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cute mike! that macro looks nice too, especially for the price!

midnight_rider wrote in post #9738204


WOW,
The 10-20mm was one of my favorite lenses on the 40D and 1D but I may have to get one of these.

yeah, 12mm on FF is an entirely different beast. I've had zooms at 17, 16 and 14 and then the 12-24mm. The 12-24mm is just in it's own league really. Yes it's got it's own issues optically, and filters are a PITA (but less so than the 14-24mm) but 12mm is just too much fun to resist.

Ha. I had the AF fine tune wrong on the 70-200. Adjusted it the wrong way! Some of the adjustment directions are the exact opposite of Canon's. Takes a bit of getting used to but they make more sense.

Lovely photos Mike. You definitely found a true gem of a lens.

What is that over there? It looks like rocks

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Julian I did not see the point in that sign at first. I was thinking " Who would walk 14 miles to fish?"

Cool shots Mike, You must have bought the last one of those lenses, Not a one on line, Not even EBAY.

Thanks all
I'm not one to condone spray and pray but shooting handheld macro MF stuff sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
MF landscapes, portraits is one thing - Macro is another

Mr. Clean wrote in post #9749045
Thanks all
I'm not one to condone spray and pray but shooting handheld macro MF stuff sometimes you gotta do what you gotta do.
MF landscapes, portraits is one thing - Macro is another

Hrm, spray and pray landscapes + focus stacking? Put it on a tripod, set focus to infinity and fire off full FPS and rack focus from infinity to MFD over a period of 16 frames. Not that it's at all necessary, but it's a funny thought...

midnight_rider wrote in post #9748838
Julian I did not see the point in that sign at first. I was thinking " Who would walk 14 miles to fish?"

You silly goose!

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What is that over there? It looks like rocks

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They look so plain but its okay,

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They are happy now

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Oh and my cat assuming the normal position

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All shot with my 80-200mm f/4.5 AI. ( currently my only lens)

Nice color on these Midnight. It would be nice to know your real name.

Thanks and my name is Kirk

midnight_rider wrote in post #9749524
Thanks and my name is Kirk

Hi Kirk! My name is Julian.

Ok. Let's talk about long exposure noise reduction in camera. Will I ever need to use this option if I ever do a long exposures past 3 minutes?

Pshaw. my friend wants to pick up a Nikon. My assistants shoot with D70s and D80s and the noise is horrific even viewing an image at 50% at ISO 800. My 20D definitely seems to beat both cameras. Does the D90 do to the Dxx line what the D300 or the D3 did for their respective camera lines?

the IQ of the D90 is identical to the D300 (I own the D90 and my brother has the D300), the performance in low light are 99% the same, the D70 and D80 was not good at all from ISO 800 and up.
I'd say that ISO 1600 of D90 / D300 is equivalent to ISO 3200 (and more) of the D700 / D3 (not D3s !!)