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Canon RF 24-70mm f/2.8 L IS

09/14/2006 05:47:01 PM · #1

it is very very cool!

built much better then the 350d, easier to hold and much more solid, will have to wait until the weekend to get a real feel for it as i'm working :(

but i think the cat is fed-up of being photo'ed as a test all ready :)

kirbic

Canon EOS R5

09/14/2006 05:55:43 PM · #2

Sad to see you depart Team Canon, but big congrats on the new gear! Update that profile!

spydr

Nikon D850

Nikon AF-S VR Zoom-Nikkor 200-400mm f/4.0G IF-ED

09/14/2006 06:05:10 PM · #3

Cool. Can't wait to see what you shoot with it.

Range Finder had an article about it this month. Sounded pretty sweet. I really liked booth of my SONY cameras. SONY makes sensors for everybody elses SLRs so it make sense that they finally got in the game themselves. The sensor in their SLR is reported to be the same one as in the D200. I recommended it to my mom as she has a bunch of Minolta lenses that wil be compatible and has been looking for a dSLR.

Sony FE 3.5-5.6/28-70 mm OSS

09/14/2006 06:07:46 PM · #4

i hope to buy some minolta lenses of ebay soon as i have now run out of cash, anybody got any ideas?

JunieMoon

Sony Alpha a7 II

09/14/2006 08:44:24 PM · #5

Congrats, and come on board. I would like to see some nice high scores with this camera. Maybe you will have better luck.

Don't have any ideas for lenses. Not sure if ebay is the place to go. Have you tried some places like B&h or other places that sell used equipment? Maybe if you did a search on Amazon.com, they might have some used lenses for sale.

MrXpress

Olympus E-1

Olympus 14-54mm f/2.8-3.5 Zuiko Digital Zoom

09/14/2006 09:04:46 PM · #6

Nice pickup. The A100 seems to have taken a slight backseat with the barrage of new cameras (and the A100 is fairly new itself), but it still produces excellent images and is a fine camera.

Lens wise, the favorite of Minolta/Sony users seems to be the 28-75mm f/2.8, either in KM or Tamron branding (they are essentially the same lens). The old Minolta 70-210mm f/4.0 is a cult favorite, even if the ebay prices are still rather inflated (the f/3.5-4.5 version isn't built as well but is supposedly as good as the f/4 optically). The 50mm f/1.7 is a no-brainer for the price. Other oldies you may come across which are quite good are the 28-135mm f/4-4.5, and I'm rather fond of my 35-105mm f/3.5-4.5, despite the odd range (it was only $35, built like a tank, quite sharp).

All depends on how much you want to spend, really.

MrEd

Sony DSLR-A100

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX Aspherical DG DF for Minolta

09/14/2006 10:52:43 PM · #7

Originally posted by richard42:

i hope to buy some minolta lenses of ebay soon as i have now run out of cash, anybody got any ideas?

Not sure what (or if) you have a budget, but I have:

Sigma 15-30mm f/3.5-4.5 EX DG DF
Tamron SP AF 28-75mm f/2.8 XR Di
Sigma 70-200mm f/2.8 EX APO IF
Konica Minolta AF 50mm f/1.7 (EBay for $90)
Sigma 2X EX DG Teleconveter.

I'd recommend any of them depending on what you need them for.
Haven't had the chance to fully utilize all of them yet. But, the 70-200 has gotten the most use so far, with the 15-30 closing in.

Sony FE 3.5-5.6/28-70 mm OSS

09/15/2006 01:25:53 AM · #8

Thanks for the info!
i will be getting the 50mm 1.7 as soon as and then look for a 70 - 300, i was thinking of the tamron as it has 1:2 macro, will this be good enough for pictures of bugs and butterflies?

Hi June, it is a great camera, thank you for your info and pictures it realy helped me decide. We should have a wpl team for the alpha next time round :)

i'm just hoping the English weather picks-up a bit so i can go out!

JunieMoon

Sony Alpha a7 II

09/15/2006 07:48:55 AM · #9

I know what you mean about the weather. It has been poor around here as well. Not even decent mist covered fields to go with the weather. Well, Farmers Market tomorrow. Hopefully I will have some nice images. Then a flea market on Sunday. That should be interesting. You get all walks of life at those, including people without teeth, people with teeth, shiny people, rumpled people, pierced people, rich and poor, to name a few.

Originally posted by richard42:

paddles

Pentax K10D

Pentax FA 50mm f/1.4 AF

09/15/2006 09:01:51 AM · #10

There are plenty of 50mm f/1.4 lenses around as well if you like it even a little faster. :)