On 1 Feb 2004 at 18:30, [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
> Hi,
>
> Ok I saved some money and want to get the quality of my lenses one step up
> before I invest in digital (decided to keep scanning slides for a year and
> go for glass). Now I photograph with an EOS 50E and
> Canon 20-35 3,5-4,5
> Canon 50 1,8
> Canon 28-105 3,5-4,5
> Canon 100-300 4,5-5,6
> Sigma 400 5,6 APO / Macro
>
> I shoot people (studio), landscapes en animals.
> See also
> http://www.photo.net/photodb/member-photos?include=all&photo_id=2016035
>
> I have the choice for:
>
> A
> 85 1,8
> 135 2
> 200 2,8 (or a 135 2 with a 1,4 TC)
> TC 1,4
>
> B
> 70-200 2,8 IS
> TC 1,4
>
> C
> 70-200 4
> 135 2 or 85 1,8
> TC 1,4
>
> I know the 135 2 is sharp and I know IS is good stuff. I know all photodo
> ratings ...
>
> Questions:
> - Will I shoot nice portrait with the 70-200 IS in a studio or outside?
For portraits the risk is more often 'too sharp' than 'too
soft'....;))
> - Will I have to change lenses often when choosing for primes and shooting
> landscape?
I have learned to limit myself to a fixed 200/2.8, but that's also
because a zoom in that range would not fit upright in my PhotoTrekker
(still waiting for that 200/2.8 DO IS, identical size....:))
(heck, even a 200/2.0 DO IS if only length stays the same)
Only other lenses I have with me are a 20mm and a 8mm Sigma....and
having panorama camera with me, the 20mm is not used that often
either.
> - Can I let my tripod at home when shooting landscape with the IS?
Have you ever used a monopod?
Even without a solid support/floor (ship), a monopod can stabilize
things by holding it all in the air, monopod at maximum
extension....the 'self-frequency' of the combination is much lower
than the camera+lens only....I have even done this with panorama
cameras at critical speeds.
(you can't take a tripod with you while skiing....:))
It also helps learning how to use things like bags, left arm[*], car
seat, car hood, railings, etc.
[*] even arms up in the air, without solid support, this works:
position lens in left elbow, grab right elbow with left hand, to
create a solid triangle....can also be combined with tripod, with or
without solid floor.
If a 70-200/2.8 IS would fit my PhotoTrekker, I would have bought one
already (I had both 80-200/2.8 and 70-200/2.8 non-IS, sold mostly
because of that reason).
--
Bye,
Willem-Jan Markerink
The desire to understand
is sometimes far less intelligent than
the inability to understand
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