What lens to use for Dante vs. Petkal Ducky Shootout ?

Petkal wrote in post #2102727
OK smart guy, wanna join the invitational here as the third contestant ?
One condition only......gotta shoot with your 500 mm prime.
Mwuahahahahah. (Whispering to miself: "Gawd, what a plan, what a plan, now I just need to find two more.......the 400 f/2.8 and the 600 f/4, so that I can whip all four Canon's fat white fluorite arses in one swoop")

Oh this just gets better and better!!! You definitely should find takers for these other lenses

Permagrin wrote in post #2102759
Oh this just gets better and better!!! You definitely should find takers for these other lenses

Permagin....your innocence shows up again. Remember, we are talking handheld shooting. Wading thru marsh with one of those lenses poised in your hands ? Yeah, I think we have to agree on in-flight shots only.....yup, that's it.

So when one of those big lenses tumbles in the marsh, as you fall while your eyes are focused on that in-flight duck-o, would you call that innocence lost?

I agree with condyk, "....Or, the L addict needs to remember that foreplay can be just as pleasant as the climax of pressing the B&H buy button!"

I'm thoroughly enjoying this!

Permagrin wrote in post #2102886
So when one of those big lenses tumbles in the marsh, as you fall while your eyes are focused on that in-flight duck-o, would you call that innocence lost?

I'm thoroughly enjoying this!

Yes, straight outta Milton.
If you enjoy "this", then you must be even more of a sadist than MD Jak.

Apropos S&M, why not use the 135SF lens ? Sufficient FL reach, sufficiently sharp.....

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Pektal, how about borrowing a cheap telephoto, or better yet, something like a cheap super telephoto? It'de be fun to blow them away with thier own focal length, except with a lens that costs 1/5 of what theirs does .

(YGPM btw.)

Soft Focus would be a good choice, but maybe you should consider the Lens Baby?

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CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #2103686
Soft Focus would be a good choice, but maybe you should consider the Lens Baby?

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Seriously, I'd say it's a consideration...Permag​in also suggested it. Again, I'd have to borrow it or buy it for the purpose.

***[Waiting (im)patiently, tapping fingers...want some serious flourite, UD, magnesium alloy "ARSE"-Kickin' to happen...tapping fingers...]***

LightRules wrote in post #2103969
***[Waiting (im)patiently, tapping fingers...want some serious flourite, UD, magnesium alloy "ARSE"-Kickin' to happen...tapping fingers...]***

Huh.....have you forgotten "aspherical", "super UD", "water and dust impenetrability" (relatively speaking, on some , to a degree ).?

Petkal wrote in post #2103980
Huh.....have you forgotten "aspherical", "super UD", "water and dust impenetrability" (relatively speaking, on some , to a degree ).?

What about beating Dante with some really pericular lens you don't see around here often, like the Canon 55-200mm? I used one for about a week before. It's not very popular and it's very cheap.

Petkal wrote in post #2100784
Lordy, Lordy......your "take-no-prisoners" training shows.
I don't wanna kill the boy, I just wanna maim him, make him limp, if you know what I'm saying.

Lord_Malone wrote in post #2100816
Well then. A good crack in the knee caps with a pipe wrench would do the trick.

Actually, I think Petkal is aiming a little bit higher than the knee. About the length of a thigh up. That's evil.

(see below for explanation)

Petkal wrote in post #2101868
I don't wanna Dante to have my baby ......that's not an appetizing thought, Permagin.

Permagrin wrote in post #2101881
OMG, I DID Just spew coffee on my monitor!!

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Permagrin wrote in post #2102886
I agree with condyk, "....Or, the L addict needs to remember that foreplay can be just as pleasant as the climax of pressing the B&H buy button!"

I'm thoroughly enjoying this!

EEEeewwwwwwwwwwwwwww..​.......

I don't want to know what the Big White L's secondary applications are now...please no...

Lightstream wrote in post #2104021
Actually, I think Petkal is aiming a little bit higher than the knee. About the length of a thigh up. That's evil.

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You are good at flowcharting problems and solutions, aren't you ? FEMA, Fault Tree Analysis,....that sorta thing ?

Petkal wrote in post #2104044
You are good at flowcharting problems and solutions, aren't you ? FEMA, Fault Tree Analysis,....that sorta thing ?

No, not really. Just very good at getting kicked in the target area and it still hurts every time

Lightstream wrote in post #2104095
Just very good at getting kicked in the target area and it still hurts every time

That sounds like a unique talent.