well there goes 500$

[Shockwave]

Comparison pics of prime versus zoom lenses? I didnt know they were sharper.

 

[JulesMaximus]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: virtueixi
That lense was $500?

actually it retails for 650$

this one is used in 10/10 condition from B&H so its not a scam, B&H is awsome

B&H is awesome! I bought a used (I think it was returned) Canon 70-200mm f/4.0L USM lens from them about 3 years ago for $400. The lens has been flawless and should work perfectly with the 300D I'm planning on purchasing soon. I also bought this lens from them last summer. It's not as fast as the f2.8 but it costs about $1000 less also.

 

[Doggiedog]

Gotcha.

I used to have a 28-55mm and a 70-210mm lens figuring I didn't want to carry around so many lenses.

f/2.8 for a 70-200mm is very nice though. Min was something like f/2.8-5.6. I haven't been into photography in 15 years (Canon T-90, Contax RTS-2 owner) and it seems like lens technology has come a long way.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Shockwave
Comparison pics of prime versus zoom lenses? I didnt know they were sharper.

i dont know if any side bt side tests have been done, i just know from expirence, with lenses the more they cost the better they are, this is true about 98% of the time

 

[Lars]

Nice. Macro lenses are great, especially in the summer.

 

[Lars]

Nice. Macro lenses are great, especially in the summer.

 

[warcrow]

I'd hit it

 

[Eli]

Can't wait for the pics! 😀

 

[Linux23]

Damn you man. Your post reminded me that I had something to order.

Sigma 50-500 aka Bigma


Where did you get your cleaning kit from? My sensor (Canon 10D) is getting very dirty.

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Linux23
Damn you man. Your post reminded me that I had something to order.

Sigma 50-500 aka Bigma


Where did you get your cleaning kit from? My sensor (Canon 10D) is getting very dirty.

yea that lens is a monster, i cant afford it, I also dont know if i need something like that, id love to play with it tho


ordered the cleaner from here
http://www.2filter.com/prices/catalog.html

this one
http://www.2filter.com/prices/products/rocket.html

 

[Monoman]

Hey anibus, I hope this doesn't sound bumb, but will the lens shoot up close along with telephoto type images? at work with our 10D, we have a macro zoom that will ONLY shoow macro, nothing else and it's a monual zoom with a price tag at $2k :Q

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Monoman
Hey anibus, I hope this doesn't sound bumb, but will the lens shoot up close along with telephoto type images? at work with our 10D, we have a macro zoom that will ONLY shoow macro, nothing else and it's a monual zoom with a price tag at $2k :Q

yes it will take "normal" pics and not just macros

 

[UnoSigmaPi]

I know how you are feeling i bought this not to long ago, and i want to buy this eventually.

 

[Linux23]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Linux23
Damn you man. Your post reminded me that I had something to order.

Sigma 50-500 aka Bigma


Where did you get your cleaning kit from? My sensor (Canon 10D) is getting very dirty.

yea that lens is a monster, i cant afford it, I also dont know if i need something like that, id love to play with it tho


ordered the cleaner from here
http://www.2filter.com/prices/catalog.html

this one
http://www.2filter.com/prices/products/rocket.html

I just ordered this kit for my 10D. Got very good reviews and was pretty cheap.

Sensor Swipe

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: UnoSigmaPi
I know how you are feeling i bought this not to long ago, and i want to buy this eventually.

id rather have this and this or this

 

[UnoSigmaPi]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: UnoSigmaPi
I know how you are feeling i bought this not to long ago, and i want to buy this eventually.

id rather have this and this or this

I'd love to have those lens, but i don't have that kind of my to throw around.

 

[Monoman]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: UnoSigmaPi
I know how you are feeling i bought this not to long ago, and i want to buy this eventually.

id rather have this and this or this

to rich for my blood... for now

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: Monoman

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: UnoSigmaPi
I know how you are feeling i bought this not to long ago, and i want to buy this eventually.

id rather have this and this or this

to rich for my blood... for now

yea i know i can barley afford 1/2 of what they cost, but i can dream

and im working on my lens collection, someday ill add them along with a 70-200 ED VR IF mabye by then it wont cost 1800$

 

[UnoSigmaPi]

I'm trying to make a career of it, but it's a hard business to get into.

 

[Lars]

Originally posted by: Anubis

Originally posted by: Linux23
Damn you man. Your post reminded me that I had something to order.

Sigma 50-500 aka Bigma


Where did you get your cleaning kit from? My sensor (Canon 10D) is getting very dirty.

yea that lens is a monster, i cant afford it, I also dont know if i need something like that, id love to play with it tho


ordered the cleaner from here
http://www.2filter.com/prices/catalog.html

this one
http://www.2filter.com/prices/products/rocket.html

That is a great product. I am using the same thing to clean my camera.

 

[Anubis]

yea i had heard good things from alot of people so i figured id give it a shot

 

[MikePanic]

nice lens... but on a dslr what are you using it for? that makes the focal length 165mm or so... and that lens is primarly designed for portrait work on a traditional 35mm lens - not to say that its a bad lens though 🙂

if your looking for a place to show off your photography work, enter contests, chat about new gear and all that fun stuff check out www.iPhotoForum.com

 

[Sketcher]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
99.999% of the time a "prime" lens (single focal length lens) will be signifigantly sharper than a zoom.

Not so. Rather, not quite that significant a distinction across the board. Much of the misnomer regarding Zoom lenses stem from 'consumer' grade zooms being compared to 'Pro' grade primes. There are Zoom lenses in both Canon's "L" and Nikon's Nikkor stable as well as some third party glass which rival many primes in all but the most exacting applications. I support that it is generally accepted that a Prime will be more sharp in resolving power than a Zoom due to capabilities which may include a faster aperture, fewer elements to cause distortion or perhaps higher quality of glass (this being more true for Macro work than not). However, unless you are printing media which pushes that resolving power to its' limit (Heavily cropped images or prints 13x19" or larger) most consumer and pro-am photogs will never see the difference. The "L" and "Nikkor" Zooms that are close to if not comparable to Primes are in the obvious minority; however a .001% frequency of a not that significant relevancy is a bit misleading. Sharpness being a relative and also differing aspect of image quality; Depth of Field and Bokeh (Out of Focus Background) also weigh in heavily on the quality of image a particular lens is capable of producing. One lens's grace is another's baine so to speak. That is, a Zoom which covers a 80mm focal range could be as sharp as a 80mm prime but it may or may not have as smooth a bokeh or defining depth of field as the other. Depending on your preference for the image you're capturing one lens may produce more desirable results than the other.

A number of forum members in Fredmiranda.com and Pekka's Canon Forum (many whom are professional) have posted their own comparisons of images taken with the popular prime and zoom lenses. The test methods and images speak for themselves. Surprisingly, quite a bit of their work bears out that except for uniquely demanding situations there are zooms which produce images indistinguishable from their prime counterparts within the same aperture and focal range. Zoom equaling prime in image quality is not the rule, rather the exception to the rule. But it's a rule which is seeing its lines being blurred as optical quality improves and the consumer market funds the research which provides a quality of product that was once the exclusive tool set of professionals.

I know I beat the point on this a bit further than needed and that the "Primes are sharper than Zooms" statement is correct in general fashion but I figured I'd broaden the field by expanding that .001% of sampling to a more approachable .05% 😉

Anubis Congrats on the D70 and exciting purchase that 105mm f/2.8 Nikkor. Nice lens.

Looking forward to seeing some pics with your gear!

 

[Anubis]

Originally posted by: MikePanic
nice lens... but on a dslr what are you using it for? that makes the focal length 165mm or so... and that lens is primarly designed for portrait work on a traditional 35mm lens - not to say that its a bad lens though 🙂

if your looking for a place to show off your photography work, enter contests, chat about new gear and all that fun stuff check out www.iPhotoForum.com

im gonna use it for 1:1 macros, mainly and mabye soem normal telephoto work
i put my stuff up on my own site listed in my sig, not too concirned about selling anything yet, its just a hobby

Sketcher: yes the Pro zooms are compairiable to the Primes in terms of sharpness and such, but the cheaper ones are not, i have the D7p allready have for a months now, stuffs up on my site in my sig, ane im ilways putting new stuff up

 

[StageLeft]

Crap. $500 for a lens! At least with $300 spent on new front tires I can feel them 🙂