mitesh wrote:
If past performance is indicative of future results, not only will we get an early hands-on from Roland, but he will have procured several copies and will have conducted a detailed analysis of copy variation by dealer.
Yes, our good old friend Roland likes nothing better than being into brand new big white lenses up to his you-know-what.
StillFingerz wrote:
Ben, I've the 300 f4L IS, it's quite nice, I use it with a 1.4x for some extra reach, IQ is ok but AF does slow a bit. When I look thru LR, it seems I use the bare 300 most of the time and it's mostly for portraits/head shots and; this may seem odd, but it's used even more with extension tubes for close-up work.
I've found the 70-200 w/1.4x a good combo, and wish I had gone for the 400 f5.6L instead, the extra reach would be much better for the surfing and drag racing I like to shoot. The only downside to the 400; if you can call it that, is the lack of IS...if you're a tripod user then it's a no brainer, would've been my pick over the 300.
Guess I'll just have to struggle with both one day ...Show more →
I had a 400 f5.6 and sold it after I got my 500 which I also sold after 5 years. Just not as many birds here as at my old home. The 400 f5.6 is a great lens. I even used it with 1.4X on my 1DS-mk3. Heck I even taped the pins and use that combo on a 20D. Never missed IS. I alawsy used such high shutters it never mattered. Poor iso on my older cameras hurt f8 tele work. The 5D-mk3 ought to be much better.
PetKal wrote:
The other option, if you must have a zoom, is 70-200 f/2.8 IS MkII + 2xTC MkIII. Pretty good IQ at 400mm. However, that is a relatively pricey option.
If you can forget about zooming, then 400 f/5.6 prime simplifies and cheapens significantly your access to 400mm FL. Moreover, it will give you better IQ than those zoom options, provided you can steady the lens well enough.
The 400 prime is in my sights, a few have been up for sale here on FM, all under 1K. Ive been playing around with my old Tamron push-pull zooms, still don't like the feel; will be selling them, keeping my Tammy primes.
I'm seriously thinking on paring the 400 with a 1D3, unless the upgrade to the 7D comes out before early next year and has the newer 1Dx like AF. A 1D3 and 400 f5.6L bare or with a 1.4x III T/C would make for a nice action/BIF setup, all for around $2.5k, perhaps even lower, must explore the 6D 1st, June is now my tagret date for FF
Jerry, I think 6D is still a bit of a mistery when it comes to AF.
I do not see a reason in principle why the camera wouldn't do real well in servo AF mode with the center AF sensor alone.
As soon as I can get a 6D loaner from CPS I need to try that AF mode.
I own 10 EOS EF Lenses and Honestly its more than enough. I am a professional so I make a living with my gear. I generally sell a lens that I dont use or doesnt give me a capability I know il need at least once or twice a year.
Ive been working for 10 years so I really know what I need. I have fine tuned my gear over the years. They are my tools. So functionality is paramount. Well, at least with my Canon gear. I do have some old film gear purely for sentimental reasons.
My EOS EF lens selection:
14mm L II
24mm L TSE II
35mm L
50mm L
50mm macro
100mm macro
17-40 L
24-105 L IS
70-200 f4 L
70-200 f2.8 L IS
...believe it or not most of the time in the studio I just use the 24-105!
Sneakyracer wrote:
...believe it or not most of the time in the studio I just use the 24-105!
That's the thing........for example, unless you do a lot of interior (architecture, decorating, real estate advertising and such) photography, how often do you get to use your 14L II ?
PetKal wrote:
Jerry, I think 6D is still a bit of a mistery when it comes to AF.
I do not see a reason in principle why the camera wouldn't do real well in servo AF mode with the center AF sensor alone.
As soon as I can get a 6D loaner from CPS I need to try that AF mode.
Just need another to think on options also, the 6D's center AF might be enough. It's a question I was going the raise with those that have shoot xxD and older 1D bodies. Can't think of a better tester then yourself given your experience with bodies. Thanks Peter, hope you get that 6D loaner, look forward to your thoughts. Center point is all I use...
PetKal wrote:
That's the thing........for example, unless you do a lot of interior (architecture, decorating, real estate advertising and such) photography, how often do you get to use your 14L II ?
I use it a LOT!
One of my biggest clients is a aluminum and glass window and door manufacturer. So every month I have to go out and photograph architecture interiors.
Thats the thing over the years ive had to diversify so between the advertising shoots (studio and on location) for ad agencies, on-set photography (film and commercials, low light, sometimes need the sound blimp), architecture (for manufacturers and build and design professionals, mostly interiors) and some landscape on the side, my gear needs are stretched a bit. Thankfully I dont need long telephoto lenses
...but the flash light gear, modifiers, accessories and grip equip actually represent a huge chunk of my investment also. The good thing is it lasts a long time.
StillFingerz wrote:
Just need another to think on options also, the 6D's center AF might be enough. It's a question I was going the raise with those that have shoot xxD and older 1D bodies. Can't think of a better tester then yourself given your experience with bodies. Thanks Peter, hope you get that 6D loaner, look forward to your thoughts. Center point is all I use...
Center AF point alone would be good for me too with a shorter lens and/or a real large target in VF. However, with very long lenses and/or small targets in VF, AF point expansion becomes a crutch of sorts.....helps to maintain focus when there is inevitable slipping/shifting of the center AF point alone.
Guilty as charged, although I voted before reading the rules. I have 7 Canon lenses and 4 M4/3 lenses. If I really was a "Know it All' I would need fewer.
I think I have the bug! But hey, they are all just tools, no one asks the mechanic how many wrenches they have in the roll away. Good thing you didn't ask how many bodies go with these!
