Westy

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Tony, its covered up with a bandage and I look like 2Pac with it on

Have a pic of breakfast... this was using white lense, no zoom

Ginge

I have a 7d and it's superb i use it in conjunction with a couple of other cameras so i don't have to keep lens swapping as i'm lazy and sometimes it just takes too long and you miss that special shot.

My kit at the moment..

Cameras:
Canon EOS-7D
Canon EOS-20D
Canon EOS-30D
Panasonic Lumix DMC-LX5
Lenses:
Canon EF 17-40mm f/4L USM
Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0L USM
Canon EF-S 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6
Mamiya 135.2L
Mamiya 55mm f/1.4
Sigma 105mm f/2.8 EX DG Macro for Canon
Sigma 150-500mm f/5-6.3 AF APO DG OS HSM for Canon
Sigma 17-70mm f/2.8-4.5 DC Macro for Canon
Sigma 28mm f/1.8 EX Aspherical DG DF Macro for Canon
Tokina AF 11-16mm f/2.8 116 AT-X Pro DX for Canon

Been a while since i did anything useful with any of them though ..

Oh i forgot, i have an EOS 5d film camera as well, proper thing that is!

Ginge

Stu @ M Developments

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WOW... nice kit mate.

Stu @ M Developments

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Damn, just remembered, I have that too, I use it for Macro work.
I think I used it for this...



(Full size image here:)

Turbosystems

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fookin hell ginge that is some kit you have there

Ginge

Obviously the old Mamiya lens's are totally weak compared to todays stuff but they were given to me by my dad along with his old Mamiyas and load of other stuff..

I think i used the same lens to snap this stu



Love macro photography!

Ginge

Westy

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I am surprised the fly didnt fly away seeing as you were so close

dvid

On another note, I have a Canon 50D and the 18-200 Lens.. My dad has a 100-400 L series lens which I am trying to steal

Love my camera, perfect combo I just want more zoom now

Stu @ M Developments

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I forgot I had the 1.4 and 2x "L" series extenders too. I must dig my kit bag out of the office at home, I guess I also forgot I have 2x 530 EX V2 flashguns as well?

twinkle_2k86

I have the 400d as well. lovely camera, does everything i need. Unless your going into it properly and selling photos, no need to go for these high spec bodys. Anything over about 6meg pixel is a waist to any photographer just doing it for fun.

Its all down to what glass you put on the body. the better the glass, the better the photo. You put a cheap lens on a top body, its totaly pointless. its like having a cosworth with a 1ltr engine. pointless.

IMO stick with the 400d and get yourself a nice `L` series glass or a nice sigma lens bolted on and then see what you think.

im currently saving for either a canon 70-200 F4 L or sigma 70-200 f2.8 lens. i want a nice portrait lens for some of the photoraphy i do. i also got a nice 400mm sigma prime lens to for my nature and airshow photography.

Turbosystems

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as i stated earlier a few times I fancy a 600d for the video capability the 400d doesn't have this
as for taking pictures of blue bottles I normally use my 250ml ..... can of fly spray

Turbosystems

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for portraits they need to make a new lens with auto aw
anti wrinkle

Stu @ M Developments

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For good video, buy a video recorder IMO mate.
You can buy a wicked HD Panasonic for about Ł200 that sits right in your pocket.

twinkle_2k86

defo, would save hours on photoshop then

Turbosystems

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it's more for the one box does all feature that I want it for rather than lugging around a big bag full of lenses batteries dslr cameras video cameras ipods i phones i pads etc etc and look like a pratt, only to find the battery is flat on the video recorder .Then we will need another bag or a foookin suit case for all the batteries and chargers and inverters for the car and all the fookin leads
I want to just grab the dslr and go not spend 8 hours preparing and trying to remember which button does which function on each of the many devices
I am old remember

do canon make a video recorder that uses the same batteries as their dslrs
I appreciate where you are coming from with the pocket size video camera stu but when we are out on our travels our pockets are normally full with all sorts of other shite
Now we could utilise our partners suit cases I mean handbag but they are normally full to bursting and they moan about carrying your telephoto lens in it and I am fooked if i am walking round wearing a handbag

220tel

you say that your files take ages to download to your pc at the moment
i have had a 500d 550d and a 60d and the hd video files are massive
a 3 minute video is 705mb and unless you have a decent spec pc they will not even play that well
also the image files will be a lot bigger as well
i would recommend a 50d or 60d if you upgrade the body as you say you only use the 400d on auto, a 7d as good as they are would be overkill

DanW@FastFord

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Pah, my old iPhone 3GS laughs at your expensive cameras! Ok, so it's not that sharp... and the resolution isn't great... but...

Turbosystems

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so which lenses do you boffs suggest from the L range

Stu @ M Developments

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What do you want to take pictures of mate? And from what distance? In what sort of light?

Turbosystems

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typically light wise is out of my control, so what ever the weather is on the day
the subject matter is a gain what ever I see
so I am being very specific lol
ideally a good quality general lens will probably be best for me as I tend to point and squirt
not really into macro shots more portrait and landscape I would say

these are the lens I already own from a former life
copied from a previous post

ef 28mm 1:2.8
ef 35-80mm 1:4-5.6
ef 75-300mm 1:4-5.6 these were all bought by my loving wife for me at the time with my money roflol
ef-s 18-55 1:3.5-5.6 which came with the 400d which is the one I use 99.99% of the time

I'd sooner pay more for a better lens than buy one for now then end up having to buy a better one next year

Stu @ M Developments

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Ok, you have at least suggested it will be in:

• Daylight
• Quite close
• From a distance
• Landscapes
• Portraits

So you need a good L series zoom that works well in daylight. That was my first choice too when I bought my first l last year, and this was it...

Canon EF 70-200mm f/4.0 L USM

Stu @ M Developments

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Sorry mate you edited after i started to reply.

Ref the "ef-s 18-55 1:3.5-5.6"

This is the stock lens that comes with the camera usually.
Do you ever find you cant get close enough with that one? The reason I ask is its focal length is less than the one I suggested and for good reason.

I have 2 that I carry everywhere:

The Canon 17-55 F2.8 IS
The Canon 70 - 200mm F4 USM L.

As those two work well as a pair, one for closer work, then a quick change to the later lens.
If its a wedding / christening etc then its ALWAYS the 70-200 is its ultrasonic motor is so damned quiet, its near silent, and its uber fast, it NEVER fails to focus properly and instantly.

Turbosystems

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are you upgrading that one stu
would i be better with the is

Stu @ M Developments

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You know what, If you really fancied that one, I may sell you mine as all this talk of cameras has got me wanting the 70-200 F2.8 IS.

Turbosystems

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stu I will never NEVER ever be doing weddings
there is a huge demand for wedding photography very little demand for divorce photography roflol

Turbosystems

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when you posted the link for your lens I went straight to the IS till I saw the price of the fooker

Stu @ M Developments

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The IS will allow you to use the zoom at long focal lengths and gain you a few stops. It really depends what your going to use it for mate. The canion Image Stabilisation is very good indeed of course, but its also a LOT more money. You wont really know until you find your shutter speed really is too low for the conditions you need and the type of shot you wsh to achieve.

That said, if you tend to use it on Auto and dont care much for depth of fiedl etc and just want memories instead of creativity, I would suspect that your camera is going to look after you anyway mate.

Turbosystems

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do you not fancy this fooker
http://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/Canon-EF-7...item25657b99c1

Stu @ M Developments

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Read my earlier post mate, that IS the fucker. LOL

Turbosystems

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impressive lens at an impressive price
to be honest it's cheap as serious lens go
some lenses are more than divorce lawyers bills

Turbosystems

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Stu you need to upgrade both these lenses "The Canon 17-55 F2.8 IS
The Canon 70 - 200mm F4 USM L
and then you can sell them to me cheap please lol

Stu @ M Developments

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Hmm, the 17-55 is not being sold ever, its exceptional. However, I really have to sell my "Canon 70 - 300mm F4-5.6 IS ISM" as well as my 70-200 F4 L to make it sensble to upgrade to the F2.8 70-200 L IS as that lens will work with both my extenders perfectly, rendering the above lenses redundant in my collection.

Turbosystems

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I could either help you out by buying your too lenses or just buy a new F2.8 70-200 L IS like you lol

Stu @ M Developments

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Buy one mate, here is another one shot at 200mm with that baby!

Turbosystems

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nice pic stu
maybe only you can see it I can't

Paul_RS

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Maybe its a photo of the padlock on his workshop door?

foreigneRS

from what you've said about leaving it in auto, i wouldn't bother spending money on lenses to not get the best from them. you can take an average picture with an average camera/lens. "all the gear, no idea" comes to mind.

Turbosystems

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so you know nothing about cameras then really
some top advice from you there

Stu @ M Developments

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God knows why Photobucket has decided nobody can see that one.

Here it is again, from a Photography site I actually clean forgot I had until today. LOL




More here:
http://www.stewartsanderson.com/

Turbosystems

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still can't see it stu