Bought a new Lens my first ......

DavidJ · 29th August 2007, 19:06

L. Fresh in from OneStopDigital in Hong Kong. I ordered it Sunday evening on line, it was shipped Monday afternoon, it was in Paris Tuesday night and Stanstead this morning. It arrived at my house in Manchester at 12:15pm. That is what I call service!

It is a Canon EF70-200 f2.8 L USM, it is big and heavy and I love it already. The wide aperture allows my 30D to use its high precision centre spot focus in both horizontal and vertical. I can't wait to get out and take some pics with this lens

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I have also ordered a X1.4 II Extender to get me a little closer to all that pesky wildlife LOL.

Simon · 1st September 2007, 18:42

You're a lucky lucky man.

Oh what I'd give to own one of those lenses.

You better post some nice pics with your new lens so I can use them as 'evidence' as to why I need one too

DavidJ · 2nd September 2007, 17:05

Today was the first time I have been asked what paper I am from

, it happened on two seperate occasions. These L series Lenses definately give you ideas above your station.

P.S. No post processing, no sharpening (outside of the cameras default), no tweaking of contrast or colour. Just crop and resize for the web.

DavidJ · 2nd September 2007, 17:46

The above pictures were taken on Saturday, prior to this since getting the lens it has either been raining, dark or I have been at work.

On Friday evening the wife and I went for a walk. I went in a sulk because it was raining - I took the camera knowing I wouldn't get to use it, but I didn't want to be seperated from my new toy. I did leave the 1.4X extender at home, like a fool.

Would you believe it, the rain stopped (it was still overcast) but I was struggling to get speeds sufficiently high to overcome camera shake (like a total plank I left my ISO at 100

- never occured to me to change it).

While the wife was feeding some ducks I was drawn to a nearby tree by an uncomon yet familiar sound. Here are the results:

The above is at actual size, I pushed the brightness in post processing but the colours/contrast are unchanged.

So it was too dark, the shutter speed was too slow and yet this Lens still gave me the opportunity to recover a decent image through post procesing and cropping.

Simon · 2nd September 2007, 18:37

Excellent images there David and yes, those white L-series telephoto lenses sure do give you that "all powerful" look

1x 70-200 f/2.8 L USM for my Christmas list methinks.....

BMC123 · 2nd September 2007, 20:59

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Today was the first time I have been asked what paper I am from

You better get used to it

I get that almost every day when I am out, and yes the bad weather really has stopped me from going and getting some pictures... That and an uncanny ability to forget what settings I am supposed to be using for whatever I am doing at the time..

Solution to forgetting the lens problem is to buy a decent gadget bag, i bought a Tamrac one on ebay, and it holds the camera with its standard 18-55 lens, the new 55-200 VR zoom and has space for the (about to be bought this week) flashgun, plus all the other little bits like cleaners, memory cards and brushes etc.

that will do me for now, my bank manager will not allow me to spend anymore money,

Lord Minty · 11th September 2007, 20:54

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Originally Posted by DavidJ

L. Fresh in from OneStopDigital in Hong Kong. I ordered it Sunday evening on line, it was shipped Monday afternoon, it was in Paris Tuesday night and Stanstead this morning. It arrived at my house in Manchester at 12:15pm. That is what I call service!

I've bought a few low value items from Hong Kong eBay sellers recently and I'm very impressed with their service and delivery times - I'm sure it would have taken longer to get the same items at a much higher price from a UK retailer!

Jules · 11th September 2007, 21:24

David I hope that's not a 75 he is cutting up in your Post #3

29th August 2007, 19:06	#1
DavidJ Avid contributor MG6 & MG TF Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 140 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Bought a new Lens my first ...... L. Fresh in from OneStopDigital in Hong Kong. I ordered it Sunday evening on line, it was shipped Monday afternoon, it was in Paris Tuesday night and Stanstead this morning. It arrived at my house in Manchester at 12:15pm. That is what I call service! It is a Canon EF70-200 f2.8 L USM, it is big and heavy and I love it already. The wide aperture allows my 30D to use its high precision centre spot focus in both horizontal and vertical. I can't wait to get out and take some pics with this lens . I have also ordered a X1.4 II Extender to get me a little closer to all that pesky wildlife LOL.

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1st September 2007, 18:42	#2
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	You're a lucky lucky man. Oh what I'd give to own one of those lenses. You better post some nice pics with your new lens so I can use them as 'evidence' as to why I need one too

2nd September 2007, 17:05	#3
DavidJ Avid contributor MG6 & MG TF Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 140 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	Today was the first time I have been asked what paper I am from , it happened on two seperate occasions. These L series Lenses definately give you ideas above your station. P.S. No post processing, no sharpening (outside of the cameras default), no tweaking of contrast or colour. Just crop and resize for the web.

2nd September 2007, 17:46	#4
DavidJ Avid contributor MG6 & MG TF Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: South Yorkshire Posts: 140 Thanks: 7 Thanked 0 Times in 0 Posts	The above pictures were taken on Saturday, prior to this since getting the lens it has either been raining, dark or I have been at work. On Friday evening the wife and I went for a walk. I went in a sulk because it was raining - I took the camera knowing I wouldn't get to use it, but I didn't want to be seperated from my new toy. I did leave the 1.4X extender at home, like a fool. Would you believe it, the rain stopped (it was still overcast) but I was struggling to get speeds sufficiently high to overcome camera shake (like a total plank I left my ISO at 100 - never occured to me to change it). While the wife was feeding some ducks I was drawn to a nearby tree by an uncomon yet familiar sound. Here are the results: The above is at actual size, I pushed the brightness in post processing but the colours/contrast are unchanged. So it was too dark, the shutter speed was too slow and yet this Lens still gave me the opportunity to recover a decent image through post procesing and cropping.

2nd September 2007, 18:37	#5
Simon Banned - Join Date: Nov 2006 Location: - Posts: 10,318 Thanks: 0 Thanked 4 Times in 3 Posts	Excellent images there David and yes, those white L-series telephoto lenses sure do give you that "all powerful" look 1x 70-200 f/2.8 L USM for my Christmas list methinks.....