The Canon Thread
Feb 2, 2009 at 11:25 PM Post #1,502 of 2,718
I guess it's a matter of opportunity. I sneaked a camera in a night club and it grew until I made money.
I could access a fashion show, liked it.... did it...



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Digitalfrog, If you don't mind me asking, how did you get into Fashion Photography instead of another aspect of photography?


 
Feb 4, 2009 at 6:29 AM Post #1,503 of 2,718
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Originally Posted by raymondlin /img/forum/go_quote.gif
New toy !



Post up some pics ASAP so we can see how this bad boy shoots. I'm particularly interested in how wide 16mm is. How you gotten your 5D MkII yet? I'm sure it will look a bit wider on the FF 5D than the 30D.

I believe after doing some research I've settled on the 70-200 F4 IS and the 16-35 F2.8. The rest I'm gonna spend on some more off camera lighting gear, new tripod, and some other odds and ends. Kudos to Ian for steering me towards the F4 instead of the F2.8. The reviews of the F4 are stellar which is apparently something I'd glossed over before.
 
Feb 5, 2009 at 12:48 AM Post #1,504 of 2,718
I haven't got the 5D 2 yet, it'll be a couple of months, i am not made of money
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This one is 35mm



This one is 16mm, both on the 30D

 
Feb 5, 2009 at 4:55 AM Post #1,505 of 2,718
Flare eh? It's one of the things I dislike about my 17-35. You might get the sun here or there in some shots. Were you using a hood?
 
Feb 5, 2009 at 7:57 PM Post #1,508 of 2,718
Guys can anyone point me in the direction of the reviews for the 70-200 f4?

Also I love the visual performance charts that you can manipulate like the one's at dpreview. does anyone know any other sites that use similar methods to this http://www.dpreview.com/lensreviews/..._c16/page5.asp ?
 
Feb 6, 2009 at 12:54 AM Post #1,510 of 2,718
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I think I did, but shooting into the sun always carry the risk of flares.


Yeah it can get tricky. Depends on the lens though. I find the 24-105 is great shooting into the sun.
 
Feb 6, 2009 at 2:32 PM Post #1,511 of 2,718
Can anyone tell me at what focal length and aperture the 24-70 2.8L is sharpest at?

And also if shooting at 35mm on full frame body from around 2 1/2 - 3 metres away what would the lowest aperture I could use for a three person deep group of people?
 
Feb 6, 2009 at 6:40 PM Post #1,512 of 2,718
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Originally Posted by onform /img/forum/go_quote.gif
Can anyone tell me at what focal length and aperture the 24-70 2.8L is sharpest at?

And also if shooting at 35mm on full frame body from around 2 1/2 - 3 metres away what would the lowest aperture I could use for a three person deep group of people?



It's typically sharper at the 70mm end from the copies that I've tried, and the smaller the aperture the sharper it is though it's quite good at f2.8 and excellent at f4.

I'd go with f8 or higher for that particular situation and put the focus on someone in the middle row... higher if you really want to keep them sharp and everyone in focus, and if you have the light available. How far apart are the people?

EDIT: Changed f5.6 recommendation to f8 because I just realized that it's a FF camera you're using. More aperture needed with FF camera. Just make sure you have enough light (whether it's natural or indoors or in a studio/whatever)
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 5:22 AM Post #1,514 of 2,718
Just out of curiousity, has anyone tried the new Zeiss ZE-mount lenses for Canon? Seems like you could only buy'em online...
 
Feb 7, 2009 at 9:01 PM Post #1,515 of 2,718
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I suggest learning to use this calculator,

Online Depth of Field Calculator



Yeah tanks I had that already but I'm a little confused over whether you focus at the hyper-focal distance or on the subject????
 

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