-=5D CLASSIC admirers, assemble! (5)

aladyforty wrote in post #11993828
Love the last shot

Thank you, I really appreciate it.

HDR was made with free software copy from Oloneo
http://www.oloneo.com
It works with RAW files from 5Dc.

Kf095, I wanted to say the same thing, but the stream was moving fast! The second shot is great, but the two make a nice complementary pair. I like how you have the first one very golden and warm, and the second very blue and cool...

Thank you very much, Al!

I would like to thank you and jvz09 for posts about UWA lenses.
I'm following them very closely

Love the cuba pics Geno. I vacationed there 5 years ago and loved the place.

35L wide open. I love this lens

IMAGE LINK: http://www.flickr.com/​photos/emiv/5513835345​/

Quick question for you guys. I am having trouble getting the focus assist to work with my 5D and my 580ex. Its turned in the Custom Functions but it still does not come on. The lenses that i am using are the Tamron 17-35mm and the 50mm 1.8, Focus assisnt works with neither one of them. Let me know if i am missing something to this equation.... Thanks

Leonid Photography wrote in post #11995918
Quick question for you guys. I am having trouble getting the focus assist to work with my 5D and my 580ex. Its turned in the Custom Functions but it still does not come on. The lenses that i am using are the Tamron 17-35mm and the 50mm 1.8, Focus assisnt works with neither one of them. Let me know if i am missing something to this equation.... Thanks

Focus assist only comes on AI servo mode, and they're invisible. They wont "come on", but when you review your image, you can see them assisting the focus if you're using the center AF point.

Green Man wrote in post #11993577
Lee - I've been to Manchester and I 'll take it any day over this hell hole I live in...

Where do you live, Afghanistan

Leonid Photography wrote in post #11995918
Quick question for you guys. I am having trouble getting the focus assist to work with my 5D and my 580ex. Its turned in the Custom Functions but it still does not come on. The lenses that i am using are the Tamron 17-35mm and the 50mm 1.8, Focus assisnt works with neither one of them. Let me know if i am missing something to this equation.... Thanks

Focus assist only works on one shot and not on servo since it would be shooting a laser beam constantly then...

Check youre settings.

Max, I think he means the flash's focus assist. The red beams it emits.

Bang Bang Boy wrote in post #11996343
Max, I think he means the flash's focus assist. The red beams it emits.

I thought that for a second, but not sure why he'd check that with different lenses instead of two different flashes.

I think the technical term for one is the AF-assist beam(custom function default is on), and the other is the assist-AF point/activation area (custom function default is off)

IVIax wrote in post #11996378
I thought that for a second, but not sure why he'd check that with different lenses instead of two different flashes.

I think the technical term for one is the AF-assist beam(custom function default is on), and the other is the assist-AF point/activation area (custom function default is off)

Aha Okey, then I have no clue what you guys are talking about!

IVIax wrote in post #11995975
Focus assist only comes on AI servo mode, and they're invisible. They wont "come on", but when you review your image, you can see them assisting the focus if you're using the center AF point.

Bang Bang Boy wrote in post #11996343
Focus assist only works on one shot and not on servo since it would be shooting a laser beam constantly then...

Check youre settings.

Max, I think he means the flash's focus assist. The red beams it emits.

Bang Bang Boy wrote in post #11996423
Aha Okey, then I have no clue what you guys are talking about!

Thanks for the help guys. I had it on servo so that explains that. And by focus assist i was talking about the red light that is emmited. Sorry for the confusion but i got it now, thank you.

jvz09 wrote in post #11992434
Canon has a few including the 20-35/2.8L but theres a consumer 3.5-4.5. Its an old lens, but hey its affordable.
Another oldie is the 17-35/2.8 optics are probs worse than the 20-35/2.8
And then we have the 17-40 which at 700$ it seemed a bit much for me.
NOTE: when i started DSLR photo last yr, these were around 600ish. (Darn inflation!)

Just to clear up some confusion, the 17-35L was the successor to the 20-35L. Worse optics is highly unlikely.

Canon wide zoom lines are as follows with year of release:

- 20-35mm f/2.8L (1989) --> 17-35mm f/2.8L USM (1996) --> 16-35mm f/2.8L USM (2001) --> 16-35mm f/2.8L II USM (2007)

- 20-35mm f/3.5-4.5 USM (1993) --> 17-40mm f/4L USM (2003)

First image with the 5DC and 17-40, I can't wait for the warmer weather and car shows with this combo...

Green Man wrote in post #11997769
First image with the 5DC and 17-40, I can't wait for the warmer weather and car shows with this combo...

Fantastic image! Warm weather definitely needs to get here. Quickly! And you, my friend, have to update that signature. Congrats on the purchase. I'll be saying goodbye to my classic tomorrow for the 5D MKii.

Oh oh! I hope you'll like it Brandon! Lucky you