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Re: PhotoPost: January Waves at Steamers...
I am compassonate 'gus, but I am also a realist and aware that really good tools are a joy to use, and lesser tools may not be such a joy. They may be adequate. Tamron makes a 300mm f2.8 for $2999 with a $500 rebate, but would you really prefer that to the white lens from Canon? The Canon 300 F2.8 IS is what Andy Wheeler… -
Re: Want to improve.. What do you think?
Hi Doc.......welcome to DGRIN. Well I will start by saying that I tried to go to your homepage to view the EXIf info to see exactly what equipment you were using, but most everything there was locked down pretty tight........thus I am limited in helping by not knowing what capabilities you have as far as camera lense or… -
Re: Question for the Macro guys.
Okay....did you two get together in private and decide to throw two totally different approaches at me?...Is the joke on me?.... Seriously, I think both answers are good ones....but of course lead to more questions. - The 50mm F2.5 indeed appears to be a bargain. I might investigate that a bit more. One issue I will have… -
Re: Sigma 35mm f/1.4 Micro Adjustment?
Many, if not most, of the Canon microfocus adjust (MFA) information on the Internet is not helpful, and some of it will just cause you more problems than doing nothing. Before you decide if you need the MFA, do some testing yourself: Please do the following tests in order: The first thing that I do is to check a new (or… -
Re: Canon 5dII vs 5dIII
For portraiture on a Canon FF body my recommendations are: EF 50mm, f1.4 USM for 3/4 length and full-length. EF 135mm, f2L USM for head shots and head-and-shoulders. EF 85mm, f1.8 USM for these indoors. F1.2L as a better, but expensive, option. EF 24-70mm, f2.8L USM for groups and social events. Older EF 28-70mm, f2.8L or… -
Re: OK, this time I'm asking (no REALLY)
Hi Diva, Let me start by saying yet again that I do not feel "picked on". I've expressed my appreciation to my regulars here so often that I'm beginning to bore myself. I was actually chuckling at the idea that in this set, dedicated to experimenting with bokeh as a direct result of you all, the set up image with the sharp… -
Re: Canon 24-70F2.8 expectations
We need access to the full resolution originals, or 100 percent crops of the critical focus areas, in order to make any focus or sharpness assessments. Front focus and back focus are confirmed by a flat target. 1) A tripod shot of a brick wall, taken at a suitable distance (at least twice MFD) is a good starting point. If… -
Re: 50mm f1.4 possible problem
"Blur" can be synonymous to "soft/out-of-focus", or blur can be something else entirely. Links to sample images, full resolution and full EXIF, would be extremely helpful in a proper diagnosis of the problem. When I test a new lens I often choose a few different subjects for comparison: 1) A brick wall, shot straight on… -
Re: Weekly Discussion Thread: Low-light scenarios (what are your preferences?)
no kidding huh! I wish I could come up with 4x the dough and get a 1ds, but I will say that the AF is my only complaint on the 5d line. DOF is very tricky when shooting a fast tele lenses. Moving subjects can move only an inch or two and all the sudden they are out of the focus plane. Bright light you can go servo but in… -
Re: A conversation of wedding styles
Excellent Subject Dave this is a very good subject and for me sort of a recent topic with a client that I shot for a year ago. First I think that clients really aren't educated as to style. I think for the sake of "art" we each have a style that varies. Sometimes I shoot wide and other times I crop tightly. My vision might…
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