5D admirers, assemble!

Hey, it's a great lens, I wouldn't knock it! But it's the price. For a 70-200 2.8 L IS I can get a 50 1.4, 85 1.8, 200 2.8L and still have money to spare. I prefer shooting with primes over zooms, and I like light, fast glass, so that's the way I swing. But to each their own, no doubt the 70-200 2.8 IS is one of the finest pieces of glass out there.

This guy from the reception had the most unique eyes. And he was intense, watching goings on behind me with keen interest. Shot with the 5D/1.4x/70-200 2.8 IS at about 12 yds with 580EX.

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Ok, I am an Official 5D Admirer and owner. I do mostly Macro work and this camera is Awesome in Macro as well. This is a shot using the 5D with the Elite MP-E65 lens.

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Bald Eagle, while I'm "wowing" that shot, my wife is going ewwwww, "that's one of those things you DON'T want to see up close!" lol, Love it, great shot, but he needs to shave! ;P

Perry, you've got a point on the math, but I got that lens for weddings from balconies, and the aisle walk, and while you can bring the zoom back in while they walk towards you up the aisle, it'd be hard to get em to walk slow enough to drop 3 lenses on during that approach. So yeah, I hear ya, to all things there is a season and all that jazz.

That 200L is reported to be an outstanding lens in it's own right!

And I'm lusting for the new 200mm 2.0L IS! Yowza! And it's only $5,999!!!!

wannabegood wrote in post #5097999
Bald Eagle, while I'm "wowing" that shot, my wife is going ewwwww, "that's one of those things you DON'T want to see up close!" lol, Love it, great shot, but he needs to shave! ;P

Sorry that your wife didnt like it to much and I agree that he needs a shave. Glad you like it though, here is one more from the Wild Side of the 5D

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wannabegood wrote in post #5098013
Perry, you've got a point on the math, but I got that lens for weddings from balconies, and the aisle walk, and while you can bring the zoom back in while they walk towards you up the aisle, it'd be hard to get em to walk slow enough to drop 3 lenses on during that approach. So yeah, I hear ya, to all things there is a season and all that jazz.

That 200L is reported to be an outstanding lens in it's own right!

And I'm lusting for the new 200mm 2.0L IS! Yowza! And it's only $5,999!!!!

Yup, the 200L is one of my faves.

Depends entirely on what and how you shoot. I shoot landscapes, portraits/glamour, birds, concerts, wildlife, and lots of random stuff just for the sake of making photographs. So for what I do, fast primes are much more useful. I can take my sweet time to pick and choose lenses, I more often than not need the speed, they're lighter, cheaper, generally higher IQ for equal price zooms, and I like how primes simplify my shooting and composing.

I shot this a few hours ago with my 5D about a 40% crop 70-200 f2.8 w/ 2X II Extender @ 340mm, f 7. @ 1/500 sec hand held.

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Jannie those are gorgeous! You really got some sweet light on that second one.

OH MAN,

My 5D is coming next week with 24-105mm and the 17-40 lens, a few people on here have that combo aswell, and i cant wait.
There are ome very good images on this thread.

I used to have a 40D and have "!upgraded" to the 5D.

Spaced_K wrote in post #5098552
OH MAN,

My 5D is coming next week with 24-105mm and the 17-40 lens, a few people on here have that combo aswell, and i cant wait.
There are ome very good images on this thread.

I used to have a 40D and have "!upgraded" to the 5D.

Nice! Welcome to POTN - great way to introduce yourself!

Spaced_K wrote in post #5098552
OH MAN,

My 5D is coming next week with 24-105mm and the 17-40 lens, a few people on here have that combo aswell, and i cant wait.
There are ome very good images on this thread.

I used to have a 40D and have "!upgraded" to the 5D.

Congrats, its definitely a nice upgrade!

hahaha you guys!!

i keep reading you saying 40d to a 5d being an upgrade... i agree 100% but man you guys must be getting so many enemies around these parts hahah

mzivtins wrote in post #5098941
... i agree 100% but man you guys must be getting so many enemies around these parts hahah

Who needs friends... we have 5D's!

davidinjp wrote in post #5099144
Who needs friends... we have 5D's!

haha, you could say that about anything tho

who needs a girlfriend... we have 5d's and zoom lenses to take pics of other women!

who needs a family? i have a 5d with a big apetite for L glass to feed