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p.62 #1 · Hi Sydney


Some shots from yesterday

http://www.quantumfire.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/KS9I4912.jpg
Lazlo Candidate.

http://www.quantumfire.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/KS9I4904.jpg
Ed's big camera puts him on the job
photographed by Zane Yau

http://www.quantumfire.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/KS9I4921.jpg
Ed is caught in the act! (look at the girl on the left)

http://www.quantumfire.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/KS9I4939.jpg
Melissa Maylin

http://www.quantumfire.com/cpg/albums/userpics/10001/KS9I4985.jpg
Playing with light

More here

More of Melissa Maylin

Edited by Ed W on Apr 17, 2005 at 04:38 PM GMT



Apr 16, 2005 at 09:48 AM
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p.62 #2 · Hi Sydney


Thanks guys for the comment.. Actually the first shot was from the L lens, i was trying hard to make myself think it should to be sharper, but honestly i think the 17-85 was sharper. Maybe i have a very good copy of the 17-85 and a not so good 16-35. Although, peripheral sharpness, the L lens was definitely better. By the way, both were at 35mm.

Is this as sharp as most L lens will be?



Apr 16, 2005 at 09:48 AM
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p.62 #3 · Hi Sydney


most L zooms aren't as sharp as L primes or even most consumer primes, but as to whether you can tell the difference or not... I think it depends on the subject, and how much of a sharponaut you are.

Some L zooms are definitely worse than others. The 35-350 and 28-300 L superzooms are by far the worst, but there are others that aren't exactly great (17-35 L for example).



Apr 16, 2005 at 10:04 AM
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p.62 #4 · Hi Sydney


Hey guys... question... on my 10D, it's all of a sudden shooting in 3072 x 2040. WHAT THE I only noticed it now and lost maybe 8 pixels or so. Why (I got a feeling it's C1 Pro 3.6 that is my problem)

Btw, Ed, the shot of Melissa is good!!!



Apr 16, 2005 at 06:07 PM
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p.62 #5 · Hi Sydney


No I am working on the 30th. Only 25th is free.


Apr 16, 2005 at 06:14 PM
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p.62 #6 · Hi Sydney


SmellyTofu wrote:
Hey guys... question... on my 10D, it's all of a sudden shooting in 3072 x 2040. WHAT THE I only noticed it now and lost maybe 8 pixels or so. Why (I got a feeling it's C1 Pro 3.6 that is my problem)


If that's the case, you've actually lost 24,576 pixels (8*3072). Don't you usually shoot jpg? what does photoshop say?

I've never heard of this happening. The camera shouldn't be able to map out pixels by itself, let alone whole columns.

SmellyTofu wrote:
Btw, Ed, the shot of Melissa is good!!!

Thanks



Apr 16, 2005 at 06:19 PM
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p.62 #7 · Hi Sydney


I shoot RAW!

I'll have a look at it in PS. So far I've only looked at it on C1 Pro.



Apr 16, 2005 at 06:23 PM
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p.62 #8 · Hi Sydney


OK.. PS says 3072 x 2048


Apr 16, 2005 at 06:27 PM
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p.62 #9 · Hi Sydney


Pics from yesterday's dooling around









More here

Edited by SmellyTofu on Apr 18, 2005 at 01:00 AM GMT



Apr 16, 2005 at 06:54 PM
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p.62 #10 · Hi Sydney


Ed, i also like the shots of melissa, she was there earlier this year at night as well, i had my camera but no flash at the time, so didn't take any of her then.

Smelly, the model shots were good, how did u correct the WB? would u shoot a grey card at the location?



Apr 16, 2005 at 11:49 PM
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p.62 #11 · Hi Sydney


hey, I am claiming copyright on the second pic of Ed's series last page - Ed's big camera!!


Apr 17, 2005 at 12:29 AM
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p.62 #12 · Hi Sydney


Well obviously I didn't take it! but yes I should have put down "photographed by Zane Yau". Happy?

btw, where are your shots?



Apr 17, 2005 at 01:37 AM
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p.62 #13 · Hi Sydney


Oh, and good work at the fashion show, Smelly. I think the shots need some white balance to remove the orange cast.


Apr 17, 2005 at 02:02 AM
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p.62 #14 · Hi Sydney


Here you go:

Walkaround pictures of yesterday:

#1 - same old guy playing some Chinese musical instrument:
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161835.jpg

#2
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161839/medium.jpg

#3
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161841.jpg

#4
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161843.jpg

#5 - Japanese tourist, but these two not with short skirts
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161842.jpg

#6
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161844.jpg





Apr 17, 2005 at 02:46 AM
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p.62 #15 · Hi Sydney


Melissa Maylin - nice sweet girl with a good voice and a lot of talent

Want to invite her for portrait shoot Anyone interested

Ed and I stood for about half an hour and took not less than a GB of photos for her. She gaves us her email and website and we ended up buying her CD

#1
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42160753/original.jpg

#2
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42160754.jpg

#3
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42160756.jpg

#4
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42160759.jpg

#5
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42160757.jpg



Apr 17, 2005 at 02:59 AM
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p.62 #16 · Hi Sydney


Some "painting with light"

Those circles (PIC #3, 4, 5 below) were invented by Ed, adopted by me - nice work, Ed

PLEASE TELL US IF YOU HATE THEM

#1
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161351/medium.jpg

#2
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161353.jpg

#3 Sydney skyline
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161354/original.jpg

#4 - The Sydney icon - Sydney Opera House
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161355.jpg

#5 - a park - lawn + tree + street light
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42161356/medium.jpg




Apr 17, 2005 at 03:07 AM
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p.62 #17 · Hi Sydney


rwwlee wrote:
Thanks guys for the comment.. Actually the first shot was from the L lens, i was trying hard to make myself think it should to be sharper, but honestly i think the 17-85 was sharper. Maybe i have a very good copy of the 17-85 and a not so good 16-35. Although, peripheral sharpness, the L lens was definitely better. By the way, both were at 35mm.

Is this as sharp as most L lens will be?


haha...I fully understand your concern Richard. Having spent so much money on an L lens, you expected it to be the best in the world. I guess sharpness is not the only thing which the 16-35L offers you. Think outside sharpness and you will be happier. But to answer you question, I rate the following zooms in terms of sharpness:

70-200(both 2.8IS and f4) > 100-400 >24-70>10-22=17-40>16-35>17-85=28-135

(Please accept this as my rough estimate and feeling from my experience with these lenses, no proper tests have been done, nor have they been compared at equal setting/focal length)





Apr 17, 2005 at 03:32 AM
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p.62 #18 · Hi Sydney


The 17-85 isn't a bad lens at all. It behaves like the 28-135 in many aspects. Talking about sharpness, I think it scores 8 (if 24-70 scores 10)

#1 - f5.6, 85mm
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42165284/original.jpg

#2 - 100% crop of the above - no post processing (especially USM) has been done
http://www.pbase.com/zaneyau/image/42165285.jpg


BTW, she's Nicole, my wife (better not let her see the 100% crop)



Apr 17, 2005 at 03:38 AM
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p.62 #19 · Hi Sydney


Zane Yau wrote:
Some "painting with light"

Those circles (PIC #3, 4, 5 below) were invented by Ed, adopted by me - nice work, Ed

*predicting many complaints



Apr 17, 2005 at 04:06 AM
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p.62 #20 · Hi Sydney


Zane Yau wrote:
But to answer you question, I rate the following zooms in terms of sharpness:

70-200(both 2.8IS and f4) > 100-400 >24-70>10-22=17-40>16-35>17-85=28-135



In my experience, the 100-400 is noticeably less sharp than the 24-70. Zane, you should be finding that the 24-70 is just as sharp as the 70-200.

I think the 100-400 is about as sharp as the 28-135. The chart of my zooms is:

24-70 > 100-400 > 20-35 > 28-135
(edit: I realised this doesn't tie in with my statement above. oh well)

Oh, and while the 85 prime is as good as or better than the 24-70, the 50 f/1.8 is not.



Apr 17, 2005 at 04:14 AM
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