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<p>Hi,<br>

I'm considering buying the Canon 135 f2 L series lens as a portrait lens. It will usually be on a 5D Mk II and perhaps occasionally on a crop frame such as a 7D or 40D. Lighting conditions will vary from studio to fill flash to existing (often existing church indoor). I'm currently shooting mainly with a Canon 70-200 2.8 L and a Canon 24-105 4.0 L but the sharpness of the 135 prime pictures I've seen really has me wanting it.<br>

I know that 85mm FF is considered the "correct" focal length for portraiture. But the last prime I owned (decades ago, before I got away from photography for a while) was a 135, and I left it on my camera most of the time--it was my favorite go-to lens.<br>

I know there's no "right" answer here; I'm just looking for input from people who use 135 for portraits or from anyone who has a good basis for 85/135 prime comparison.<br>

TIA.</p>

<p>So, I was shooting a wedding last weekend. I was supervising, in addition to myself, three photographers (one of whom, a visual arts person with very little shooting experience, was essentially apprenticing). All went very well, and said visual arts person got a half-dozen really stunning, creative shots . . . before the xti with which I'd equipped her turned into a brick. (At least I had the foresight to give the 5D MkII, 7D, 40D, and the L lenses to the more experienced folks.)</p>

<p>The only thing I can figure is that she changed cards with the power on. That's an experiment I have never tried nor cared to, so I don't know if that could brick a camera. Might that have done it? If so, is there any fix short of sending it to Canon? No secret reset button hidden within behind the mirror or deep within the battery compartment, for instance?</p>

<p>TIA.</p>

<p>Hi,<br>

After playing around with a friend's 2-light studio kit for a while, I'm getting ready to buy a 3-head pack kit for some friends' weddings I'm doing over the next few months. Before I take the plunge, though, I could use some info on a few matters, seeing as how I've never done much with studio or any off-camera artificial lighting before.<br>

1) If I have a 3-head strobe kit--one with a power pack on the floor, not monolights--must I use all three heads, or in some situations may I use 2 or even 1 without damaging anything?<br>

2) If I'm firing three heads, how many pocket wizards do I need? One for the camera, obviously . . . and I assume a second one that I plug into the power pack, right? (I'll also be using the PW card for my Sekonic meter). In other words, I don't need a separate PW for each head, do I? (This probably comes under the heading of "stupid question," but when an extra $300 is involved I'm willing to sound stupid if it will save me the $$$.)<br>

Thanks for any advice.</p>

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>Hope I'm posting in the right place. I'm shooting digital, then uploading to Wolf Camera and picking up the prints at the store. Or at least I was. Wolf has abruptly closed all of its nearby locations. Thus I'm in the market for a new lab.<br /> I need to be able to upload, and I guess I don't mind getting mailed the prints. If I'm going to do it that way, I am interested not so much in location as the best results on the best paper. My only limitation is that it needs to be in the continental US (or Canada if shipping the prints from there isn't a hassle).<br /> I do a lot of scenic work, some existing-light portraiture, color and B/W, and I often like to print onto 8x12.</p>

<p>Thanks for any input.</p>

<p>Hello,</p>

<p>I'm a rusty photographer who's fairly new to DSLRs. I'm currently shooting a Canon xti and a 40D.<br>

My xti has developed some dark lines that are sharper and more noticeable when I'm stopped down, and still visible but fuzzier at larger apertures. The problem persists with different lenses.<br>

This doesn't resemble the dust specks of dirty sensor shots I've found on the web. I'll attempt to post a link to one of my shots here, with arrows included to point to the lines in question:<br>

My question is: is this dirt, or something worse?</p>

<p>Thanks for any help/input.</p>