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I borrowed this lens to shoot a wedding and will never own one. Too heavy to get any pleasure from the use. Will stick

with my 4.0 non is version.

I would suggest, from experience, the canon 35mm 2.0 IS. Sharp, fast, great focus, color and the IS is for real. Paired

with the 85 prime, you have a great combo. I've had mine for 3 months and would say it's on the camera 90% of the time.

I shot a wedding rehearsal dinner with nothing but this lens.

This Flickr set contains images of both visits.

We have visited Natchitoches twice in recent years. First in July, where we toured the plantations and downtown and

learned about the Christmas Festival of Lights. We returned in December to find a city covered in lights. If your desire is

to photograph a old south historic town, Christmas in Natchitoches will disappoint. Don't get me wrong, it was beautiful

and we had a great time. B&W photos of downtown at night were great. We did not revisit the plantations so I cannot

speak of their condition in December.

This is interesting. Planning a multi country trip next Fall that includes Germany. Will I have issues photographing the

Oktoberfest parade and festival?

<p>Thanks David. I have already modified the trip to include two nights in Lucerne. This will allow for more hours spent in the Interlaken areas the drive to Lucerne is just an hour. I am trying to keep the driving to the minor roads and limit the daily travel time to three hours max. On a previous road trip through France and Italy, we had a mixture of one night and three night stays. The one nights were too short and the three were too long as we tended to explore by car anyway. I am looking for locations that are either very close together or are worth spending two nights with the day visiting the town on foot.<br>

The planning is all part of the experience. We will never have the perfect trip, but we won't know it.<br>

Keep the ideas coming. I have the dates set and the Paris hotel booked. Looking now at Prague hotels. Other than one night in Lucerne, every other stop is up in the air. I do like Annecy as a replacement for Geneva.<br>

We will be in position for Munich Oktoberfest and will try to work that in. Any suggestions? </p>

Thanks Colin. We are arriving to Geneva by train. We will be returning the car 9 days later in Vienna. I would return in

Prague if I can find a rental company that will allow.

Charles, thanks for the suggestion on Annecy! This is the kind of information we are looking for.

Colin, Interlaken will be night 2. Keep the ideas coming.

<p>I am planning our epic Euro road trip for Sept 2015. It will be for our 35th wedding anniversary and not our first road trip in Europe. We are spending two weeks to get from Paris to Prague, with a mixture of driving and trains. I currently have 3 nights in Paris and in Prague scheduled and am now filling in the other 8 to 9 nights. I picked Geneva as a starting point for the driving part of the trip due to the availability of fast trains from Paris and car rental that will allow me to return in Vienna.<br>

So here is the question. Does Geneva offer enough to warrant a night stay or do we move on to the Interlaken area? Geneva is also competing against cities and events as Lucerne and the first weekend of Oktoberfest in Munich. We have a tentative route that will have us three days in Switzerland, three in Germany and the French border town of Riquewihr and three more in Austria. We spent some time in Riquewihr in 2007 and may skip this if something else catches our eye. So, sell me on Geneva!</p>

<p>Tushar, I checked out your photos from your linked site and believe you need to think about a wider lens than the 24-105 you already have. I don't make my living with photography, that I do in the IT world, but I do often get paid for my work. My kit consists of a 5DM3 and 7D so this lens list makes use of the available crop body. I start out with a 17-40 on the 5D. This is wide enough for the price. The 24-105 goes on the 7D. I then carry a 70-200 4.0 Non IS. The best value in the Canon line! and some USM primes, 28 1.8, 50 1.4, 85 1.8. I recently added the 100 2.8 macro and find myself leaving the 85 1.8 at home. I find the 100 2.8 to be sharper, locks in focus and, by nature of the 2.8 aperture, a slightly greater DOF for the subject. I also like this set of primes because they all use 58mm filters, allowing me to get a creative filter like a variable neutral density that fits all four.</p>

<p>I would recommend the 17-40L 4.0 $750, 70-200 4.0 non is $550, 50 1.4 because you are missing out with a FF camera and not having a 50 1.4 $350 and the 100 2.8 macro for $600. That set is a total of $2250. If you pickup a cheap crop body of any quality, your lens set becomes even more versatile. This image was taken with the 5DM3 and the 50 1.4 at 2.0 and is right our of the camera, to post.</p>

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Ben, I have both lenses with a dual format pair of bodies (5dm3 and 7d). I also have the 17-40L along with 28/50/85/135

primes. I find the dual format bodies and lens set allows me to cover most any situation. I passed my 70-300 is on to my

son when I picked up the 70-200. Both great lenses but L glass is L glass. Color and contrast in a L lens cannot be

matched. I vote for the 70-200. Great for portrait on the ff and action on the crop.

that is correct. three for optical and five for radio. confirmed via usage

I was born in Bellingham and spent many a summer visiting the Grandparents. I would suggest again Mt. Baker. Make a

day of it and stop by the visitor center. Bellingham has a thriving artist center south of town, Fairhaven. I have photos

here. It is where you connect up with

Chuckanut Dr. Along the drive is Larrabee st park. Nice trails for some hicking. When you are through with the drive, La

Conner was a nice visit a few years ago. Maybe someone can comment.

 

North of B'ham is the Lummi island ferry. Nice ride over to the island where there are some rather rugged beaches. Lots

of berry and fruit stands in the area. You also have two very clear lakes to visit. Whatcom and Samish.

If this is your first trip out with the FF, you need to think about the shots you have been missing with the crop. Your 50 on

a FF at 1.4 will give you a look like nothing else you will have in your bag. The mark 3 with 50 ISO and 1/8000 will allow

you to open up the lens in all but midday sun. Not that you can't duplicate the look in PS, but what's the fun in that. I

travel with two bodies, 5dm3 and 7d, both with grips, 17-40, 24-105, 70-200, 28, 50, and 85. If I have room, I will add a

macro and 135 2.8. Once I arrive, I go out with one body and just a few lenses with specific images in mind.

<p>Gary, I have many ideas I would like to share. But first a few questions? How long will you be in Paris? What is your interest? does your wife share your love of photography and will she be joining you on your walks? Do you have any day trips planned? How is your health? Are you up to climbing 300+ stairs? What else do you want to see in Paris that does not involve photography? (Night Clubs, etc.)</p>

<p>All great ideas. Thanks for the feed back. David Stephens, I have the 5DM3 and I believe the focus screen cannot be changed. Please correct me if I am wrong. M.P. - I have a Zeiss lens on my '52 Contax Rangefinder. Nice lens and they do have a great reputation. Do you think that the 2.0 might limit me on that wide, shallow look I seek? Do you have any examples to share?</p>

Thanks Robert. I will look into the 24 also.

 

Sarah, I enjoyed your article on full frame advantages you posted on the 16th. I have an extreme amount of knowledge

on the subject. My reason for considering a L prime is two fold. Image quality and max aperture not available in other

canon primes. The 28 1.8, for instance, is maybe too wide and not as fast as I need. I am looking for advise on that just

right combination of width and speed to give me a subject, 4 to 5 feet in length, 6 to 8 feet away that will be the only item

in focus.

<p>I am looking at adding a Canon prime L lens to by bag. I make a little money with my photography, less than 10G a year, and really enjoy the art form. My work ranges from travel, wedding, family portraits, sports and events, indoors and out. My current kit includes a 7D, 5DM3, 17-40 4.0L, 24-105 4.0L, 70-200 4.0L, 28 1.8 USM, 50 1.4(2), 60 2.8 macro, 85 1.8, 135 2.8 Softfocus (for sale for the right price). I have passed on to my sons a Canon 10-22, 28-135 USM(2) and 70-300 USM. There is also a 40 2.8 floating around on the granddaughters old XT.<br>

I love the look of wide and shallow DOF. May be the most difficult look to get, short of medium format. You will notice that the lenses passed on were replaced with my set of three L 4.0 zooms. I do believe, tell me if I am wrong here, that my primes take a better pic than my selection of L zooms. The question: Is there a Canon Prime L that will give me a boost in image quality over my current set of primes? I am currently researching the 35 1.4 and like what I see. I saw a huge improvement in image quality, color, focus, contrast, when I upgraded to the L zooms. Could I expect to see equal or greater improvement in a L prime over my current set? I find find the 28 1.8 does not have a shallow DOF far enough into the image and the 50 1.4 is not wide enough. That is why I am looking at the 35 1.4. I am attaching an image example of the style I am looking for. I would like to have keep the SDOF on the bike and had another foot of sidewalk in the image. This was taken with the 50 1.4 at 1.4, 50 ISO on the 5DM3. Color enhanced in Lightroom.</p><div></div>

<p>Robin, I have uploaded a RAW converted file to the set. I can tell you that I won't be working the Contax into any future photography assignments, but I will use it, at 1/250 to capture some special moments with my family. </p>

Jim, it was drug store processed in 30 minutes. I asked them to just develop and print with no correction or adjustments.

I will be picking up a roll or two of fresh film from my local camera store and will have them develop. I am just please that

the old camera still can expose and focus.

Robin, I shot both and will be looking at that tonight. I don't recall the settings on the 5D but the color is different.

<p>Very nice images. Look forward to seeing the remainder of the set. </p>

<p>I ran a roll through the camera tonight of some cheap drug store 400 ISO film. the images below 1/500 turned out very nice. As expected, shutter speeds too slow were not so great handheld. 1/250 is the sweet spot. I also took some control images with my canon 5DM3 and a 50 1.4<br>

Images posted to Flickr.<br>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurvis/sets/72157634225862404/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurvis/sets/72157634225862404/</a></p>

<p>I ran a roll of film through my Grandfathers Contax IIa tonight and shot a control image with my Canon. Both cameras had a 50mm lens. Zeiss 2.0 on the Contax and a Canon 50 1.4 I set the camera settings to match, as close as possible, and tried to make an identical image. have uploaded the images to my Flickr site. Here is the link to the set.<br>

<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurvis/sets/72157634225862404/">http://www.flickr.com/photos/tpurvis/sets/72157634225862404/</a><br>

The old camera has issues above 1/250 but does a nice job at and below.<br>

Thanks to this group for the information needed to try this. </p>

 

Question for those that have used this camera. I saw nothing in the owners manual about covering the rangefinder

opening on the shutter button side during exposure. I did read something about this in the last 24 hours but cannot

currently point my browser to it. Is there anything like this that I should do to improve my test images?