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Archive 2008 · Lenses of self-torture

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70-200 f/2.8IS It's too heavy for my purposes but I still have to use it.

Nov 27, 2008 at 05:25 AM

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17-35L

Was far too expensive for what it could do, relative to the 20-35 f/3.5~4.5 it was replacing. Both were bad in the corners below f/11

Sold it years later for $500. Wouldn't touch it for free, unless I could turn around and sell it for another $500.

Nov 27, 2008 at 05:35 AM

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p.3 #3 · Lenses of self-torture

Gary Petersen wrote:
I feel left out.

Awww, poor Gary.

You can pretend if you like.

Nov 27, 2008 at 05:37 AM

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PetKal wrote:
Amy Klaver wrote:

Edit: Oh and here's a picture I took with said beast: http://illusivespatula.deviantart.com/art/King-Of-The-Hill-II-44256401

That squirrel shot is a ripper, Amy.

Aw, thank you so much! I'm flattered. Truly.

It's actually a meerkat. I really wish Australia had squirrels. I love those little critters.

Nov 27, 2008 at 05:40 AM

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I guess mine would be the 100-400 L; it took most of two days to get the whole push/pull thing going right (which I'm convinced is just a dust bellows anyway) and it's heavy as hell (after back surgery). One of the pictures I love most dearly was taken with that lens on a 30D, though...

Nov 27, 2008 at 05:43 AM

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Amy Klaver wrote:
It's actually a meerkat. I really wish Australia had squirrels. I love those little critters.

They've got them at the Perth zoo, running around all over the place :-)

Nov 27, 2008 at 08:25 AM

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Amy Klaver wrote:
I really wish Australia had squirrels.

Amy, you may not know what is that you are wishing for.

The gray tree shark is one of the deadliest and most cunning vertebrate on the planet.

Nov 27, 2008 at 12:41 PM

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135L

Kept seeing great images on here so bought one. Didn't use it often enough so sold it.

Kept seeing great images on here so bought another one. Still don't use it.

The logical option is to sell it, but I think I know what will follow.....

Nov 27, 2008 at 12:57 PM

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ocean7 wrote:
I'll sound like an alien but I would say 35mm f/2. That was a wonderful lens on a crop body but now that I have a 5D I can help noticing the sharpness falling apart in the corners, and that's until f/8 or something.

I absolutely love that lens on FF, I simply don't look at the corners at 100%

Nov 27, 2008 at 01:09 PM

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p.3 #10 · Lenses of self-torture

I would say my MP-E 65 lens, it was torture at first. I hated this thing, even put in the closest for a while. I picked it up again and actually figured out how to use it. Now it is my favorite for macro work.

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Nov 27, 2008 at 01:10 PM

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p.3 #11 · Lenses of self-torture

The MP-E 65mm 1x - 5x f/2.8 lens. There's no AF or even manual focus in the usual sense. You basically just choose a magnification and move towards or away from the subject until it's in focus, there isn't even any focus confirmation beep/light. How sharp the focus is depends on how sharp your eyes are. Now try it with a moving subject.

Using this lens really gives me a different perspective when it comes to AF. It really teaches me how to anticipate a moving subject and not to rely too much on AF. Now FTM is a very important feature for me.

5x magnification... Can't wait for xxD or xxxD to have video capability!!

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Nov 27, 2008 at 01:38 PM

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p.3 #12 · Lenses of self-torture

17-40. Just boring.

Nov 27, 2008 at 02:10 PM

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50f1.4 If I believed in bad copies I would have one..... just never been happy with the thing - even stopped down from the razor thin 1.4.

Nov 27, 2008 at 03:38 PM

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p.3 #14 · Lenses of self-torture

50L/1.2 hands down. I have never been as frustrated by a lens in my whole 25 year long SLR career.

Nov 27, 2008 at 04:45 PM

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I have a love-hate relationship with my 200/1.8L. Love the bokeh, sharpness and speed. Hate to carry the darn thing anywhere - it qualifies as self-inflicted pain in my books.

Nov 27, 2008 at 05:16 PM

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p.3 #16 · Lenses of self-torture

My 70-200/2.8 IS.

I bought when our dollar was low, and shelled out $2200 for the beast. I couldnt help but feel all of my images from it were soft - told myself I was just pixel peeping too much.

Sent it in for calibration *twice*. The first time, it came back just as bad, if not worse. Fortunately, the second time they actually replaced hardware inside the lens, and it is now razor-sharp. It is by far my favourite lens.

My 50/1.4

It is a constant source of frustration/joy as well. More often than not, frustration when used nearly-wide or wide-open. The CA's and halation are very difficult to control.

Nov 27, 2008 at 05:57 PM

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trumpet_guy wrote:
mike reid wrote:
I went through about a year of pain with my 35L

But you still have one, it seems. Did you get another, or did you just
get it calibrated/fixed?

I kept it and sent it in for calibration. I think changing bodies on it from Rebel to Rebel XTI to 5D threw some chaos into the mix...

That struggle though prepared me for the 85L when it arrived.

Nov 27, 2008 at 06:01 PM

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Lance Couture wrote:
My 50/1.4

It is a constant source of frustration/joy as well. More often than not, frustration when used nearly-wide or wide-open. The CA's and halation are very difficult to control.

I understand that one all too well. Canon Canada kept mindlessly focus-calibrating mine while I've been only complaining about softness f/1.4 to f/2.8. Focus was dead on all along. In the end, although the lens was apparently "within their specs", it certainly was not within my specs, so they refunded the cost of the lens in order to make me go away.

Subsequent to that I got lucky with the 50 f/1.2 .....however, let's not digress.

Nov 27, 2008 at 06:34 PM

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p.3 #19 · Lenses of self-torture

Mine was the 28-80 3.5-5.6 lens that came with the Elan II kit many years ago. I never figured out whether it was my skill (was a beginner) or the lens. Patience got the better of me. I sold the 28-80 3.5-5.6 lens after experiencing the 50 1.8 Mk I.

Then came the 28-105 3.5-4.5 to replace the 28-80. While the 28-105 has been okay, I have always wished for something "better" that didn't need me to re-mortgage my house.

Nov 28, 2008 at 04:02 PM

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