The glass thread

mkt

mkt

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Let's talk lenses.

Your favorites, what you wish you had, what you love, what you hate... oddities, etc.
 
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CoryonFire

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I have several favorites in my bag. My two prime lenses(Canon 85 and 50) and both fantastic for dark rides. And my ultra wide Canon 17-40 makes for some really creative stuff. But, I think my favorite is the Canon 24-70. It's got a great focal length, wonderful colors and sharpness, and the 2.8 aperture is a real plus.

I wish I could get a 70-200 f/2.8 IS. But, I don't have that kind of money right now. Actually going to WDW is slightly more important than getting new glass at the moment!
 
Monorail Lime

Monorail Lime

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Sigma 30mm f/1.4 lens on 1/50sec or faster shutter priority program is what I use for dark rides and stage shows. I started with a 50mm (the Canon "nifty fifty") but it was too long to effectively capture some scenes on my 1.6x crop body.

My walk-around lens is a Tamron 17-50 f/2.8. The AF is noisy but quick, and 2.8 is fast enough for almost any situation aside from the dark rides.

I briefly considered picking up a Canon 70-200 f/4L but decided I didn't want to lug it around the parks. I'd rather go wide with the Tammy and crop the photo later on if need be. :)
 
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E P C O T

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I'd like all the lenses but wouldn't want to drag them around all day. ;)

I'll just be carrying my 17-35mm and 80-400mm on both FX and DX, so it covers from 17-600mm(DX) in two lenses.

Your favorites; 80-400mm, 18-200mm, 80-200mm.


what you wish you had; 14-24mm, 500mm, 600mm, 1200-1700mm.


what you love; 300mm f2.8, 180mm, 85mm.


what you hate... out of focus photos. The weight.


oddities, etc. Split focus filter, bellows unit, fisheye.
 
PhotoDave219

PhotoDave219

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WDWFigment said:
This thread just makes me depressed; so much nice glass I don't have and can't afford.
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I never said i could afford the 200-400, 24-70 , 85/tilt-shift or the 600. I sure wish i could.

Tom, you just have to make the best pictures with the stuff you have. Move your feet if you're not close enough.

You're stuff is good, so don't worry about the equipment.
 
WDWFigment

WDWFigment

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PhotoDave219 said:
I never said i could afford the 200-400, 24-70 , 85/tilt-shift or the 600. I sure wish i could.

Tom, you just have to make the best pictures with the stuff you have. Move your feet if you're not close enough.

You're stuff is good, so don't worry about the equipment.
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Oh, I know that it's the photographer and not the gear (maybe I am just an envious a____________, but it always irritates me a little when I see some crappy picture on Flickr, and I check out the EXIF data and the photographer had a D3 and a 70-200 f/2.8 or similarly expensive setup), but good gear sure does help a good photographer out a little bit.
 
PhotoDave219

PhotoDave219

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WDWFigment said:
Oh, I know that it's the photographer and not the gear (maybe I am just an envious a____________, but it always irritates me a little when I see some crappy picture on Flickr, and I check out the EXIF data and the photographer had a D3 and a 70-200 f/2.8 or similarly expensive setup), but good gear sure does help a good photographer out a little bit.
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Welcome to my world. You now have lawyers and doctors and hobbyist photographers with D3's and 300/2.8s on the sidelines of sporting events just giving their photos away and killing the market. Cheap seems to override quality these days.

So its things like what you're pointing out that also elicits a similar reaction from me (ala the "Raw" thread).

My advice - be different. Do something that other people aren't.
 
scorp111

scorp111

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PhotoDave219 said:
Welcome to my world. You now have lawyers and doctors and hobbyist photographers with D3's and 300/2.8s on the sidelines of sporting events just giving their photos away and killing the market. Cheap seems to override quality these days.

So its things like what you're pointing out that also elicits a similar reaction from me (ala the "Raw" thread).

My advice - be different. Do something that other people aren't.
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Great post.

Now I am not a pro like Dave, or to be honest as good as Rob and Tom yet, but am continuing to work on it. Since I have really only been into it for a couple of years, but it is crazy what some people will buy with absolutely no idea how to use. I was fortunate enough a couple of years ago to be in a decent financial position, and spent more money on my equipment than I really ever expected to, but I know that it is up to me to learn how to get the most out of it. It is also one of the reasons why I think it will always be a hobby to me, don't how it is possible to really stand out, but I think it all goes back to Dave's final line.

Now to contribute to the thread:

Your favorites: 70-200 f/2.8 IS - Love the length and the relative speed, as well as bokeh, image quality and color.


what you wish you had: I should have bought the 24-70 f/2.8, instead I have the 24-105 f/4. I also want a 1.4 or 2.0 teleconverter. And then something ultra-wide as well. With the 5D-I don't have to worry about the crop factor.but at least in the 11-16 range.


what you love: goes back to my favorite I guess


what you hate: Can't say I hate any of my glass, but my wife has my starter Canon stuff (17-85 and 70-300IS)
 
5thGenTexan

5thGenTexan

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I was digging around in a closet and found a Spiratone 400 that was my uncle's, but I played around with it on my Canon AE-1 a few years ago. I thought I might try to find a Nikon T-adapter for it to try out on the D5000 when it comes. Anyone ever use this ancient club lens with good results?
 

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