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03/24/2004 12:19:44 PM · #26
hey greg?

do you find that the d-rebel helps you get the most from your lens collection?

thanks :)
03/24/2004 12:21:12 PM · #27
Originally posted by dadas115:

I also have a pretty complete set of L zooms but I hardly use them any more due to slow max aperture. Currently my only body is the Digital Rebel! In case you haven’t guessed I am a bit of a lens collector. I have most of the other primes but don’t use them very frequently.

Greg


OK I have to ask. Complete set of L lenses, two 400mm prime lenses, and you got rid of your 1D to settle with just the drebel? Why?

Message edited by author 2004-03-24 12:39:10.
03/24/2004 12:23:46 PM · #28
Originally posted by magnetic9999:

hey greg?

do you find that the d-rebel helps you get the most from your lens collection?

thanks :)


And how do you find it works on those long lenses - vibration a problem at all ?

Shame to see you haven't got the 1200mm f5.6 though - now that's a real lens.
03/24/2004 12:25:41 PM · #29
I just want that 200 1.8.
03/24/2004 12:35:17 PM · #30
I have an acquaintance trying to sell me a Canon 100-400 I.S. $1100. I don't think I can swing that right now, but it would be nice.
03/24/2004 12:35:38 PM · #31
I'm just in awe!
03/24/2004 12:39:07 PM · #32
Moodville, !d Mk 2 will hopefully be on its way soon.

BTW, I DO miss one thing VERY VERY much on the Drebel. The inability to manually select Ai-Servo or Single focus drives me completely nuts when trying to take action shots. That has caused me to miss more shots than anything else. Aside from that I am completely thrilled with the rebel. The picture quality I am getting out of it is better than what I was getting from my old D30, D60, 10D or 1D. Hopefully the 1D mk2 will be an improvement in image quality. I can’t wait to have 8fps again.

Gordon, I have pretty much thrown away all my tripods. I have found that I can pretty easily hand hold the 400mm f/2.8L IS with 2x TC all day long and get great results. IS is a real God send. I won’t be buying any future long lenses without it. I have passed up several very good deals on 600mm f/4L lenses because they lacked IS and the IS ones are very few and far between on the used market. I actually did find someone selling a 1200mm f/5.6L (Cheong on FM.com) and I had some sort of brain lapse and asked him how much it would be. I think it was something like $12K LOL which was actually far less than I expected. I don’t think I will be buying one of those any time soon. I think hand holding a 34lb lens with no IS would be a bit of a challenge.

Greg
03/24/2004 12:43:49 PM · #33
Jimmy,

Here are a couple of shots that I happened to have on line from my 200mm f/1.8L.

//www.pbase.com/dadas115/dogs

The first two were with the 200 and the last two are from the EF 50mm f/1.8 wide open. The 200 is a really nice lens to say the least.

Greg
03/24/2004 12:44:30 PM · #34
$12k is a lot less than I'd expect too - what does it list for $100k ? :)

For $12k I'd expect at least a 2 stroke engine and some wheels
03/24/2004 12:44:41 PM · #35
Originally posted by Gordon:

Shame to see you haven't got the 1200mm f5.6 though - now that's a real lens.


If I had that lens I would have to bring my wife to carry it! It weighs in just under 37lb.
03/24/2004 12:45:55 PM · #36
Originally posted by dadas115:

Jimmy,

Here are a couple of shots that I happened to have on line from my 200mm f/1.8L.

//www.pbase.com/dadas115/dogs

The first two were with the 200 and the last two are from the EF 50mm f/1.8 wide open. The 200 is a really nice lens to say the least.

Greg


Really shows the quality of a rebel with good glass - thanks for sharing.
03/24/2004 12:48:39 PM · #37
Gordon, I am pretty sure that they are all custom made and I read in one of the US photo magazines that Canon wants like $120K to buy one. I could be remembering incorrectly, it might have been $24K for the used one but either way it was a fraction of what I had expected.

Greg
03/24/2004 12:48:51 PM · #38
I'm trying to make the decision today on the 70-200L 4.0
Is it really that much better than the 75-300? Worth the extra? Will I miss the reach?
Is it hard to hold and handle, because I like to shoot without a tripod.

I currently have:
canon 50mm 1.8
canon 18-55mm
sigma 105 2.8macro
canon 28-105mm

Help!
I need to make this decision in the next hour as i need it for this weekend and must get the order in by 4pm
03/24/2004 12:49:57 PM · #39
Originally posted by dadas115:

Gordon, I am pretty sure that they are all custom made

Greg


So - you are saying if I asked Canon nicely, they might add in that engine and wheels ? cool!
03/24/2004 12:50:07 PM · #40
Originally posted by dadas115:

Jimmy,

Here are a couple of shots that I happened to have on line from my 200mm f/1.8L.



The dog with the antlers looks very depressed - but I guess you can't blame him... :)

Nice shots though - very crisp.

I was told by a store clerk at Henry's Camera that; for the Rebel; the EF 55-200 is much nicer and crisper than the EF 75-300 since the 55-200 is custom made for the Rebel... It sounds good I guess I have some serious doubts though. What do you think Greg?
(I ended up buying the 75-300 USM and I'm happy with it but I don't have the 55-200 to compare it to).

Are
03/24/2004 12:52:23 PM · #41
TerryGee

Based on my experience the difference between the 75-300’s and the 70-200mm f/4L is night and day. The 70-200mm f/4 also works quite well with the EF 1.4x teleconverter.

Here are some 100% crops from my 10D with no post processing from the 70-200mm f/4L

//www.pbase.com/dadas115/oyster_creek_70-200mm_f4l

And here are some from that same lens and camera with the EF 1.4x II teleconverter in place

//www.pbase.com/dadas115/70-200mm_f4l_w14x_ii_tc

Greg
03/24/2004 12:54:37 PM · #42
Originally posted by TerryGee:

I'm trying to make the decision today on the 70-200L 4.0
Is it really that much better than the 75-300? Worth the extra? Will I miss the reach?
Is it hard to hold and handle, because I like to shoot without a tripod.

I currently have:
canon 50mm 1.8
canon 18-55mm
sigma 105 2.8macro
canon 28-105mm

Help!
I need to make this decision in the next hour as i need it for this weekend and must get the order in by 4pm


//www.photo.net/equipment/canon/300D/EOS_300D_lenses.html might help you.

The 70-200 is sharper, has better contrast and will result in sharper pictures if you use it correctly. But if you are planning on handholding most of the shots, then you might well be better off not getting either of those and looking at an IS lens. It really depends on where you plan on using them - the 70-200 is fast enough to hand hold in good light, but it would be tough to do that indoors, reliably.

I've used the 75-300 briefly and found it the results were terrible. Soft, lacking contrast, bad colour and just generally icky. Though that is probably just me. I'm sure many are happy with it. I mostly was looking at the results from the 300mm end. There is an IS version of this lens which is supposed to be okay.

I really like full time manual focusing, which the 70-200 has, but the 75-300 doesn't support.

Message edited by author 2004-03-24 13:25:19.
03/24/2004 12:56:52 PM · #43
Hohoho

//www.dvinfo.net/canon/images/images17.php
03/24/2004 12:57:52 PM · #44
I have never tried the 55-200 but I have the 80-200mm f/4.5-5.6 II and have been very impressed with it. I would guess that the 55-200 is probably sharper/clearer than the 75-300 but again if you want 300mm then you are kind of limited when you go with the 55-200 as it won’t do too well with teleconverters.

Greg
03/24/2004 01:21:57 PM · #45
Canon 17-40/4 L,
Canon 24-70/2,8 L,
Canon 28-135/3,5-5,6 IS,
Canon EF 50/1,8 II,
Canon 70-200/2,8 L IS,
Canon 75-300/4-5,6 IS,
Canon 100/2,8 USM Macro,
Canon Extender EF 1,4x II,
03/24/2004 01:33:52 PM · #46
hi terry
I prefer the sigma 75-300 (to the canon) and i love it, I use it more than any other lens, if conditions are low light use a tripod, but on bright sunny days hand help is fine. I do not find it to be slow. It also has a nice macro feature on it. It is not that expensive either.
heres a action shot with crooked horizon--no time to fix horizon.


Message edited by author 2004-03-24 13:37:49.
03/24/2004 01:44:17 PM · #47
Originally posted by ellamay:

hi terry
I prefer the sigma 75-300 (to the canon) and i love it, I use it more than any other lens,


Why do you prefer it to the Canon? Did you compare them side to side or are you referring to specs?
03/24/2004 01:47:32 PM · #48
Originally posted by Gordon:

I've used the 75-300 briefly and found it the results were terrible. Soft, lacking contrast, bad colour and just generally icky. Though that is probably just me. I'm sure many are happy with it. I mostly was looking at the results from the 300mm end. There is an IS version of this lens which is supposed to be okay.

I really like full time manual focusing, which the 70-200 has, but the 75-300 doesn't support.


I have the 75-300mm and it's going on Ebay today. I've had it for 6 months. Initially I was happy with it... until I started renting/using better lenses. Now I don't use it and I see the huge difference in quality. My feeling on image quality is the same as Gordon's above.

It is a great starter lens at $180 though.
03/24/2004 01:56:50 PM · #49
I prefer the Sigma (APO version) to the Canon 7x-300 lens mainly because of lack of CA. When I had the EF 75-300 I was noticing a lot of CA at the 300mm end. I also found that the Sigma is a little bit sharper out there also.

Greg
03/24/2004 02:43:41 PM · #50
Speaking of 1200 lens...
Ages ago was I playing with Zeiss 500 f1.0 (Maksutov system)! I would not even dare to imagine how much was it. We got it by mistake in our school lab and as a chief of the lab I stole it for a couple days. Got some extraordinary Moon photos and a cat acroos the street - could count hairs on it :-) It was not very heavy - just about 30kg but the camera looked really funny when attached.
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