donmega wrote:
The hi-res image makes a beautiful desktop picture. My wife just saw it and rolled her eyes... Hahaha!
Man! I'm in for some serious glass, but I'm not about to be bragging about it to my own good, sweet, and very fine wife. I don't want to tell you what to do, but if I did, rolling out the whole EF family on your desktop would not be it. I'm just sayin'.
mohoyt wrote:
I didn't realise they had stopped making the old (non-IS) 24, 28 and 35 primes now. Seems a shame, but then again the IS ones look (and sound) better, and have more awesome focus motors. So I guess the only old lens with the super dated bodywork is the 50 CM?
There's also the 135/2.8 with soft focus... but don't see it in the photo.
Interesting... it's still listed on the Canon USA product pages but I can't find it at B&H.
jcolwell wrote:
Man! I'm in for some serious glass, but I'm not about to be bragging about it to my own good, sweet, and very fine wife. I don't want to tell you what to do, but if I did, rolling out the whole EF family on your desktop would not be it. I'm just sayin'.
My wife knows she's definitely my better half. I ALWAYS get her permission before I invest in anything new. It was surely a playful roll of the eyes.
Point taken though. Note to self: don't hit hornets nest with a stick...
Given that they hit the 60 million mark about 10 years ago I'd love to know what percentage of those 30 million sold in just a decade were 18-55mm kit lenses? I have a feeling it's rather over 50%
Pixel Perfect wrote:
They are the works of art those cinema lenses; I'd want a few just for looks alone.
True, true! After handling two of them, and shooting with one (stills) yesterday, not only do they look great, but they are great to shoot with too. I wanted to try one of the zooms (15-47mm, even though it vignettes on FF), but the mount was not EF.
After handling two of them, and shooting with one (stills) yesterday, not only do they look great, but they are great to shoot with too. I wanted to try one of the zooms (15-47mm, even though it vignettes on FF), but the mount was not EF.