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L Glass w/ a Classy A**
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Mike Teezie said:
I hate you for having ordered a 70-200 L lenses (and for having a girlfriend
). Did you get the f/4, f/2.8, or the f/2.8 IS?Regardless, I'm holding you to that picture, since you mentioned it.
efoto said:I hate you for having ordered a 70-200 L lenses (and for having a girlfriend
Regardless, I'm holding you to that picture, since you mentioned it.
Since I'll mainly be shooting with this lens outside, I got the f/4.
I would have loved to get the 2.8, but it was $400 more than the 4. Seeing as I'm a college kid on a budget, it's a stretch for me to even own L Glass.
I'm also saving for my "walkaround lens" - the 24-70 f/2.8 L, which was another factor in not being able to go for the 2.8.
Mike Teezie said:
Understandable for sure. I'll be in the same boat as you shortly when I pony up for a new body and start drooling over L glass. It's a pain being in college and having no money
Really makes me envious of those kids whose parents pay their way for education and they work....all profits and no expenses would be great right about now 
What would Emmy say, with you consorting with "snippets" behind her back?efoto said:Was browsing a few, uh hum, sites and came across this nice little snippet:
Made me start to think if there are more existing pictures on this general idea...celebs/models with camera stuff. This may well be short lived, but if nothing else I just wanted to share a little Adriana with a camera
efoto said:Was browsing a few, uh hum, sites and came across this nice little snippet:
Made me start to think if there are more existing pictures on this general idea...celebs/models with camera stuff. This may well be short lived, but if nothing else I just wanted to share a little Adriana with a camera
hmm, can't see the pic, is it removed, the thread makes me curious! can you post it again?
CanadaRAM said:
Wait, what!? Ohh, her....umm, well see this thing happened....and umm....
*packs shop and runs*
I still love (you) Emmy
this was just a hot chick with a camera that spawned a rhyming title, I couldn't resist
Dafke said:
Are you serious? It shows up in your post....and the other posts, and....
Perhaps try reloading the page or clearing your browser's cache
efoto said:Are you serious? It shows up in your post....and the other posts, and....
Perhaps try reloading the page or clearing your browser's cache
serious, can't see it, tried several browsers, emptied cache, but it doesn't show.
safari is letting me know that "http://www.circlethought.com/forum_images/L%20glass_classy%20ass.jpg" doesn't exists.
I still don't know how I feel about the grayish white color Canon chooses for some of the L lenses.
Other than the "hey, look at me! I've got an expensive lens!" factor, is there a point?
The 24-70L I want is black thank goodness. Even black, the 70-200L would have been garish enough due to it's size (especially with a lens hood) but they had to go and paint the sucker white.
Other than the "hey, look at me! I've got an expensive lens!" factor, is there a point?
The 24-70L I want is black thank goodness. Even black, the 70-200L would have been garish enough due to it's size (especially with a lens hood) but they had to go and paint the sucker white.
efoto said:Understandable for sure. I'll be in the same boat as you shortly when I pony up for a new body and start drooling over L glass. It's a pain being in college and having no money
Definitely. We gots the skillz, the desire to shoot, but have.....no money.
I'm reading up a ton on portraits. I hope to sort of delve into that a little, because the market for it where I am is pretty big. I'm practicing a ton on friends and family in the meantime.
Hopefully with a nice web presence with great galleries I can drum up some business to help pay for....drumroll please....more camera kit.
jsw said:
What did you do differently? I vaguely remember having some issues like this in some early img posts here at MR, but then I guess they sort of went away.
I upload it, change permissions on the file to 755 (including the folders it lies in) and then bang, it seems to work....not sure why some people have troubles
Mike Teezie said:
I kind of like the white color, the transition from a black body to a white lens....I think it looks neat. They certainly broke the mold a while back, everyone knows what a white lens means, even if they aren't into photography at all. When you see pictures of the picture-takers at sporting events it's always a crowd of massive white lenses
The red ring is what the real shooters look for, that's where the L is at
....white just makes that stand out, or negates your requirement to look for it because you know white means L too. Oh well, it's how it is and I still want one Edit: From this site:
"Many in the Canon L lens series are white in color. According to Canon, this reduces heat gain when a lens is used in bright, direct sunlight. White reflects more light than black - thus, less heat gain. The white lenses look great (my opinion of course), but attract attention."
Mike Teezie said:
What lens are you planning on using for portraits? I hear a lot of people using an 85 prime, a few others fitting it in on a zoom 35-105 or 28-135 (or whatever those #s are). Do you already have a lens you are using for portraits specifically?
Right now, I'm using the 50mm f/1.4 for portraits. I love it. $70!!!
I looked at that 28-135mm, but I'm just going to wait until I can get the 24-70L.
So with my 70-200, I'll have L glass that covers 24-200 focal length range.
I looked at that 28-135mm, but I'm just going to wait until I can get the 24-70L.
So with my 70-200, I'll have L glass that covers 24-200 focal length range.
Mike Teezie said:
Last I looked the 50 f/1.4 was $300+, you talking about the f/1.8 or you mix up your prices?
I went the opposite road as you, starting with 24-70 and hopefully attaining the 70-200 in the not-so-distant-yet-not-so-far-away future
Pair that with a 1.4x tele-converter and you have 24-280 focal L range (effectively 38.4-448 with then 1.6x FOV). Pretty sweet, I know that's my goal....