Originally posted by: Sid59
.. interesting .. where was the point of focus?
.. this is interesting .. says you shot it at f5.6 .. the right side of the bottle should not be out of focus and the left side of the bottle. You manually or auto focus? Also, the top of the label going down get blurry.
For these first pictures, I just ran around and took quick shots. I can't really say what the settings were at other than it was default out of the box (gonna do that reset lirion mentioned - and there's some info on FredMiranda.com about that).
1. Point of focus for the neighborhood shot was actually the water above left of the little pine tree. Autofocus didn't like shooting the rippling water much but I didn't set up the shot either, just viewed and clicked a few off. First of the backyard was wide open, second half zoom, third full zoom (third captured far side of 2nd pond). I just didn't have room on the hosted site to put them all up there.
2. "
says you shot it at f5.6" ?? Where does it say that? I don't know what the settings were at, just put the bottle in the left of the frame, selected depth of field to hold the left portion of the label and shot. I was standing above the bottle shooting down so that's why from top to bottom it gets blurry.
Originally posted by: TommyVercetti
How much did you pay total?
Hey now, that?s kind of like asking a middle-aged woman how much she weighs isn?t it!?
I ain?t sayin? ? other than I had a $100.00 off GC, everything was retail. I decided waiting a month wasn?t worth $171.00 in savings. Have a few events coming up this week & next that need to be shot.
Originally posted by: lirion
I considered getting that lens, but I just can't justify owning another piece of glass in that range, even if it does have IS. IS lenses are a hoot, you're going to love it. You'll probably still want to pick up a fast prime. F/3.5 can be a little limiting if there's not much light.
Oh, it's Canon tradition that once you get a new camera you have to post a cat picture. It doesn't have to be your cat, as long as you can take a picture of it. And it has to really suck. The suckier the better. This is your initiation
I'll try that reset you mentioned. I read the same reference on a couple other sites. I read up on this lens before I bought and noted the "softness" reported. I just coudn't find a lens in that range with better f or sharpness for under $1,000k (and I have 30 days to return it). You're right, I'll be getting a fast prime likely next week.
What's ashame is, I'll admit I really don't know enough about what I have right here to appreciate it properly. Sort of like a kid plopping down *cough* $2,400 *cough* (there's your total tommy) for a gaming computer when all he ever does is play backgammon & cribbage online. Though, I most certainly am learning photography, so that example's somewhat of a stretch. I just mean to put things in perspective atm. My Uncle is visiting next week so this camera can be properly appreciated ;D
As far as the price; it's a bit inflated. I'll likely be returning the lens and purchasing it elswhere. BB sells it for above suggested retail and online retailers sell it for about $300.00 below suggested retail. Just figured I'd get a a nice lens to try out and return it. BB didn't have a problem w/that - just said to make sure it's not damaged and that I return it w/in 30 days.
Initiation! . Well, I can pretty easy come up with the "it has to really suck" part
But the cat........ Gonna have to go find one! No one in either of our families in town have. Ahh, the neighbor's cat! Haven't seen it outside in a while.
Alright. A cat it is!
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