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Archive 2009EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
p.10 #1EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
I wouldn't mind 15-55mm f/2.8 with or without IS. 
Oct 15, 2009 at 07:31 AM
p.10 #2EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
n0b0 wrote:
I wouldn't mind 15-55mm f/2.8 with or without IS.
Me neither. I'm sure we'll see it in 3-4 year's time as an upgrade to the current 17-55/2.8 IS.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
I wouldn't mind 15-55mm f/2.8 with or without IS.
Me neither. I'm sure we'll see it in 3-4 year's time as an upgrade to the current 17-55/2.8 IS.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Oct 15, 2009 at 07:36 AM
p.10 #3EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
Depends on how popular this 15-85 is I think. I hope it'll be within a year or so.
Oct 15, 2009 at 07:43 AM
p.10 #4EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
Though skeptic, I'm with you mate.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Oct 15, 2009 at 07:50 AM
p.10 #5EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
I love the 15, it is so much wider than 17, makes a big difference, IMO.
Shot on 40D. Yes, this lens certainly will be going with me to NYC this weekend!
Anyways, some random shots before work this morning, lots of these were taken at slow shutter speeds, its pretty gloomy downtown this morning.
Full size versions are on flickr for pixel peeping, hopefully later today will get out and try this lens some more. http://www.flickr.com/photos/15675481@N00/sets/72157622466368363/
All should be WIDE OPEN shots, RAW processed in ACR, default settings (except +1 exposure on the downtown skyscrapers), the color is real nice, that is also helped by the overcast skies:
focus point inside the flower, but gives you an idea of bokeh at the 85 end
vignetting at 15/3.5
an interior shot
fooling around with trying to track people at slow shutter speed:
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Shot on 40D. Yes, this lens certainly will be going with me to NYC this weekend!
Anyways, some random shots before work this morning, lots of these were taken at slow shutter speeds, its pretty gloomy downtown this morning.
Full size versions are on flickr for pixel peeping, hopefully later today will get out and try this lens some more. http://www.flickr.com/photos/15675481@N00/sets/72157622466368363/
All should be WIDE OPEN shots, RAW processed in ACR, default settings (except +1 exposure on the downtown skyscrapers), the color is real nice, that is also helped by the overcast skies:
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Oct 15, 2009 at 09:04 AM
p.10 #6EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
Lonesome Shadow at Red Rock Canyon...
Redone in ACR 5.5
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Redone in ACR 5.5
Edited on Oct 15, 2009 at 09:25 AM · View previous versions
Oct 15, 2009 at 09:08 AM
p.10 #7EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
That's a cool pano but the colour is a bit weird... 
Oct 15, 2009 at 09:09 AM
p.10 #8EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
Nice images... the lens is a winner (early vote but I think the trend will continue)
Oct 15, 2009 at 09:10 AM
p.10 #9EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
Yeah... has kind of a turqoise look doesn't it. Using a variety of RAW converters... this is RAW Photo Process, a MAC shareware effort. May be my monitor profile also?
That is a cropped pano... 31mm on the 15-85
See redo above...
That is a cropped pano... 31mm on the 15-85
See redo above...
Oct 15, 2009 at 09:13 AM
p.10 #11EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
man, I'm envy you all that sun and blue sky!
Oct 15, 2009 at 02:17 PM
p.10 #12EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
forestmage wrote:
man, I'm envy you all that sun and blue sky!
Come to Israel and you'll soon start to hate it.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
man, I'm envy you all that sun and blue sky!
Come to Israel and you'll soon start to hate it.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Oct 15, 2009 at 03:09 PM
p.10 #13EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
chrome test, a few from our parking lot at work under the sun, don't really see any PF
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Oct 15, 2009 at 04:09 PM
p.10 #14EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
hi all! this is my first post on this forum. i read this forum all the time but never sign up but here i am! i read some comments of ppl saying how bad my PP/PS skills are for the 100mm f/2.8 macro IS image i posted. i just want to say i post the photos online and just add my signature to the photos in PP. just trying to share an image and not show anything fake from PS or whatever and show great images the lens and camera cannot produce.
ok...back to the topic...
I think this is an amazing lens. sharp, beautiful bokeh, and good range. the 5.6 does not bother me that since noise of dslr at higher iso is about 1-2stops better than it was back in film days.
I took some macro shots with this lens yesterday with the 7D
http://chanandrew.com/tips/macro_extubes/macro_extubes.htm
enjoy! javascript:void(0);
ok...back to the topic...
I think this is an amazing lens. sharp, beautiful bokeh, and good range. the 5.6 does not bother me that since noise of dslr at higher iso is about 1-2stops better than it was back in film days.
I took some macro shots with this lens yesterday with the 7D
http://chanandrew.com/tips/macro_extubes/macro_extubes.htm
enjoy! javascript:void(0);
Oct 15, 2009 at 11:26 PM
p.10 #15EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
Yakim Peled wrote:
Come to Israel and you'll soon start to hate it.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Yeah, I know this to be true. Before moving to upstate NY we lived in California and I used to complain about the sameness of the weather there!
forestmage wrote
man, I'm envy you all that sun and blue sky!Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Yeah, I know this to be true. Before moving to upstate NY we lived in California and I used to complain about the sameness of the weather there!
Oct 16, 2009 at 09:45 AM
p.10 #16EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
mobiwink wrote:
hi all! this is my first post on this forum. i read this forum all the time but never sign up but here i am! i read some comments of ppl saying how bad my PP/PS skills are for the 100mm f/2.8 macro IS image i posted. i just want to say i post the photos online and just add my signature to the photos in PP. just trying to share an image and not show anything fake from PS or whatever and show great images the lens and camera cannot produce.
ok...back to the topic...
I think this is an amazing...Show more →
Sure looks like a winner. Love your macro work with the lens.
hi all! this is my first post on this forum. i read this forum all the time but never sign up but here i am! i read some comments of ppl saying how bad my PP/PS skills are for the 100mm f/2.8 macro IS image i posted. i just want to say i post the photos online and just add my signature to the photos in PP. just trying to share an image and not show anything fake from PS or whatever and show great images the lens and camera cannot produce.
ok...back to the topic...
I think this is an amazing...Show more →
Sure looks like a winner. Love your macro work with the lens.
Oct 16, 2009 at 09:46 AM
p.10 #17EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
n0b0 wrote:
Looks excellent, too bad it's not constant f/2.8 aperture. If it was and without the bad vignetting, I would buy it without hesitation.
An effective 24-135mm constant f/2.8 zoom? If it's even possible to build at a less than stratospheric price, it would likely be double the size and weight of the 17-55. I think realistic expectations are in order here.
This lens is simply a replacement for the 17-85: same aperture, same speed, etc., but improved (greatly IMO) by the 24mm EFOV and better IQ. Nobody complained about the speed of the 17-85, or about the 28-135 on full frame, so I guess I don't understand the core expectations here.
Canon already makes a constant f/2.8 standard zoom for both full frame and APS-C. This lens serves a different purpose.
Looks excellent, too bad it's not constant f/2.8 aperture. If it was and without the bad vignetting, I would buy it without hesitation.
An effective 24-135mm constant f/2.8 zoom? If it's even possible to build at a less than stratospheric price, it would likely be double the size and weight of the 17-55. I think realistic expectations are in order here.
This lens is simply a replacement for the 17-85: same aperture, same speed, etc., but improved (greatly IMO) by the 24mm EFOV and better IQ. Nobody complained about the speed of the 17-85, or about the 28-135 on full frame, so I guess I don't understand the core expectations here.
Canon already makes a constant f/2.8 standard zoom for both full frame and APS-C. This lens serves a different purpose.
Oct 16, 2009 at 01:22 PM
p.10 #18EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
agree.....and if its f/2.8 it would probably hv a 77mm thread and weigh double and it will no longer be travel around lens. this lens was made to be a kit lens for the 7D and the 7D has great high iso performance. i hear some say 1-2 stops better than the 50D. with 1-2 stops difference the small aperture will not be a prob with higher iso
Oct 16, 2009 at 02:22 PM
p.10 #19EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
garyvot wrote:
An effective 24-135mm constant f/2.8 zoom? If it's even possible to build at a less than stratospheric price, it would likely be double the size and weight of the 17-55. I think realistic expectations are in order here.
This lens is simply a replacement for the 17-85: same aperture, same speed, etc., but improved (greatly IMO) by the 24mm EFOV and better IQ. Nobody complained about the speed of the 17-85, or about the 28-135 on full frame, so I guess I don't understand the core expectations here.
Canon already makes a constant f/2.8 standard zoom for both full frame and APS-C....Show more →
I already had this conversation 2 days ago. Feel free to find out how it turned out by reading the rest of page 8.
n0b0 wrote
Looks excellent, too bad it's not constant f/2.8 aperture. If it was and without the bad vignetting, I would buy it without hesitation.This lens is simply a replacement for the 17-85: same aperture, same speed, etc., but improved (greatly IMO) by the 24mm EFOV and better IQ. Nobody complained about the speed of the 17-85, or about the 28-135 on full frame, so I guess I don't understand the core expectations here.
Canon already makes a constant f/2.8 standard zoom for both full frame and APS-C....Show more →
I already had this conversation 2 days ago. Feel free to find out how it turned out by reading the rest of page 8.
Oct 16, 2009 at 04:55 PM
p.10 #20EF-S 15-85mm f/3.5-5.6 IS master thread
forestmage wrote:
Come to Israel and you'll soon start to hate it.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.Yeah, I know this to be true. Before moving to upstate NY we lived in California and I used to complain about the sameness of the weather there!
It's not just that. I wish it was. The combination of global warming with our politicians' stupidity means that Israel is drying out, quite literally.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Yakim Peled wrote
forestmage wrote
man, I'm envy you all that sun and blue sky!Happy shooting,
Yakim.
It's not just that. I wish it was. The combination of global warming with our politicians' stupidity means that Israel is drying out, quite literally.
Happy shooting,
Yakim.
Oct 18, 2009 at 03:36 AM