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I use the 420EX with my EOS 10D. Used it previously with my Elan 7E, now sold. I could spend more for the 550EX, but the 420EX does the job for me, and it's lighter.

Pierre

CRW means Canon Raw. You open the file, work on it and save it as a TIF file because you keep your original RAW file.

Try Capture One DSLR Limited Edition. You'll be impressed. I was and still am.

Pierre

Good question. I'm always afraid that the lens will come from some obscure channel, and may not be the same quality. How do we know they're not seconds?

Pierre

Someone said: ""I am surprised that you are not getting better results. By chance do you leave the IS on all the time? Saw a posting somewhere that indicated that leaving it on when it is not needed lowers the image quality.""

1- After you've seen pictures made with an "L" lens such as the 17-40, you too will see the good old 28-135 as inferior, unfortunately - or fortunately - depending on your financial fortune...

2- I don't think leaving IS on all the time (except maybe when on a tripod...) lowers picture quality. I never turn IS off on my 28-135.

Pierre

My 100-400L is always on Setting Number 2, so it can sense if I pan my shot.

Pierre

Would Optipix 2 work with Photoshop Elements? Probably not if it generates 16 bit files, I guess.

Pierre

Are you replacing the 28-135 because of a lack of sharpness / contrast?

I'm also thinking of replacing my 28-135, and I've been thinking of the 24-70L, but since I already have the 17-40L (great lens), I might get the 70-200L IS instead, and maybe eventually the 50/1.4 or 24-70L to fill the gap.

I like zoom lenses, as they allow me to leave with just one or two lenses, and Canon L Lenses are very sharp for zoom lenses.

Pierre

I agree with Gerry.

I have the 17-40L, the 28-135 IS (from my Elan 7E times...) and the 100-400L. The 28-135 is not as sharp as the other two, and might soon be for sale.

I will then possibly buy the 70-200 f/2.8L IS and either the 50 f/1.4 or the 24-70 f/2.8L.

Pierre

I use the 17-40 as my standard lens on my 10D because I like wide-angle shots, and because it's sharp.

I've also been thinking of the "24-70 and 70-200" combo or the "50/1.4 (cheaper but not as useful when used alone) and 70-200" combo to replace my "not as sharp" 28-135, but I can't decide, so I wait, but I'll eventually decide, perhaps with some help from the various photo forums on the internet.

Pierre

I shoot birds with my Canon 100-400/4.5-5.6L IS lens and I wouldn't get half the shots I get if I had a manual lens.

I know because I also have a 400/6.3 Manual Lens... which I don't use anymore.

...and don't bring your dog...

Birds don't like dogs.

Have Fun.

Pierre

I should have added to my previous message that I have the 28-135 IS

Zoom Lens.

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Pierre

I am in the process of deciding between the 20 f/2.8 and the 20-35

f/3.5-4.5, and I can't buy both lenses...

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One thing I like from the 20mm is the close focus which would allow me

to make extreme travel pictures such as a flower patch from very close

in front of a mountain or a building.

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The 20-35 does not have as much magnification at 20mm. To get the same

magnification, you have to shoot at 35mm, but you lose the effect of

the 20mm lens that gives a much wider view for the background, which I

find more impressive.

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Have you traveled with the 20mm?

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Would the 20-35 be better for travel pictures?

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Thanks.

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Pierre