe even make a small profit on it.

[Wazza]

As you PM'd me 3 months ago, with the 50mm 1.8 details. Did you order more than a couple originally and sell them as profit? :D

I'm eager to see what happens, and when you come up around Auckland, I'll take that new weight off your shoulders. :p

[tim]

Nah just bought the one, people already sell 'em on trademe and get more than the cost from the states, but only by a little.

[Maureen Souza]

Yep i'm waiting reasonably patiently for them to arrive! Now all I need is a wide angle lens (maybe the 17-40) and a full frame camera (probably film) and i'm done.... hopefully :)

I have asked the birthday fairy for the 16-35mm/L. I hope I haven't ticked her off this year:razz:

[picture-this]

You use the 70-200 that much? How strong are your arms? I imaging the Tamron 28-75 will stay on my camera most of the time, or the 50 1.4 for low light, but the 70-200 will be great when I want to stay out of the way.

It's no big deal when I take off the tripod collar and mounting plate. Just anoying when it's dangling off your neck.

[lostdoggy]

Isn't ironic that Canon Manufacture these lens in Japan. That ia across the Pacific Ocean. Ship it to the USA. Just to have shipped back over the Ocean to New Zealand. What a trip. I Live in NYC and I can't get myself to cross the East River to go to B&H.HA!!!

[tim]

Yeah, it is ironic. What's even crazier is it will cost about NZ$2600 including shipping, customs duties, and GST (I get the GST back), if you buy it new in NZ it costs NZ$4000 or so. There's just no logic in that. Sure it's a smaller economy, but the difference is huge.

I remember an idea called "societal cost" from university. The cost to society of sending it the whole way around world compared with sending it directly is much higher, and causes more pollution.

[deedas]

Oh snaps! You must have some $$$ trees growing on your backyard. :p

Great purchases.

[tim]

I work in IT, the upside is the pay's ok, the downside is I work in IT ;)

[cdhender]

I work in IT, the upside is the pay's ok, the downside is I work in IT ;)

Ha ha ha! I work in IT too and I could not agree more! That really made me chuckle :lol:

Have fun with your new toys.

[tim]

My newest "toys" turned up today, yay! :) Damn that 70-200's a heavy lens, I used one 6 months ago but I forgot how heavy it was. I thinky the monopod will come in handy for that sucker! Now I just have to get them home and put them on the camera - didn't want to bring out an expensive camera and lens at work, people might start to think i'm overpaid ;)

[Citizensmith]

I don't think it's good value for money, I stopped using it because it's focusing isn't accurate, so it's a waste of $70 for me. I'll resell it and get all my money back here in NZ, or maybe even make a small profit on it.

I made a decent profit when I sold mine (went for around $115 with a few filters I was never going to need again). I didn't ever have focusing problems with it, it was just boring. Didn't have the life of my 85 or the broader use of my 24.