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FWIW, the ads you see on CR are not placed there by CR, for the most part they are served by Google Ads (which is why you see ads for a UK camera store, whereas I see ads for a US camera store, for example).
How can these two even be compared?There difference lens speed and difference price ranges.
I like these type shots, really cool stuff!
I wish I knew how to do that,maybe one day.
Peace!
Good god nobody said it WASN'T at 1.2. The poster expressed concerns about thin DOF and so the easiest and most obvious answer is stop it down, if that is a problem in a particular shot. For you to nail that shot that you did requires a great amount of skill.
By the way that is some great work on your website, I really like the HDR work.
Fair enough, but if you read what he wrote and what you wrote again you will see where the confusion came from. He was asking if it was possible to take the shot at f1.2 and you answered, ya stop it down. I see the joke you were making but the context was a bit off, as it is most definitely possible.
@lex. Through the cracks is an awsome shot! I thought that was impossible without some serious time in photoshop. I have the Canon 1.4 myself, and I just got it back from the shop today, and I am posting a shot I took earlier today with it. I love it, but I would buy a 1.2 if I could afford. (shot with a 5D II, @ auto iso, and F2.0
Gerhard.
Very nice striking portrait. Looks Hemingwayesque.
Picked up a second hand EOS 3 the other week and i've been shooting some 400TX (Tri-x).
Untitled by Scott_Henry, on Flickr
Untitled by Scott_Henry, on Flickr
Other than that, in the Pro/Prosumer line of things, the areas I see open for Canon, or otherwise, is bringing compact/mirrorless FF bodies and lenses to the mainstream pro/pro-sumer price-points and the same with Medium Format, getting it down to more mainstream price-points while keeping Canon's high standards of quality.
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<strong>Canon EF 600 f/4L IS II<br />
</strong>I received my Canon EF 600 f/4L IS II today, and I must say it’s pretty exciting to get new big glass.</p>
<p><strong>First Impressions<br />
</strong>No matter how many times you read about the weight difference between this one and the previous version, you just don’t have a handle on it until you hold the lens. I cannot believe it weighs the same as the Canon EF 500 f/4L IS. It’s completely hand holdable and well balanced. Construction feels wonderfully solid and apparently the weather sealing is better than the previous version.</p>
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<p><strong>Accessories<br />
</strong>It comes with a shorter foot, probably making monopod use easier. It also comes with the new style lens cover, a lens strap as well as a strap for the hard case. The manual is also on paper on not CD.</p>
<p>As suspected, it shouldn’t be a problem getting any of your Arca style plates to fit on the lens.</p>
<p><strong>Test Shots
</strong>I will be heading out to do some birding this week with the new lens, I will report back with what will be pretty obvious information…. i.e. “it’s sharp, it’s great, it costs a lot”.</p>
<p><strong><span style="color: #ff0000;">c</span>r </strong></p>
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Timothy:
First, congratulations on your keen interest in photography. Sounds to me like you have a good attitude toward learning and enough confidence to try new things. Don't let negative ninny type comments discourage you. Focus on what is possible! The winners in life take chances.
Second, I've had a lot of experience with such things so I'll throw out a few suggestions:
1. People trump machinery every time. A picture of a human working with a machine has an interest element that a machine-only picture does not. And this does not have to be the whole person. Sometimes a picture of hands interacting with machines/process/products tells a great story in itself. Looks for instances where humans seem to dominate the machine or vice versa. Maybe there's a huge butter churn in there being operated by a person who is dwarfed by the machine. That can be a great point of contrast.
2. All the standard photography rules are in effect -- numbers, lines, symmetry, etc. Those sorts of things are all over factories.
3. Look for what makes this unique from other "factory" environments. You mentioned condensation on the walls -- that's great, and I'd try to incorporate it into the images if possible. A focus on the condensation with something factory/cheese related in the background may work. Or it might be taken further with some post-process. That focused condensation/factory shot layered over a cows-in-pature image may be possible.
4. Movement is an element of factories and machinery. Don't let pictures be static. Show motion and movement -- in all the many ways photography can do this.
5. Look for the little details. A closeup of a big start/stop button smeared with cheese layered over weeks/years of use. Worn spots on a floor where people have stood for hours and days and years. Clothing/equipment that workers use -- coveralls on a hooks, boots, gloves, safety eyeglasses, etc. Safety notices on machinery. Stacked boxes or other supplies. You may want to walk the factory floor sometime when it's shut down to really look and get ideas.
That should give you something to think about. Again, stay positive and enjoy the challenge.
