I returned the 24-105 today and exchanged it for a 15-85mm AND a 85mm f/1.8 for the low light shooting. The 85mm is the first prime i've ever owned and man is that thing awesome! I love the DoF and the bokeh is really, really nice!
Sep 02, 2011 23:02 | #31 I returned the 24-105 today and exchanged it for a 15-85mm AND a 85mm f/1.8 for the low light shooting. The 85mm is the first prime i've ever owned and man is that thing awesome! I love the DoF and the bokeh is really, really nice! 5D MK II
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Unregistered.Coward Senior Member  884 posts Joined Oct 2010 Location: Looking thru the viewfinder More info | Sep 03, 2011 15:17 | #32 kin2son wrote in post #13034071  Zoom is only good at one thing really - versatility. Nothing more than that.
....the best camera is the one you have on you at the time.
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BillNg Goldmember  1,208 posts Likes: 5 Joined May 2005 Location: Hartsdale, NY More info | Sep 03, 2011 18:43 | #33 wunhang wrote in post #13033994 Your best bet is constant use of the flash. If you're getting 1/50sec right now, a f/2.8 will get you 1/100sec at the same conditions. At f/1.4, you'll get 1/200sec... is that fast enough? Will you have enough in focus at f/1.4? Missed a stop. Billy Ng
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BillNg Goldmember 1,208 posts Likes: 5 Joined May 2005 Location: Hartsdale, NY More info | Sep 03, 2011 18:45 | #34 jonneymendoza wrote in post #13039889 the 70-200mk2 is like a prime lens Care to elaborate on how a 70-200 is LIKE a prime lens any more so than any other zoom lens on the market? Billy Ng
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wunhang Senior Member  726 posts Likes: 52 Joined Nov 2009 Location: SoCal More info | Sep 03, 2011 18:46 | #35 Whoops... you're right... we were talking about the 24-105, not the 24-70... Thanks. Bill Ng wrote in post #13047067 Missed a stop. 1/50th @ f/4 == 1/100th @ f/2.8 == 1/200th @ f/2.0 == 1/400th @ f/1.4 Canon 5D IV | Canon 5D II | XSI (Infrared modified) | SL1 | 16-35mm L f/4.0 IS | 24-70mm L f/2.8 II | 40mm f/2.8 | 85mm f/1.8 | 70-200mm L f/4.0 IS | Rokinon 14mm f/2.8 | C/Y 28mm f/2.8 | Tamron 35mm f/1.8 VC | C/Y 50mm f/1.7 | Zeiss 100mm MP
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Sep 03, 2011 21:52 | #36 snyder17315 wrote in post #13043875 I returned the 24-105 today and exchanged it for a 15-85mm AND a 85mm f/1.8 for the low light shooting. The 85mm is the first prime i've ever owned and man is that thing awesome! I love the DoF and the bokeh is really, really nice! very nice. uhh ohh, stepping into the land of primes... 6dII/1dIII|Bronica Sq-Ai/EOS 3/A1
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clarnibass Senior Member 800 posts Likes: 11 Joined May 2011 More info | Sep 03, 2011 23:48 | #37 For very low light with and without moving subjects (which is a most of what I do) I use an f/1.4 lens and usually need to use ISO of 1600 or even 3200. Sometimes even in ISO 3200 get shutter speeds as slow as 1/20 or so or even slower and then it's borderline to be able to take the photo (don't like ISO 6400 and more). Often I get shutter speeds of 1/100-1/400. depending on how much light there is and put the ISO for the shutter I need. I can't or don't want to use a flash for most of these situations.
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Sep 04, 2011 00:20 | #38 lilkngster wrote in post #13047671 very nice. uhh ohh, stepping into the land of primes... Dipping my toes and testing the waters 5D MK II
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