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Nov 21, 2006 10:10 | #61

OK, "Pros always get better shots than amateurs!"

* I know lots because I've got a huge post count

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Nov 21, 2006 10:38 | #62

All "Quantaray" lenses are made by good name brands like Sigma and Tamron.

The 1Ds MkII is no good for anything but studio or landscapes.

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Nov 21, 2006 10:59 | #63

You take better pictures than I do with the same lens, so you must have a "good copy"

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Nov 21, 2006 11:03 | #64

Ahh,. yes, like..

"Your camera really takes great pictures "

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Nov 21, 2006 11:51 | #65

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #2294403

Ahh,. yes, like..

"Your camera really takes great pictures "

that is my favorite..

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Nov 21, 2006 13:31 as a reply to @ saravrose's post | #66

As I was saying before, one myth which is extremely deeply entrenched is about birding telephotos: "Never long enough." What a bunch of baloney :rolleyes: .
The 135L non-IS is my best birding lens (next to the 35L).

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Nov 21, 2006 14:14 | #67

:lol:

Well if shooting domesticated duck butts is birding, I agree 100%

Most times though people repeating this statement/myth are referring to songbirds 1/10th the size of a duck at greater distances that wild birds may maintain from humans.

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Nov 21, 2006 14:17 | #68

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #2295089

Well if shooting domesticated duck butts is birding, I agree 100%

Most times though people repeating this statement/myth are referring to songbirds 1/10th the size of a duck at greater distances that wild birds may maintain from humans.

Those are them Wild ducks, no butts about that, Cyber-dood. :lol:
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Nov 21, 2006 15:49 | #69

CyberDyneSystems wrote in post #2295089

Well if shooting domesticated duck butts is birding, I agree 100%

Most times though people repeating this statement/myth are referring to songbirds 1/10th the size of a duck at greater distances that wild birds may maintain from humans.

:lol: :lol: :lol: ...

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Nov 22, 2006 06:25 | #70

* Understanding the effect of a crop sensor on a lens' focal range is vitally important

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Nov 22, 2006 06:41 as a reply to @ Pete's post | #71

* "Public at large is very impressed with a pro fotographer's Forrest Gump look and a "big white lens "(i.e., EF 70-200 f/4) he is toting."

In order to shoot like a pro one must develop a certain sense of sartorial style for that total Forrest Gump look:
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Nov 22, 2006 06:52 | #72

I've been told "Honey, it's daylight. You don't need your flash on when the sun is out."

Life is hard...but I just take it one photograph at a time.

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Nov 22, 2006 07:06 | #73

Maureen Souza wrote in post #2298341

I've been told "Honey, it's daylight. You don't need your flash on when the sun is out."

The best time to flash is in the daylight...nobody will see you in the dark! ! !

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Nov 22, 2006 13:14 as a reply to @ Woolburr's post | #74

" The 180L is a macro lens".

Obviously, that popular myth's sustained by Canon and is a total umitigated non-sense. The 180L is a birding telephoto which could be deployed in the area of macrophotography.

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Nov 22, 2006 17:01 | #75

PetKal wrote in post #2299682

The 180L is a birding telephoto which could be deployed in the area of macrophotography.

Macro birding? That is something I would like to see.

So long and thanks for all the flash

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