5D admirers, assemble!

ISO 50 has its uses, but it's really just ISO 100 brought down a stop - and this is most evident in the reduced dynamic range on the highlight end: if you were gonna blow them at ISO100, they're gonna blow at ISO50.

perryge wrote in post #7089730
ISO 50 has its uses, but it's really just ISO 100 brought down a stop - and this is most evident in the reduced dynamic range on the highlight end: if you were gonna blow them at ISO100, they're gonna blow at ISO50.

Got to say that this year, whilst i'm effectively having a year out before studying photojournalism i'm tempted to swap my 24-70 for a 24-105, just for a more light weight and versatile street / urban landscape lens. One of my favourite photographers on pbase uses a 35L / 24-105 combo for street work and it looks to do wonders, whilst being fully versatile as said. When doing PJ work next year though I would never use a 24-105 over a 24-70, well i'd used a 16-35 over both too anyway probably!

Teeside eh Adam? Boro fan?

Jim Schemel wrote in post #7077567
Few from snow storm in Ohio.
-Jim

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Great series; I like this one in particular.

perryge wrote in post #7089947
Teeside eh Adam? Boro fan?

Hah, thankfully not.. Newcastle.. if that's any better.

adam* wrote in post #7090099
Hah, thankfully not.. Newcastle.. if that's any better.

NICE! So am I. Don't let the Toronto location fool ya, been a magpies fan since the 8-0 drubbing of Sheffield Wednesday.

perryge wrote in post #7089311
35L is gone. I tried the brick, 50L, and 24-105L IS. Went with the 24-105, I liked it a LOT. ...

The 24-105 gets a bad rap. I usually use it for walk around/landscapes and not for portraits, but its a very sharp lens and the bokeh isn't really that bad IMO...

f/4....

I just got my 200 f/2.8 mkI - built in '95!!, but it looks like its brand new!! I love the built in retracing hood. What a sweet lens and its silly sharp at f/2.8. Can't wait to get out and use this thing.

versedmb wrote in post #7090137
The 24-105 gets a bad rap. I usually use it for walk around/landscapes and not for portraits, but its a very sharp lens and the bokeh isn't really that bad IMO...[/IMG]

I think the bokeh is crap but I'm really picky about bokeh and I've used some terrific manual focus lenses that give spectacular quality bokeh - plus I'm spoiled by the 85L.

versedmb wrote in post #7090156
I just got my 200 f/2.8 mkI - built in '95!!, but it looks like its brand new!! I love the built in retracing hood. What a sweet lens and its silly sharp at f/2.8. Can't wait to get out and use this thing.

Holy crap that's a good lens. Now that's quality bokeh.

perryge wrote in post #7090124
NICE! So am I. Don't let the Toronto location fool ya, been a magpies fan since the 8-0 drubbing of Sheffield Wednesday.

I feel your pain, no more results like that for a while! Do you post on the newcastle fans forum too? Sure there's a guy from toronto on there?

adam* wrote in post #7090191
I feel your pain, no more results like that for a while! Do you post on the newcastle fans forum too? Sure there's a guy from toronto on there?

Nah I don't. These last few years have been nothing but painful, and I just keep that all inside .

perryge wrote in post #7090199
Nah I don't. These last few years have been nothing but painful, and I just keep that all inside .

Last few? More than that, about 5.. ever since Robson went!

Dang it, where's my 5D!!! Come on big brown!

Anyone else have a relationship with their UPS driver? We chit chat for a good bit every time he drops something off.

versedmb wrote in post #7090059
Great series; I like this one in particular.

Thanks again for looking and taking the time to comment.Actually this was one of the last shots i took.I felt that i did not have a good bench shot so i kept trying
-Jim

perryge wrote in post #7090166
I think the bokeh is crap but I'm really picky about bokeh and I've used some terrific manual focus lenses that give spectacular quality bokeh - plus I'm spoiled by the 85L...

Understandable. If the 85L is you standard for good bokeh then a whole lot of lenses are going to fall short of the mark.