It's Already 2AM: 31th Edition... Who's cooking the bacon?

iLvision wrote in post #14953726
Ditch the 70-200 + 85 and get a 70-200 IS II

Someday... Even selling the two I'm still quite a bit short of a IS II

Though I don't know if I'll ditch the 85 1.8... the extra 4/3's of a stop can be useful..

*sigh* wrote in post #14953728
Someday... Even selling the two I'm still quite a bit short of a IS II

Though I don't know if I'll ditch the 85 1.8... the extra 4/3's of a stop can be useful..

Not as useful as 4-stop IS no seriously a 2.8 zoom with a 4-stop IS is a BIG game changer. This is the lens I've had the longest. It is AND will be my favorite, no doubt about it.

iLvision wrote in post #14953740
Not as useful as 4-stop IS no seriously a 2.8 zoom with a 4-stop IS is a BIG game changer. This is the lens I've had the longest. It is AND will be my favorite, no doubt about it.

Yeah... I know it's a big change, there have been plenty of times where the IS is of no use to me though and the extra stops are more important.

I'll get the 2.8 IS II eventually... and I'm sure I'll love it, though I will miss the smaller size and lightness of the F4 IS.

Off to bed. If I don't retain my sanity through tomorrow, I may find myself buying a new camera.

*sigh* wrote in post #14953751
Yeah... I know it's a big change, there have been plenty of times where the IS is of no use to me though and the extra stops are more important.

I'll get the 2.8 IS II eventually... and I'm sure I'll love it, though I will miss the smaller size and lightness of the F4 IS.

WHy- are you lazy? I see a lot of people complain about gear weight... But guess what? Great photos require great sacrafice!!!

EthanPierce wrote in post #14953756
Off to bed. If I don't retain my sanity through tomorrow, I may find myself buying a new camera.

5D4? night Ethan

iLvision wrote in post #14953760
WHy- are you lazy? I see a lot of people complain about gear weight... But guess what? Great photos require great sacrafice!!!

No, I've lugged the 2.8 IS around a lot for work... the size/weight is just one of the few advantages to the F4 IS over the 2.8 IS II... actually I think it's the only advantage...

*sigh* wrote in post #14953765
No, I've lugged the 2.8 IS around a lot for work... the size/weight is just one of the few advantages to the F4 IS over the 2.8 IS II... actually I think it's the only advantage...

You're saying you owned a 2.8 IS before?

*sigh* wrote in post #14953765
No, I've lugged the 2.8 IS around a lot for work... the size/weight is just one of the few advantages to the F4 IS over the 2.8 IS II... actually I think it's the only advantage...

There's a related benefit, in that the filters used by the f4 are substantially cheaper than the 77mm filters of the 2.8. But, that's nothing if you aren't a filter fan... or if you use Lee/Cokin/etc.

*sigh* wrote in post #14953751
Yeah... I know it's a big change, there have been plenty of times where the IS is of no use to me though and the extra stops are more important.

I'll get the 2.8 IS II eventually... and I'm sure I'll love it, though I will miss the smaller size and lightness of the F4 IS.

Not me. I may pick up an f4 again in the future, but the 2.8 is off the table. I used it too infrequently. For the price, the f4 IS has more bang for the buck... a lot like the 17-40L vs 16-35L. With regards to how you shoot, if you don't need that extra stop...

iLvision wrote in post #14953773
You're saying you owned a 2.8 IS before?

Work has one, so I've used it on several occasions.

MOkoFOko wrote in post #14953777
There's a related benefit, in that the filters used by the f4 are substantially cheaper than the 77mm filters of the 2.8. But, that's nothing if you aren't a filter fan... or if you use Lee/Cokin/etc.

Yeah, that's true.

MOkoFOko wrote in post #14953780
Not me. I may pick up an f4 again in the future, but the 2.8 is off the table. I used it too infrequently. For the price, the f4 IS has more bang for the buck... a lot like the 17-40L vs 16-35L. With regards to how you shoot, if you don't need that extra stop...

You're just not a fan of that focal range though, so that's understandable. I love the F4 IS and am very happy with it, but there have been cases where the extra stop would be very nice, a lot of those times are situations where it actually would be nice to have a 1.4x extender and get the extra range while still shooting at F4 though.

*sigh* wrote in post #14953800
Work has one, so I've used it on several occasions.

Yeah, that's true.

You're just not a fan of that focal range though, so that's understandable. I love the F4 IS and am very happy with it, but there have been cases where the extra stop would be very nice, a lot of those times are situations where it actually would be nice to have a 1.4x extender and get the extra range while still shooting at F4 though.

I was using mine as a permanent 140-400mm f/5.6 IS That's no way to live life. I barely ever found the need for 70-200 range. For me, it's either go wide, go long, or go home

I am REALLY loving shooting wide these days.

is anybody awake at 2am tonight?

vipergts831 wrote in post #14953104
That thing is a damn weapon with the weight

not sure, but the one that arrived to me is not that heavy

monk3y wrote in post #14953880
is anybody awake at 2am tonight?

I am!!! Always awake at 2am... even 5... even up tp seven.. Then I go to bed and wake up at 3pm and repeat the Zombie cycle!!