5D CLASSIC admirers, assemble! (3)

[Menelaus]

Originally Posted by FlyingPhotog

Excellent. Hope you have a great trip!

Gonna be mighty chilly in the morning up there!

It's still a ways off...just served as an excellent excuse to go ahead and pick up the 17-40

[FlyingPhotog]

Originally Posted by Menelaus

It's still a ways off...just served as an excellent excuse to go ahead and pick up the 17-40

Nicely Done!

[TristanCardew]

So tonight is the first time i've visited this thread (and i've read the latter 1/4 of it), and i'm now having a solid comtemplation session with myself.

I currently own a D300 (yep, Nikon...), and am just SO sick of Nikon's lack of AF-S fast primes. It's ridiculous! I've been thinking quite a lot recently about making the switch to the dark side (or darker side), and have been thinking a 5D might be right up my alley. Add a 50L and 135L and I'd have a bloody good combination, for about the same price as buying a new D700 and 85 f/1.4 or 80-200 f/2.8 (which is the body and lens I was thinking of upgrading to if I stuck with Nikon...both lenses being old technology now...).

It's my birthday in 4 days too, which will be good incentive to get rid of the D300 and upgrade all my gear at once - largely spurred on by you guys.

I'll let you know how I go - and please, keep posting these incredible shots! I'm loving them.

[slowdad]

Originally Posted by elader

God I hate this 5D. Did it always take such crappy pics? One from tonight. Shot with 70-200 f/2.8IS

personally,,,i dont think there is anything better than a 5d and a 70-200 f/2.8Lis for portrait work.....its my 95% must used combo........however,,, a 85mm 1.8 and a 7d and unbelievable

[Mossman6]

Originally Posted by Menelaus

Oh, and this is WIDE. What a difference the 11 extra millimeters make...

Is that a Warhammer figurine? He looks mean, in a good kind of way.

[imtrashed]

Today begins the showdown... my 1D Mark II N just arrived and I am going to match it up against my 5D, which I certainly love. Not sure which I'll be keeping, as I really can't justify keeping both (to my wife). I don't want to give up my 5D, but preliminary shots from the 1DIIN look pretty good.

[zincozinco]

it might be fun at first but i could never leave FF...

[amyandmark3]

Originally Posted by imtrashed

Today begins the showdown... my 1D Mark II N just arrived and I am going to match it up against my 5D, which I certainly love. Not sure which I'll be keeping, as I really can't justify keeping both (to my wife). I don't want to give up my 5D, but preliminary shots from the 1DIIN look pretty good.

I just had the same showdown. I liked both, but can't stand the 2-3 fingered interface of the 1D and 1D2 series cameras, makes no sense to me. I don't mind pushing the buttons on top, and I actually like the 1D3, but the older ones just irritate me enough that I won't own another one. This combined with me giving up on shooting birds and sports culminated in the 2n being sold and the 5D sticking around (although that would possibly change if the bottom falls out of the 1D3 used market when the 1D4 starts reaching the masses).

[lostid]

Man I was busy like hell last week. This morning I decided to spend a couple of hrs at this place to clean my mind.





One from a week before.

[FlyingPhotog]

^^^ Lovely Series ^^^

As for Cranial Cleaning, I always keep a jug of "Brain Bleach" on hand...

[Michael Wells]

I use a combination of both...Lostid's photos and the bleach stuff!

[versedmb]

Originally Posted by lostid

Man I was busy like hell last week. This morning I decided to spend a couple of hrs at this place to clean my mind.



Nice, reminds me of "Lost".



One from a week before.

One of your best long exposures in my opinion; great shot.

[versedmb]

24-105...

[Ballen Photo]

Originally Posted by lostid

One from a week before.

Well, I believe you have just gone and upped the bar (again) with this one.
Very nice.
-Bruce

[lostid]

Originally Posted by FlyingPhotog

^^^ Lovely Series ^^^

As for Cranial Cleaning, I always keep a jug of "Brain Bleach" on hand...

I need a blow, I mean rocket blow.

Originally Posted by Michael Wells

I use a combination of both...Lostid's photos and the bleach stuff!

Haha, Thanks.

Originally Posted by versedmb

One of your best long exposures in my opinion; great shot.

Thanks Michael.

Originally Posted by versedmb

24-105...

Love the composition and PP. Well done.

Originally Posted by Ballen Photo

Well, I believe you have just gone and upped the bar (again) with this one.
Very nice.
-Bruce

Thanks Bruce.


Here is one just fresh out the camera. I admit I did a lot of cheating on this. Manually blended 3 exposures, and then relocate the ship from left to right trying to balance the image.