got my canon 24-70L today..

condyk wrote in post #2116776
Good for you Snir son. Respekt. Looking forward to seeing some real interesting shots from you, but truth is I'm not sure if this lens can shoot anything but Ducks and brats be interesting to see if you can get it to work with more interesting stuff.

Yous silly hoots
I'd like to see one of those mid range "here-is-your-monthly-bonus-lens" Sigma astigmatics get this kinda shot.
Mwuahahahahahah

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Congratulations on your lens. I got a new baby recently, too.

condyk wrote in post #2116776
Good for you Snir son. Respekt. Looking forward to seeing some real interesting shots from you, but truth is I'm not sure if this lens can shoot anything but Ducks and brats be interesting to see if you can get it to work with more interesting stuff.

Dave, even though i understand where you are coming from, i think that this comment is uncalled for. if you look at my gallery, you will see that i am the last person to be duck shooting to prove sharpness and crap like that. i do portraits and tons of wildlife and many other things and i never buy a lens just to say that i have an L or crap like that. if you do a search under my name, you will notice that unlike some people, i post tons of images (landscape, birds, some macro, people etc..)

thanks

Snir

Tee Why wrote in post #2116825
I'm brutally honest. On my local group I'm called Simon Cowell.
yea, sorry to rain on the parade. This may most likely be operator error, so I'd go test it out more.

you are not raining on my parade in any way.... i like the lens so far so it is all good

Looks great, that lens is on my list of "wants and needs".

here are a few more test shots from 2 minutes ago. i was about to go out and do some night shooting but the wife decided to stay home. as punishment, i have decided to make her my testing subject again, all shots are straight out of camera Jpegs and this time, no 100% crops, just regular shots.

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So where's the duck

Just joking, fine lens you got there for sure!

[QUOTE=blonde;2116548]​the tests are not scientific by any means but since i don't normally shoot in a lab or only shoot batteries, this real life test is all the matters to me.quote]

I love that statement. This seems to escape so many people on many different lenses.

thanks Doc, i knew that at least some people will agree with it

The best zoom I have used so far! I really love it.. Here is a 100% crop unproccessed except to open in bridge and change to 8 bits to save for jpg from today.

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blonde wrote in post #2117752
thanks Doc, i knew that at least some people will agree with it

Congratulations on the new lens... you think it's good? Then it's good!

It's a nice portrait lens, enjoy it..

looks like it is back focusing at the wider end and front focusing toward 70.

Dante King wrote in post #2117995
looks like it is back focusing at the wider end and front focusing toward 70.

i have no clue where you see that but ok...

and a few more because i can't sleep. please ignore the subject, it is my "wish list" all images straight Jpegs. center focus point on the A between the reflectors and umbrellas

70MM, F2.8, ISO 640, 1/640

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Looks fine to me, Snir. Really, it does. Take it out and use it.