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Bosman · Nov 2, 2012

neuroanatomist said:
sdsr said:

...portraits at a wide aperture you might find yourself hooked by what you can achieve that way (and not just on people - flowers, pets, buildings etc. can all benefit) and wish the 24-105 were faster than f/4 (I seldom use my 24-105 for that reason, excellent though it otherwise is).

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Indeed. I use the 24-105mm for portraits when I have a studio-type backdrop, in which case I'm using f/8-10 with strobes in softboxes, and it's great:

EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm, 1/200 s, f/9, ISO 100

You can get a nicely blurred background with f/4, but you've got to be really close to the subject, and ideally have a relatively distant background:

EOS 5D Mark II, EF 24-105mm f/4L IS USM @ 105mm, 1/160 s, f/4, ISO 100

But for portraits (since that's the title of the thread), I'd really recommend the 135L over either the 24-105L or 100L Macro, assuming you're shooting FF. It's great for melting the background in action shots, too:

EOS 5D Mark II, EF 135mm f/2L USM, 1/1600 s, f/2.2, ISO 100

Of course, if you want to really melt out a background, try the 85L - it's great for portraits on both FF and APS-C:

EOS 5D Mark II, EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM @ 1/60 s, f/1.8, ISO 400

EOS 7D, EF 85mm f/1.2L II USM, 1/2000 s, f/1.6, ISO 100

Neuro, these made me smile, totally captured the sweetness and beauty of this child in these photos!

Mt Spokane Photography · Nov 2, 2012

The 1D X is currently $6445 from a authorized dealer on ebay. Get another $100 in ebay bucks to applly towards a 2nd battery.
There will continue to be deals like this with small discounts.
http://www.ebay.com/itm/ws/eBayISAPI.dll?ViewItem&item=150880774485&item=150880774485&lgeo=1&vectorid=229466

joshmurrah · Nov 2, 2012

Wow, that's a great assortment of shots!

K-amps · Nov 2, 2012

Next time yuo see it on ebay for $2750.... or thereabouts, Grab one.

My only qualm about my 5d3 is paying full retain + 7% Tax... other than that, it's freaking awesome.

Quasimodo · Nov 2, 2012

here is the moon shot.

emag · Nov 2, 2012

Doesn't affect this amateur a whit; as for pros, I'll defer opinions on that to you pros. If I can afford it and the Director of Acquisitions (my wife) is okay with it, I'll buy it. I'll shop around and then find a way to pay over time for no interest if it's a big slug of bucks. Dealers will find a way to add value to the deal to make for an attractive package at Canon's MAP. I don't mind using 'last year's technology' if it works for me. In a year the 5dIII won't suddenly stop taking nice photos, anymore than my 40D did after getting a 60D. Improved lenses are a different animal, the best is really worth ponying up for. I can see that MAP may help smaller and more local retailers who find it difficult to compete with the big boys.

Chris_prophotographic · Nov 2, 2012

I have been on manual since about 10 years.

Octavian · Nov 2, 2012

First day I got mine I checked out the 6 frames per second to see the difference over the 550d
shooting with only CF 533x
Is this not normal that it shoots of 6 then lags to about 2 - 3 shots per second there after?

wako · Nov 2, 2012

Just posted in another thread.

But if you wrap a Livestrong bracelet at an angle so that only half is on the zoom ring and the other half is on the barrel, it adds enough friction so that it stops the zoom creeping. It does add more friction to the overall ease to go between the different focal lengths, but you can adjust it by sliding the bracelet on or off more.

I havent tried it with the 24-105L lens as I dont have enough creep to make me care about it but it works wonderfully on my 24-70L lens.

Ricku · Nov 2, 2012

Well that's that. Now let's see some low ISO shots in postprocessing, esp shadow lifting.

I wonder if it will be as good as the D800.

Probably not, but I am sure it will show better results than the 6D. We already know that the 6D comes with the Canon trademarked banding.

dstppy · Nov 1, 2012

That's easy:
1-4mm f16

This will be the frontrunner of the best internet memes ever:
Bellybutton shots and back-hair imaging.

tnargs · Nov 1, 2012

I don't think it's even legal where I live (in Australia):

http://www.accc.gov.au/content/index.phtml/itemId/322982

They are doing it to you because they can! They can't do it here because we have laws that protect consumers from that sort of asymmetrical abuse of power.

Dylan777 · Nov 1, 2012

RLPhoto said:
I just bought my 24-105L for 750$.

Score. 8)

For $750, you can always sell it back when you ready for 24-70 II

Took this shot last night, after T or T:

Stickman · Nov 1, 2012

I wonder how many bodies they will find down there when they start to rebuild and do inspections in some of the real old and deep areas.

Nov 1, 2012

Many thanks to both of you !!!

Nov 1, 2012

Menace said:
Have you considered the EF14 f2.8 II as a possibility?

Cheers

Yes I have but it is more expensive and many say it's no better.
Thanks for your input though.

bdunbar79 · Nov 1, 2012

K3nt said:
bdunbar79 said:

Mt Spokane Photography said:

Yes, discounts are coming big time as high end camera sales slumps.

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Except the D800.

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How do you figure that? Nikon's financial results are way worse than Canon's.

Um, it's a joke.

Nov 1, 2012

IIIHobbs said:
Buy the 5D3 with the 24-105 f4 kit lens.

Keep your 50 1.4 and your 200 2.8, enjoy.

too expensive

boateggs · Nov 1, 2012

The poll said to give more info if I choose "Id be interested..." I would not buy this lens by its self but if it was in a kit it could be interesting. I think it will be about $100 more than the Nikon offering, so ~$700.

I also think that the 24-105 will get mk2 status in the near future and will increase in price by about 40% (because they can) allowing the 24-70/4 to be more attractive. Im still more interested in the 24-105 due to the range overlap with a 70-200/300 so I can have less worry about needing to change my lens (I will get the 6d as long as the highish ISO performance is good and will miss my 15-85)

K3nt · Nov 1, 2012

DB: Thanks for the tip, I'll be looking for those.

As for the original question, I shoot RAW only and tend to use picture styles to see how I want an image displayed. Mostly my 7D sits on either Landscape or Faithful. That way I can see from the preview if the style is something I want to be going for.

Helen Oster · Nov 1, 2012

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camlars · Nov 1, 2012

MrFotoFool said:
And where exactly is this local zoo?

The photos are from "Kristiansand Dyrepark" in the southern part of Norway. http://www.dyreparken.no

It is a really nice zoo, and just a 35 minute drive from where I live. I often go there with the wife as an alternative to going for a walk somewhere else. Even after 30+ visits over the last few years there is still something interesting to see every time.

Edit: I also got some more Zoo shots at http://www.500px.com/lars5 if you want to take a look.

Nov 1, 2012

My Choice is this:

"Be famous for producing only ONE masterpiece ever (all your other work was mediocre at best)"

because photography is my hobby not my routine. ;D

Oct 31, 2012

iaind said:
Thought 300 f4 IS introduced March 97.

Thanks - you're correct.

ScottFielding · Oct 31, 2012

Happy Halloween all!!!

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