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Chat => Photography => Topic started by: snellgrove on April 01, 2006, 11:58:38 AM
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Hello, been a while since Ive been on tekforums but I thought id pop in and show off a toy I picked up today.. 8)
Its a canon ef lens, 70-200mm F2.8 all the way, with IS and USM. its easily the best bit of photographic kit Ive used! Im still very much getting the hang of it though.
(http://static.flickr.com/46/121189261_80dd00553c.jpg)
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Will be going out later, and see what I can get with it :) Ive taken a few quick snaps of birds in the garden, I find F2.8 is sooo shallow DOF at 200mm!!!
more pics later, no doubt :)
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wooooo thats huge
get some pics up :D
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I want one :(
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*drool*
Ive got the 70-200mm f4 (without IS) version of that.
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Rightyo, let the 56k killing commence :mrgreen:
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Sweeeeeet.
WB Snellgrove :)
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Hello, been a while since Ive been on tekforums but I thought id pop in and show off a toy I picked up today.. 8)
Its a canon ef lens, 70-200mm F2.8 all the way, with IS and USM. its easily the best bit of photographic kit Ive used! Im still very much getting the hang of it though.
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Will be going out later, and see what I can get with it :) Ive taken a few quick snaps of birds in the garden, I find F2.8 is sooo shallow DOF at 200mm!!!
more pics later, no doubt :)
Very nice, Ive noticed the same depth of field on my panasonic DMC_FZ20 36-432mm (equivalent) F2.8. My lens is about three inches long and a fraction of the weight though.
Photies look good too ;)
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:o feck me thats some quality pics :D
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If you think a $1500 lens is a little "toy", you have a bit too much disposable income.
nice pics tho. ;)
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Well, a long-term toy :)
The Canon EF Lens range isnt half as fast moving as the bit you stick on the end of it - as long as I dont drop it, I should still be shooting through it in 5, or 10 years time.
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that there... I want...I want all of that goodness!!! ALLLLLLLLLLLL OF IT! :(
Very very sweet photos there mate.
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shweeeeett
any luck with the fit bird in the shop? ;)
youll be wanting a stand for that then muscles lol looks bloody heavy
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(http://www.m3-computers.com/spgm/gal/June_2005_IT_Skills_Cricket_Trip/DSCF0809.JPG)
Is the same with a mahooosive lens hood on it. The guy is using a monopod holding that up. :)
And yeah... that was a case of camera jealousy :D lol.. he was using that about 10 mtrs from me taking photos of the same stuff :D
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Yeah, I did buy a monopod for it while I was in the shop, be silly not to really.
I havent actually used that it though, although the lens is heavy its not unbearable, so I just used it hand-held.
Mad pic there, that must be a 400 or 600 :shock: a very heavy lens, I can understand why he has a monopod on that one! Ill google and find which one it is, and get the weight.. some of them are very heavy indeed, mines actually very light in comparison to some!
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seems to be this one (http://www.the-digital-picture.com/Reviews/Canon-EF-600mm-f-4.0-L-IS-USM-Lens-Review.aspx) ? Which weighs 5300g :shock: - one site has it for £5799 :lol:
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lol what mainly made me think was that.. if im getting this close with just my bogstandard S5000 camera and no other lens or converter.
(http://www.m3-computers.com/spgm/gal/June_2005_IT_Skills_Cricket_Trip/DSCF0763.JPG)
How insanely close was he getting?! If he could see if the man had shaved in the last two days I wouldnt be surprised.... and I want that :D lol.
I want that damn lens, and to get it I want that damn camera too! :D
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Just went out in the garden, not too much stuff around - summer should be better:
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How insanely close was he getting? Pretty close id imagine, similiar to yours id say? maybe a bit closer.
But you need that sort of lens to get the overall quality of the close shots. Went to a bird hide on sat, and my 200mm just doesnt have the reach, will need a 1.4 or ...ick, 2.0 extender, which I dont really want to do as you lose image quality, especially with the 2.0, so Ill probably go for the 1.4 (£249)
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Snellgrove... quite seriously.
Consider selling prints.
Failing that get into Stock photography, and sell them through http://www.istockphoto.com or similar.
Seriously mate, it cant just be the gear thats giving these shots professional kinda quality. Youve got a wee bit of talent there, taking after rg-Tom I thinks :D
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very nice pictures dude. you definatly have a talent.
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:lol: I may.. I dunno, quite a few have said things like that but I quite like it as a hobby. work hard, play hard eh. :)
but I suppose theres no pressure, if you sell via istockphoto? just upload and wait, is it and they take X for the service?
As to whether it is kit, or talent.. bit of both id say. but the kit is in place now.. the worst bit of the camera is the bloke behind it - thing with photography, its a constant learning experience! and with practise, you can only get better huh 8) The only thing I may buy for the camera in the coming months would be a filter or two, but mostly the 1.4 extender for the big lens, to give it a bit more reach for far-away stuff. Ill probably only do this if I need it, you know. I dont think Ill spend that much time taking pictures of birds that are miles away, so it may not be something that is worth it.
I think if I got into taking pictures of birds, id shell out on a 400mm prime or something - I may be wrong, but I dont think they stupidly expensive.
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I have no idea how selling through istock works :) mainly because my pics arent good enough to go on there :D lol but definately check it out mate.
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Just spent the time since my last post, until now to read about it.
Seems a good idea, but a lot of effort, for example:
if people are included in your image, you need to send them a bit of paper, showing them that the person in there has your permission. even if its yourself :lol: if the person is under 18, you need parents permission.
And you cant include anything that has a copyright on it (obviously) but I think its pretty strict (again, fair enough - they would be slammed as they are selling copyrighted stuff I suppose)
I dont know if I would want to add the paperwork to my hobby, might seem a bit chore-like and tedious.
I may look into this sort of thing though, it would be awsome to have my kit paid for, by the pictures I take - if I hated my job, I could possibly get enough drive and determination to do something like this, but I like my job :lol: and am happy there, so photography will more than likely remain a hobby for me. Will definately bear it in mind though.
It also said they dont need any flowers. doh! :lol: :lol: and that last one I uploaded wasnt too great, I chopped the top of the flower off when there was bags of room at the bottom! was only messing around though in the garden.