Hi all, I recently had the privilage of loaning the 70-200mm IS lens from Canon as well as a D30. Let me make it clear that I do not own a D30, I am thinking of getting the D30 to shoot wedding photography.
First and most of all, the lens feels really solid in your hands. There is no build quality issues what so ever. Im used to lugging around my 1v and 28-70mm L lens all day long, but this baby coupled with the D30 = 3kg or more! At the end of the day, my arms were a bit tired. A monopod is a must. Lens quality, no doubt I ran some tests to compare this lens to my 70-200mm f4 L. Using the digital photos, I could not see a difference in quality when zoomed into an image (600%) in photoshop. Straight lines are perfectly straight on this lens, no barrel or pin cushion detect across the entire frame. Maybe this is largely due to the fact the D30 has a 1.6 multiplyer effect. I have tried to shoot film with this lens, though I havent recieved my prints back yet. Images are very contrasty and perhaps a bit too sharp for portrait photography, though with the D30, you get a softer looking image anyways. I think Canon has got it right with this lens, its a beautiful lens to own, in Australia it sells for about $3800 AUD, (1900USD). A bit more than the non IS version. I think the extra $700AUD is worth it for the IS feature and weather improvements. The D30, personally im yet to venture into the world of digital photography. I have clients who ask me about it all the time. After evaluating the D30, I found the images to be a bit on the noisy side. Dont blast me for saying this people! Digital has yet to catch up to film. I think my next purchase will be the 70-200 f/2.8 IS L lens, its great to use in low light situations (especially in churches where no flash is allowed) to complement my 70-200mm f/4 L lens (its a great lens, optically the two lens are nearly identical in terms of final picture quality). Sadly though, I will have to give the D30 a pass for the time being, maybe i'll take a look at the 1D!! Post your comments or questions if you have any. Happy Holidays everyone!!! Ethan Privacy: ACNielsen collects personal information to provide and market our services. We may disclose this information to authorised third parties that assist us in doing this. You may access personal information we hold about you, subject to the Federal Privacy Act. For more information see our privacy policy at www.acnielsen.com.au or contact us on [EMAIL PROTECTED] * **** ******* *********************************************************** * For list instructions, including unsubscribe, see: * http://www.a1.nl/phomepag/markerink/eos_list.htm ***********************************************************
