Difficult Decision Story

lensview wrote in post #2038707
What do you mean "no falcons here" ? I am told there are many sakers and peregrines in UAE, and falconry is a very popular sport.

No need to to be jealous of Dante King....you have more gears than him already. Just that he's got that big fish now. But when you get your big fish, then you will fry Dante good.

it is a habit, to buy a falcon and then go to desert and then release the falcon to follow and hunt small birds, i think i know someone who get falcon, maybe i will ask him to lend me that falcon or better take shots of falcon with my macro, too bad that we got many birds before including parrot and an owl and we got alot of pets like cute nice cats and some dogs, nothing we have rather than wild cats and a cock with normal peacock and few goats.
In fact, sakers or Falcon is our heritage symbol for UAE. you can see that falcon on our fediral symbol and coins or banknotes, just it is not that falcons everywhere flying over the UAE, you come and see by yourself.

franxon wrote in post #2038829
i'm not sure if you have got my point. playing gears and playing photography are two very different things. to me, too many gears distract my concentration from photography. and true enough, i can't afford that many gears either.

car is a fine analogy. let's say Michael Schumacher has all the racing cars in in the world in his garage: 2006 F1 cars from all manufacturers, best WRC cars, best Le Mans cars of all four category including my favorite DBR9, best IRL cars, best NASCAR cars, every single nice car that is ever made. How many of them would Michael drive seriously? Michael is only expert of F1 racing. And perhaps he is only expert of a few makes of F1 cars, not all of them. If Michael spends his time to drive them all seriously, he would be as mediocre as other highway Ferrari drivers.

so, collecting them is one thing, as long as you can afford and it makes you happy; spending your precious time on it is quite another. I know some people have almost unlimited money, but I never know of people who have unlimited time and energy.

OH i see, i got your point.
then i am a collective gears fan as simple as that.

Tareq wrote in post #2038866
OH i see, i got your point.
then i am a collective gears fan as simple as that.

sure. enjoy it. as long as it makes you happy. it's a privilige not so many people have.

don't forget include the three TS-E lenses into your collection. they are uniquely Canon.

franxon wrote in post #2039379
sure. enjoy it. as long as it makes you happy. it's a privilige not so many people have.

don't forget include the three TS-E lenses into your collection. they are uniquely Canon.

Thank you very much.
About TS-E lenses, alot of people advsied me to get one lens of them not all, and you know which one ofcourse (L)

Tareq wrote in post #2039552
Thank you very much.
About TS-E lenses, alot of people advsied me to get one lens of them not all, and you know which one ofcourse (L)

the TS-E 24mm would be the first one to get if I were able to. not because it's L, but because of its focal length very suitable for architecture & landscape photography, with the tilt-shift feature, it's a must.

franxon wrote in post #2042766
the TS-E 24mm would be the first one to get if I were able to. not because it's L, but because of its focal length very suitable for architecture & landscape photography, with the tilt-shift feature, it's a must.

For architecture i know about that, but can you explain and clarify more about landscape? i can have my 10-22 or 16-35L for landscape so rather than it is prime sharp what can that 24 do in landscape shots? if you can have links for smaple images then i can see that.
I was going to order 135L soon, so should i change it with TS-E 24?

Tareq wrote in post #2042844
For architecture i know about that, but can you explain and clarify more about landscape? i can have my 10-22 or 16-35L for landscape so rather than it is prime sharp what can that 24 do in landscape shots? if you can have links for smaple images then i can see that.
I was going to order 135L soon, so should i change it with TS-E 24?

I can't tell you which one you should order, 135L or TS-E 24L. it all depends on what kinds of photography you're going to do with it.

camera movements include rise, fall, shift, tilt, swing etc. SLR camera bodies are rigid, so people use TS lenses to do most of the job.

Full camera movements are only possible with view cameras. to know more about tilt and shift or view cameras, you can read: http://en.wikipedia.or​g/wiki/View_camera

what can these movements do? simply put: control the perspective. to be specific: all parallel lines in reality are parallel in picture, impossible for normal wide angle lenses (or make those lines converging the way you like it); control depth of field, infinite depth of field at large aperature, impossible for normal lenses; easier panorama with shift feature, no distortion. there's another interesting feature: you can shoot a mirror without your camera appears in the picture.

so view cameras are widely used by professionals shooting architecture, landscape and fine art etc.

disadvanges for view camera: bulky, no automation, not ideal for telephotography. however, there're compact view/technical cameras with digital backs nowadays. my dream for my photography. Horseman, Linhof or Sinar. Hard to decide. Wanna experience the view camera feeling with your SLR? Get the TS lenses.

Anyway, i NEED that 135L more than TS-E 24L, but doesn't matter, i removed that 50 f1.2L and i replaced it with 24 beside 135L, 2 lenses is no damage.

Tareq wrote in post #2043225
Anyway, i NEED that 135L more than TS-E 24L, but doesn't matter, i removed that 50 f1.2L and i replaced it with 24 beside 135L, 2 lenses is no damage.

you will fall in love with the TS-E 24mm. and you will want a view camera with digital back like me!

franxon wrote in post #2043260
you will fall in love with the TS-E 24mm. and you will want a view camera with digital back like me!

Thank you very much
I wish you to get that view camera with digital back you like

Tareq wrote in post #2043270
Thank you very much
I wish you to get that view camera with digital back you like

thank you. but it's just a dream that will never come true. i can't afford.

enjoy your purchases and share with us how the cameras n lenses feel like.

franxon wrote in post #2043286
thank you. but it's just a dream that will never come true. i can't afford.

enjoy your purchases and share with us how the cameras n lenses feel like.

Some dreams become true.
I will share you here for sure, just need time and patience, i feel very tired of work and something else.
Have a good time all

Tareq wrote in post #2043357
Some dreams become true.
I will share you here for sure, just need time and patience, i feel very tired of work and something else.
Have a good time all

Tareq, that's real selfless of you wanting to share Franxon with the community here, but speaking for myself only, I must decline your kind offer.

lensview wrote in post #2043668
Tareq, that's real selfless of you wanting to share Franxon with the community here, but speaking for myself only, I must decline your kind offer.

Thank you very much.
I wish if some of you live in my country then my gears is for you to try with me, i hope to find someone who want to go out with me to take photos so then all my gears is for both to USE.
I don't think proudly that i don't share or hope that you don't get better than what i get, we all are photographers overall, some do it for business some for hobby, so we should all be friends and don't think to challenge each other for gears, but we must challenge in photos results.
Good luck

Listen, i feel that i want to get 300 f4 or 400 f5.6 as each one is cheap to get instead of 135L and TS-E 24L, any recommendations?