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01/31/2004 07:28:41 AM · #1

Woo hoo! Look what was waiting for me Thursday after work:

It's the Canon 70-200mm F4. Now all I need is some good weather. It's calling for nice weather tomorrow ... almost over the freezing point, sweet.

Now I have to sell my Canon 75-300mm IS on Ebay

Beagleboy

Tokina AF 12-24mm f/4.0 AT-X Pro DX

01/31/2004 07:53:27 AM · #2

Show off.

Way to go , bro. Wish I had one of those

Can't wait to see the pics! Have a good one.

melking

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM

01/31/2004 08:01:52 AM · #3

Wow what did Santa visit your house again! Or do you have someone who really loves you at home. Looks great cannot wait to see some of your photos!

Melissa

Canon EF 28-105mm f/3.5-4.5 II USM

01/31/2004 08:06:58 AM · #4

OK guys, here's the key. Start smoking. Then quit and show your wife how much money you're saving on not smoking. In my case a pack of cigarettes costs $9.75 so that's close to $300 per month. So when her eyes pop out when you tell her you paid $$750 (canadian) for a lens, you tell her that it's less than 3 months of smoking. The key is to not let her do the math: "hey, you bought $10,000 worth of equipment, so that's 2 1/2 years, but you've only quit for 2 weeks". lol. kidding. My wife loves me, that's why she lets me get outrageous toys.

melking

Canon EOS-1Ds Mark III

01/31/2004 08:21:43 AM · #5

Originally posted by Jacko:

OK guys, here's the key. Start smoking. Then quit and show your wife how much money you're saving on not smoking.

My Husband is trying to put that one on me to get a new $12000.00 Ski-Doo! thanks for the heads up! hehe

Melissa

jab119

01/31/2004 10:43:31 AM · #6

what was wrong with the 75-300?? and why are yo getting rid of it? I know partly to get some money back to help pay for the new gem you got. but are there other reasons

me.. I have a jar that is collecting pocket change for the purchase of a new lens, not sur which one yet, but when I have enough saved up im getting something

James

01/31/2004 10:59:01 AM · #7

which 75-300mm you speaking of?
the 75-200mm he's got had better glass in it than the 75-300mm i own...

01/31/2004 11:37:13 AM · #8

Absolutely nothing wrong with it. The 75-300mm IS is a great lens. The 70-200mm has faster focusing and tends to be sharper from end to end. It will also attract more attention (not a positive), so it's a good think I live in a small town. I also need to get a 1.4x converter to get the same reach I had with the 75-300mm. I'd recommend both lenses.

Originally posted by jab119:

Message edited by author 2004-01-31 11:38:14.

01/31/2004 11:42:05 AM · #9

I'm considering buying a Rebel in the next couple of months. If I buy body only, as opposed to the kit, what's a good "all round lens" to look for?

01/31/2004 11:47:00 AM · #10

You really should buy the kit lens. It's the biggest bang for your yuck you'll ever get ($100). At worst, buy it for a wide angle lens. Better pay $100 for the kit lens than $500 for a decent wide angle lens. Get the stock lens and a 75-300mm, then save up for a macro lens, approx. $400.

Originally posted by orussell:

I'm considering buying a Rebel in the next couple of months. If I buy body only, as opposed to the kit, what's a good "all round lens" to look for?

01/31/2004 12:04:17 PM · #11

Thas exactly the course i am following, but keep in mind lighting when looking at macro lenses...

although i didnt go for the IS version i got the 75-300mm III f4-f:5.6 as i have a steady hand, and have had good results full zoom down to about 1/100 shutter ( also over the sigma - the canon takes the same size filters as the kit lense) . although they say 1/300th is minimum for hendheld at full zoom as a rule - shutter no slower than the focal length of the lens for a given shot. so at 100mm you shouldnt shoot less than 1/100th...

this is from thursday - handheld full zoom - 1/250th

as a comparison and to give you distance scale this is the kit lense full zoom from the same vantage point.

Originally posted by Jacko:

01/31/2004 12:24:55 PM · #12

Thanx for the advice. I also hear the stock lens has less cropping because the way it's designed, it is closer to the CMOS. Apparently it only fits the Rebel.

01/31/2004 12:32:22 PM · #13

its the sensor size itself, from what i know that gives the crop factor... the rebel/300d is a 1.6x crop factor - no matter what lense is on it. my thinking on the EFS mount is the ability ot mount a longer focal lense in a shorter profile - to balance the weight of the camera and large lenses better. closer to the sensor might also help with lense distortion issues -w cheaper glass???

the focus ring on the kit lense kind of sucks, and its touchy... but useable, no doubt ( and if you auto focus its not really an issue). just too close to the end, and too narrow fro my taste maybe. well worth the $100...

01/31/2004 12:37:27 PM · #14

How much zoom power does the stock 300D lens have?

01/31/2004 05:54:52 PM · #15

my color shot posted above is the kit lense at full zoom...

about 90mm equiv on a 35mm camera

01/31/2004 10:03:03 PM · #16

Ok I posted some test shots.

Test shots with the Canon 70-200mm F4 L

I even threw in a nice cat pic and some photos of birds. And of course my poor victim wife. All the required subjects when testing a lens.