Loving my new Canon 50D + 24-70mm/2.8 lens already!

jennievii

I've posted several questions recently and appreciate all of the feedback I received because it was all helpful in making my decision. I've only played with it a little so far because the battery just finished charging, but am thrilled with my purchase already! I can tell that I'll need to build up some hand muscles to be able to support the lens for extended periods of time, but I know I'll get used to it. If you have any words of wisdom to share about either new toy, feel free to share!

Toshido

Wait till you get an 11 hour long day of shooting with the 50D, battery grip and a 70-200 f/2.8 IS.... Talk about a long day with sore arms and back at the end of it.

Congrats on the 50D.

Moogle Pepper

Toshido wrote:

Wait till you get an 11 hour long day of shooting with the 50D, battery grip and a 70-200 f/2.8 IS.... Talk about a long day with sore arms and back at the end of it.

Congrats on the 50D.

Don't forget the external flash!

Toshido

It was a gymnastics meet, so no flash...

dlplumer

Congrats. I get my 24-70 tomorrow Jen.

Dan

paddler4

I've had mine about 6 weeks and love it, despite the weight. With time--as you get the hang of the controls--it gets only better. The Canon engineers did an amazing job of figuring out how to make the controls intuitive and fast.


Re weight: I haven't found any need for a battery pack--the battery holds up reasonably well, and a spare charged battery is both a lot cheaper and a lot lighter than a battery pack. Best way to handle the weight is coincidentally a good way to stabilize the camera: keep your left elbow firmly against your torso. For shlepping it for long periods, I got a camera backpack (specifically, the Tamrac Adventure 9), which makes the weight of the camera and extra lenses trivial to carry.

Have fun.

jennievii wrote:

I've posted several questions recently and appreciate all of the feedback I received because it was all helpful in making my decision. I've only played with it a little so far because the battery just finished charging, but am thrilled with my purchase already! I can tell that I'll need to build up some hand muscles to be able to support the lens for extended periods of time, but I know I'll get used to it. If you have any words of wisdom to share about either new toy, feel free to share!

Toshido

I shoot portrait mode a fair amount. For instance 99% of that 11 hour long gymnastics competition was shot portrait. The battery grip was a life saver.
I also was able to go the full day without a battery change....

that's about 3000 pictures, if not more.

I also find the battery grip is more comfortable. One day it was raining a little out so I took off the grip, only non weather sealed part (BG-E2). Found it very uncomfortable in comparison. Still better than a Rebel though.

MT Stringer

Toshido wrote:

I shoot portrait mode a fair amount. For instance 99% of that 11 hour long gymnastics competition was shot portrait. The battery grip was a life saver.
I also was able to go the full day without a battery change....

that's about 3000 pictures, if not more.

I also find the battery grip is more comfortable. One day it was raining a little out so I took off the grip, only non weather sealed part (BG-E2). Found it very uncomfortable in comparison. Still better than a Rebel though.

I use the grip for the shutter button convenience. You don't have to use both batteries in the grip if you want to cut the weight a little. Just put one in and use it that way.
Mike

Toshido

MT Stringer wrote:

I use the grip for the shutter button convenience. You don't have to use both batteries in the grip if you want to cut the weight a little. Just put one in and use it that way.
Mike

Absolutely, but I love not worrying about my batteries. Like I said, ALL day on one set.

Besides i am a big guy, 5' 10" 290 pounds, was a bouncer for 5 years. A camera I can handle, even with all the bells and whistles