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Any word on the Canon prime's with IS?
briansquibb:
--- Quote from: preppyak on April 18, 2012, 11:24:09 AM ---
--- Quote from: birdman on April 18, 2012, 09:49:36 AM ---F/2.8 is plenty for DOF effects...have you ever heard anyone with a 70-200 2.8 complain of lacking DOF?
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While I agree that f/2.8 is plenty for DOF, the 70-200 has a huge advantage over either of these primes, since the focal length also effects DOF. I've found I can isolate a subject more at 200mm f/4 than I can at, say, 50mm f/2.8.
But, at 24mm and 28mm, its more about getting the low-light shot than worrying about DOF; especially on a full-frame setup.
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The 400 f/2.8 must be the king of blurred backgrounds :) Although I haven't had a real go with my 200 f/2 yet (hopefully that will be tomorrow)
Z:
--- Quote from: preppyak on April 18, 2012, 11:24:09 AM ---While I agree that f/2.8 is plenty for DOF, the 70-200 has a huge advantage over either of these primes, since the focal length also effects DOF
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I hate to be that annoying guy, but technically focal length does not affect depth of field. However, due to compression distortion, the out of focus background is essentially enlarged, which magnifies the blur and makes DoF appear narrower.
Still, the effect is what matters.
moreorless:
My guess is that these lenses will also look to target the landscape market, going from the MTF's they do seem to offer much better boarder to boarder sharpness than there predecessors or indeed the 24-105/24-70 mk1.
leftnose:
--- Quote from: wickidwombat on April 11, 2012, 08:36:12 PM ---more to the point any news on finding people that are actually going to buy them?
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I'm not too interested in the 24 or 28mm lenses but if they come out with a 35mm f/2 IS, I would jump all over it even at the $8-900 price it seems like it would have. It would be a no-brainer instant pre-order for me.
Presumably it would slot between the current f/2 and f/1.4L in size, f/2 is plenty fast enough for 35mm and with IS, it would make a killer indoor architecture lens. It would be the absolute perfect lens for me and my shooting habits.
Ellen Schmidtee:
--- Quote from: moreorless on April 18, 2012, 04:44:04 PM ---My guess is that these lenses will also look to target the landscape market, going from the MTF's they do seem to offer much better boarder to boarder sharpness than there predecessors or indeed the 24-105/24-70 mk1.
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How would landscape photographers benefit from IS? I would think this is the market which would be most likely to use a tripod, and least likely to use IS.
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