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 05/27/2004 04:39:31 PM · #1
I'll let you look at it. You can't touch it, though. Just look at it. Love it. More than that...luuuuurve it. After my first shot with it, I actually giggled. Dark room, F2.8, 1/10 shutter...and it was sharp. REALLY sharp. giddy up.

05/27/2004 04:43:21 PM · #2
That was nice of them to let you take a photo of that lens in the store :)
 05/27/2004 04:44:13 PM · #3
It's so large. Use it wisely and don't forget to protect it.
 05/27/2004 04:44:31 PM · #4
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
That was nice of them to let you take a photo of that lens in the store :)


They even let me take it home when i was done photographing it. ;)
 05/27/2004 04:46:03 PM · #5
Originally posted by Pedro:
Originally posted by jmsetzler:
That was nice of them to let you take a photo of that lens in the store :)


They even let me take it home when i was done photographing it. ;)


That was way cool of them :)
 05/27/2004 04:47:44 PM · #6
Pedro, now that you have the d70 and the 300d, I would have to assume that you like the d70 better since you forked out at least $20 for that lens... What are you gonna do with the rebel?
 05/27/2004 04:55:27 PM · #7
oh yeah...anybody want to buy a Rebel? :)



Here's the gear with my cat. he can't believe I'd use a Canon to photograph a Nikon.

ps edit: the lens was actually $25.

Message edited by author 2004-05-27 16:55:54.
 05/27/2004 04:59:57 PM · #8
You could paint it white - folks might mistake it for a good lens then ;)
 05/27/2004 05:02:43 PM · #9
Originally posted by Gordon:
You could paint it white - folks might mistake it for a good lens then ;)


LOL don't forget to put a red ring at the end ;-)
 05/27/2004 05:06:38 PM · #10
Let me make some red Canon stickers for you :)
 05/27/2004 05:09:02 PM · #11
Originally posted by Gordon:
You could paint it white - folks might mistake it for a good lens then ;)


But then I'd have to use it on my other camera. And lord knows I wouldn't want that. ;)
 05/27/2004 05:19:49 PM · #12
ps. Thanks to Crabby for the advice. I couldn't be happier with it.
 05/27/2004 05:19:50 PM · #13
The male species and their lens envy...tsk, tsk, tsk... :o)
 05/27/2004 05:26:16 PM · #14
Taken any pics with it you'd care to share ? :)
 05/27/2004 05:26:46 PM · #15
I want that lens, I understand if you use a tripod it throws off the VR and you get blurry shots. I would like to hear more about that.
 05/27/2004 05:30:31 PM · #16
Originally posted by Gordon:
Taken any pics with it you'd care to share ? :)


Not yet. I'm getting on a plane in about an hour and will have some shots from the Ms Fitness Canada competition in Toronto to share on tuesday.

Not sure about the VR making it blurry on a tripod. It's kind of redundant on a tripod I would think. It can be turned off easily enough. G may know something about that...
 05/27/2004 05:56:35 PM · #17
Originally posted by Pedro:
Originally posted by Gordon:
Taken any pics with it you'd care to share ? :)


Not yet. I'm getting on a plane in about an hour and will have some shots from the Ms Fitness Canada competition in Toronto to share on tuesday.


Poor, Poor you...... :-)~
 05/27/2004 06:15:33 PM · #18
sellin ur rebel? how much, i call first dibs.
 05/27/2004 06:22:04 PM · #19
Originally posted by caba:
I want that lens, I understand if you use a tripod it throws off the VR and you get blurry shots. I would like to hear more about that.


The Canon IS lenses had that problem for a while too - but it has apparently been fixed in the later versions of the IS. Dunno if it is fixed for the Nikon VR or not.

The Canon versions also let you set it to only remove vertical shake (for example when panning on a monopod) . You can also typically just switch it off if that's a problem, like Pedro said.
 05/27/2004 07:10:24 PM · #20
The Nikon VR does in fact not work nicely with a tripod, but like Pedro said, it'd be redundant anyway. Like the Canon, there is a VR mode for panning... so if you're tracking a flying duck, you can get a smoother VR I guess. I haven't tried that feature, so not sure on it. The VR and 'Action' mode are easily switched on and off from the side of the lens though.

Congrats Pedro, you're gonna love that lens!

-danny

Originally posted by Gordon:
Originally posted by caba:
I want that lens, I understand if you use a tripod it throws off the VR and you get blurry shots. I would like to hear more about that.


The Canon IS lenses had that problem for a while too - but it has apparently been fixed in the later versions of the IS. Dunno if it is fixed for the Nikon VR or not.

The Canon versions also let you set it to only remove vertical shake (for example when panning on a monopod) . You can also typically just switch it off if that's a problem, like Pedro said.

05/27/2004 09:51:02 PM · #21
too bad it's a Nikon......my camera sales guy asked if I'd mind a Nikon strap for my Quantum battery pack [since the original went missing] and I told him 'no thanks, I have a reputation to uphold'

;-)

I have a rebel for sale, too, but never for a *gasp* Ni...Nik...Nikkk...Nikon.

Message edited by author 2004-05-27 21:51:50.
 05/27/2004 10:48:08 PM · #22
Originally posted by GoldBerry:

;-)

I have a rebel for sale, too, but never for a *gasp* Ni...Nik...Nikkk...Nikon.


Do you actually have your Rebel for sale or are you just teasing ?
 05/27/2004 11:20:20 PM · #23
Originally posted by laurielblack:
The male species and their lens envy...tsk, tsk, tsk... :o)


Hey, it's not just the guys. I have lens envy too *cry cry sob*
 05/27/2004 11:26:35 PM · #24
Y'know, if you read the letters on that box, it reads "Fag Feds"... :)
 05/27/2004 11:27:31 PM · #25
Originally posted by zmaerd:
Y'know, if you read the letters on that box, it reads "Fag Feds"... :)


:-))
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