5D CLASSIC admirers, assemble! (2)

one from some junk i did today

kansascityshuffle wrote in post #7649239
I have a shoot I need to schedule in the next week or so with an 800+ HP 2005 CTS-V. I'm really hoping I get to use the 5D to do it.

Man, that car would be a total sleeper. Unless it has some crazy paint job or huge wing. Bring on the pics when you get them!

I have camera. What I don't have is time!!

Hoping to put the 5D through its paces when I've finished my finals

Today is a sad day for me. My 5d is sick, does not turn on. I have tried everything, new battery, removed watch battery for 5min, no lens. She just does not start....Canon said send her in

mleone wrote in post #7655360
Today is a sad day for me. My 5d is sick, does not turn on. I have tried everything, new battery, removed watch battery for 5min, no lens. She just does not start....Canon said send her in

Don't sweat it. She 'll come back good as new before you know it.
Hopefully you have some sort of back up to keep you busy.
One thing that will help is the weather is going to be pretty wet
for the next few days, so send her in now!

I just pulled the trigger on a 5D. I've been waiting for a decent deal on a good condition body. I found one on ebay for $1390 Buy It Now, and I am getting $180 cash back from Live.com...The seller states it has less than 1000 clicks. I'm so excited now. Time to go about acquiring some new lenses!

That's a nice deal. Congrats! You'll love the camera.

maxblack wrote in post #7656023
Don't sweat it. She 'll come back good as new before you know it.
Hopefully you have some sort of back up to keep you busy.
One thing that will help is the weather is going to be pretty wet
for the next few days, so send her in now!

Its going out in the morning. I have my 1d for the time being. And I'm working all weekend so all is not lost.

mleone wrote in post #7656293
Its going out in the morning. I have my 1d for the time being. And I'm working all weekend so all is not lost.

a good cleaning and calibration, yay!

Might as well have them fix the mirror, as well...so that it doesn't fall off...some day.

I'm considering selling or trading my 85L. I'm taking my kids to a couple airshows this year, and with the summer coming, lots of zoo trips, and thinking that an 85 1.8 would still be great for portraits, and I could also land a 100-400 IS.

Just for the record, I put up a F/T thread offering my 50L and cash for an 85L. I decided that's the cheapest way to have a little bit of reach for me with the new 5D. If anyone's intterested, PM me or look for the thread.

TaDa wrote in post #7658063
I'm considering selling or trading my 85L. I'm taking my kids to a couple airshows this year, and with the summer coming, lots of zoo trips, and thinking that an 85 1.8 would still be great for portraits, and I could also land a 100-400 IS.

Sounds like a good option. A friend of mine has a 100-400, and it's very versatile at the zoo. Good for, erm....the 'b' word. Yeah...that one. Not completely as sharp as the 400 prime, but, good enough.

inthedeck wrote in post #7658102
Sounds like a good option. A friend of mine has a 100-400, and it's very versatile at the zoo. Good for, erm....the 'b' word. Yeah...that one. Not completely as sharp as the 400 prime, but, good enough.

I guarantee you that it's sharper than a shot at 200mm with having to crop down to what I would get natively at 400mm

kansascityshuffle wrote in post #7658073
Just for the record, I put up a F/T thread offering my 50L and cash for an 85L. I decided that's the cheapest way to have a little bit of reach for me with the new 5D. If anyone's intterested, PM me or look for the thread.

Yeah, saw that. I just don't like the 50mm focal length