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onemac
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I had the chance the other day to use £3.5k's worth of Canon EF 300 F2.8 L IS USM lens on my 40D. I cried when I handed it back  It was very, very, very nice  Well, it's kinda down/under maintainance/closed just now which is why the comp is here And you're here And you've got good stuff And once you've figured out how to download from a portable usb stick you can enter from just about anywhere Al
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nickminers
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Joined: Sun May 03, 2009 7:59 pm
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Location: UK
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Ooo yes I can imagine! What a great lens that would be... Sadly Canon have discontinued their 1200mm monster, so I'll never be able to own one!
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paulzolo
What's a life?
Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 6:27 pm
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Not according to The Gadget Show this week. The C905 is not as a good as a proper camera.
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ilovefootball
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Joined: Thu Apr 23, 2009 8:15 pm
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Oooh! A interesting board! Nikon D200 and battery grip Nikon F80 and battery grip Nikon 28-100mm Sigma 70-300mm Nikon SB 800 Aperture cable release 2x 8GB CF cards Miranda tripod Many rolls of Ilford HP5 and Fuji Velvia Nikon Camera Control Pro, Adobe Lightroom and Photoshop, DXO Optics Pro 5 I still use film over digital.
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DoubleTouch
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Canon EOS 30D
Canon EF-S 10-22mm f/3.5-4.5 USM Lens (Wide Angle)
Canon EF 75-300mm f/4-5.6 III USM Lens (Telephoto)
Some average discontinued 35mm - 70mm Lens (Standard)
Tamrac Bag
Variety of filters and hoods
2 x Extreme III 1GB CFs
1x Extreme II 256MB CF
These three deal with pretty much everything I need to shoot, with the 10-22mm being especially handy considering the 30D is half-frame. That said, both the telephoto and standard zoom are average to poor and I am waiting for the time (i.e. when I can afford it) to replace them with some multi-purpose mega zoom like the Canon EF 70-200mm f/2.8 L IS USM Lens, or the more reasonable Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM Lens.
Any thoughts or recommendations?
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james016
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I have a Canon EOS400d with kit lens. That's it at the moment.
I recently borrowed my dad's EF55-200mm lens which was very handy. Has a UV filter on it.
When the finances allow it, I will get another lens or two.
Like Heather, I prefer not to use the flash so a wide aperture lens will probably be next along with a long zoom lens to cover most things.
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EddArmitage
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nifty-fifty f/1.8??? Amazing lens for the price! Edd
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HeatherKay
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Like, toadly. Only on the smaller sensor it's closer to an 85mm ƒ/1.8. Still ahsum though. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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james016
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This one looks good: http://www.canon.co.uk/For_Home/Product ... /index.asp It is 56mm on the smaller sensor. Price doesn't seem too bad from a quick search. _________________My Flickr PageNow with added ball and chain.
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HeatherKay
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Got it, and it is good. However, it's a semi-wide angle on the full frame, and there's a bit of barrelling at the edges. Still, I carry it around over the nifty fifty until I get a "proper" camera.  _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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james016
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Since I won't be getting a full frame camera any time soon, I think I can live with that.
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veato
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belchingmatt
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D90 18-105mm Kit lens 450D 18-55mm Kit lens Anyone wanna buy a 450D so I can get some more glass for the Nikon? 
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Linux_User
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Panasonic Lumix TZ7. 
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HeatherKay
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How much do you want for it? Batman may be in the market. _________________My Flickr | Snaptophobic BloggageHeather Kay: modelling details that matter. "Let my windows be open to receive new ideas but let me also be strong enough not to be blown away by them." - Mahatma Gandhi.
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