[lan]

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Originally Posted by Iron_Dreamer /img/forum/go_quote.gif I've owned three Sigmas thus far, and had zero QC problems. Is it luck? Is it that the problem is overblown? A combination of both? Neither? Hard for me to say.

I think the problem affects everyone. I've had a bunch of "off" L lenses also. The more popular something is, the more complaints you hear.

 

[Towert7]

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Originally Posted by devin_mm /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just picked up a 70-200 f4L I can't wait to start playing with it.

Ah, now that's a lens!
I'll be very interested to see the images from it.

 

[raptor84]

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Originally Posted by devin_mm /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just picked up a 70-200 f4L I can't wait to start playing with it.

DOnt worry you'll get to love ti fast

Its my main lens for most of my work

 

[analogbox]

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Originally Posted by raptor84 /img/forum/go_quote.gif DOnt worry you'll get to love ti fast Its my main lens for most of my work

X2.

Everything comes out so beautiful every time I shoot with it. It's really a bargain for what it is.

 

[devin_mm]

Here some pictures I took at the Heritage Day festival with my new lens. It's really difficult to shoot at that festival there are just too many people. One of the ladies at the German pavilion asked me if I worked for The Journal (large local newspaper), I should have said yes and seen if I got free food

(I know these are no where near professional shots but I'm just starting and I'll get a bunch of practice when I head to California for two weeks (in under two weeks).

 

[roastpuff]

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Originally Posted by devin_mm /img/forum/go_quote.gif I just picked up a 70-200 f4L I can't wait to start playing with it.

Quote:

Originally Posted by devin_mm /img/forum/go_quote.gif Here some pictures I took at the Heritage Day festival with my new lens. It's really difficult to shoot at that festival there are just too many people. One of the ladies at the German pavilion asked me if I worked for The Journal (large local newspaper), I should have said yes and seen if I got free food (I know these are no where near professional shots but I'm just starting and I'll get a bunch of practice when I head to California for two weeks (in under two weeks). [

Dude, gorgeous pictures. That 70-200 f4L is darn near a hero lens in good lighting... I love it even in dimmer settings.

 

[wquiles]

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Originally Posted by roastpuff /img/forum/go_quote.gif Dude, gorgeous pictures. That 70-200 f4L is darn near a hero lens in good lighting... I love it even in dimmer settings.

+1 -> nice lens/pictures

 

[nineohtoo]

nice shots. What part of CA are you heading to?

 

[devin_mm]

Thanks for the kind words everyone. Myself and a couple friends are going to be driving to LA then up the coast, I really want to see San Francisco.

 

[Iron_Dreamer]

You should have a grand time. Just stick to highway 1 and you will visit some really beautiful areas. Definitely stop by and check out Monterey and the redwoods north of Santa Cruz if at all possible (Big Basin / Felton areas). Drop by Gianni's on Lighthouse in Monterey for some killer pizza.

 

[Liquidretro]

I am glad there are a bunch of Canon Head-Fi-ers around here instead of those communist Nikon head-fi-ers. JK

I just got back from a short vacation in Las Vegas and was able to take a few panoramics of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. These were all shot hand held with my Canon 20D and a combination of Sigma 10-20mm lens and Canon EF 17-85mm with CPL

 

[wquiles]

Well guys, I "might" be temporarily moving out of the DSRL for a while. Instead of buying a couple of really nice/expensive lenses for my Canon Rebel XT since 90%+ of the pictures that I take are pics of my kids and always in Program mode, I am going to try a "bridge" camera from Fuji with an equivalent 28-400mm (F/2.8-4) lens: Fujifilm FinePix S100FS

FujiFilm FinePix S100fs Review: 1. Introduction: Digital Photography Review

I will try it for a couple of weeks and see if this works good enough for me. If it does, I will likely be selling my DSLR soon

I will try to take pics with both my Canon Rebel XT wt 24-105F/4 "L" lens, and with the Fuji to see what works well for me - I will post both set of pictures in the next couple of weeks

 

[archosman]

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Originally Posted by Liquidretro /img/forum/go_quote.gif I am glad there are a bunch of Canon Head-Fi-ers around here instead of those communist Nikon head-fi-ers. JK I just got back from a short vacation in Las Vegas and was able to take a few panoramics of Hoover Dam and Lake Mead. These were all shot hand held with my Canon 20D and a combination of Sigma 10-20mm lens and Canon EF 17-85mm with CPL

How were you able to do that without having a polarizer issue?

 

[lan]

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Originally Posted by wquiles /img/forum/go_quote.gif Well guys, I "might" be temporarily moving out of the DSRL for a while. Instead of buying a couple of really nice/expensive lenses for my Canon Rebel XT since 90%+ of the pictures that I take are pics of my kids and always in Program mode, I am going to try a "bridge" camera from Fuji with an equivalent 28-400mm (F/2.8-4) lens: Fujifilm FinePix S100FS

Even if you were to only use one lens, the advantages of DSLRs still exist such as lower high ISO noise because of bigger sensor and quicker AF and shutter lag.

 

[wquiles]

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Originally Posted by lan /img/forum/go_quote.gif Even if you were to only use one lens, the advantages of DSLRs still exist such as lower high ISO noise because of bigger sensor and quicker AF and shutter lag.

Absolutely - no argument possible. I am definitely moving backwards in several key areas. The question is: what is "good enough" for my use? That is why it will actually be fun to shoot both for a short while to see which route I will go