tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post7246304966142000971..comments2024-03-29T05:47:08.860+10:00Comments on in my view ...: shallow normalsobakesanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13743339737847465926noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-75105824613614562402011-09-09T03:12:54.860+10:002011-09-09T03:12:54.860+10:00"Camera Diarrhea," that is priceless! I&..."Camera Diarrhea," that is priceless! I'll probably use that.<br /><br />I have been thinking about full frame for a while for the same reason in part (also resolution). Unfortunately it means either ponying up boatloads of cash or switching systems to Canon and still ponying up lots of cash (though not as much). Of course, film still works well for me in my trusty film SLR, but I need a good scanner to really make it work. My flatbed is lackluster.Jao van de Lagemaathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04853597371091364769noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-49794244801007845602010-01-23T00:21:13.889+10:002010-01-23T00:21:13.889+10:00Would go along with the 5D recommendation. Still a...Would go along with the 5D recommendation. Still an excellent camera. I went through three of them!! <br />With FF its great to have lenses behaving as I expect. Years of 35mm gave me certain expectations of a lens, which has changed with using APS-C and m4/3.<br />I had a 24-105 IS, wonderful lens but "bloated" is right. I think I only ever took it out once. I value my ability to walk without pain!<br />I've had the Canon f1.8's (28mm, 50mm & 85mm) for years which I like very much and use for weddings etc. The 50mm f1.8 is a ridiculous price, pure plastic but a really good lens and very light, and the 85mm f1.8 is a gem.Soundimageplushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11853024393355399820noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-64294817978266858122010-01-21T11:39:41.630+10:002010-01-21T11:39:41.630+10:00Indeed. And the original 5D is a great deal nowad...Indeed. And the original 5D is a great deal nowadays: superb image quality, great build, excellent price. IMHJO, no need to go for the new model. Unless of course you want the video.<br /><br />I still think full 35mm format is the way to go with dslrs and it's then worth forgetting about zooms galore and sticking to two or three fixed optics.<br /><br />I'm now using my Zeiss ZM with only three lenses: a Jupiter9 80/2 - superb for portraits, a 'cron 50/2 - for just about everything, and a Nokton 35/1.4 or 35/1.7, depending on the effect I want to get. The 1.7 has smooth vignetting that works very well with landscape.<br /><br />With film slrs, I'm mostly using two lenses as well: 50/1.2 and 105/2.5. These cover most of the situations and give me the subject "snap" you mention.<br /><br />Still trying to get the same effect on the D200, with its aps-c sensor. But so far, blank. The nearest I can get is with the 50/1.4 - but nowhere near what I get with film.<br /><br />I think there's a D700 or similar in my future, at some stage. <br /><br />Meanwhile, I'm starting to investigate micro4/3 as an evolution to the tired fuji f31fd: still one of the best p&s I've ever had.<br /><br />I'm drooling at mounting one of my big medium format zeiss lenses on something like a GF1 or the ep-2!<br />:)Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829378563989648noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-10718684069064949182010-01-20T18:17:45.831+10:002010-01-20T18:17:45.831+10:00thanks
you know, I might just end up buying a 5...thanks <br /><br /><br />you know, I might just end up buying a 5D in the near future, simply because I just love this format. 50mm and 24mm became my favorite pair to walk around with. If your not addicted to bloated lenses like the Canon 24-105 USM IS then this pair can give great images with far less cost and far less weight. That is why we have interchangeable lenses ... right?obakesanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13743339737847465926noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1709537690528523236.post-41238315269303846422010-01-20T17:51:37.230+10:002010-01-20T17:51:37.230+10:00Excellent post as usual, Chris.
I've noticed ...Excellent post as usual, Chris.<br /><br />I've noticed this "snap" of certain types of images with a "standard" lens and this is a very good explanation of why.Noonshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07694829378563989648noreply@blogger.com