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<p>I'm using a 5d mk1 and would like a portrait lens with a bit more reach than my 85 1.8 and would like to play with macro shots. Is there a big difference between the L and non-l lens?</p>

<p>I do have both and use them both quite a bit. the 17 is on for landscape/landscape and 24 for people/landscape. The IQ seems better on the 17</p>

<p>Thanks for the helpful responses (Dave A !). The question seems like a reasonable one, particularly since it is pointed to people like Bob Atkins who have put a tremendous amount of time into the tech side of this hobby. Of course, many of my favorite photos came from my iphone. Sometime I just like the coolness of the machine. I do have some decent glass and am very tempted by the 70-200 2.8 but I fear that I may resent the added weight. Though not in the same IQ league, I even resent the heft of the 24-105. The 17-40 and 85 1.8 are my favorites.</p>

 

<p ><a href="../photodb/user?user_id=14630">Bob Atkins</a> <a href="../member-status-icons"><img title="Admin" src="http://static.photo.net/v3graphics/member-status-icons/admin.gif" alt="" /><img title="Subscriber" src="http://static.photo.net/v3graphics/member-status-icons/sub10plus.gif" alt="" /><img title="Frequent poster" src="http://static.photo.net/v3graphics/member-status-icons/3rolls.gif" alt="" /></a>, Jan 14, 2010; 12:03 p.m.</p>

 

<p>"Probably the day after you buy a 5d MkII, though if you wait a little longer I hear the 5D MkIV will really be a killer camera."<br>

Sarcastic snobbery is always unbecoming.</p>

 

 

<p>I have a 5D mkI. I like it.<br>

I got to play with a friends 7D. I really liked the focus, iso, and screen. The video has great potential<br>

Based on history, when should we expect a Mk III of the 5D?</p>

<p>Thnks<br>

Marty</p>

<p>My main pc does have a video card with a hdmi out and the sony has (4) hdmi in, but they are 2.5 rooms appart. I would love it if there were some kind of wireless hdmi sender/reciever gizmo available. I use a logitec squeezebox that does the same thing for audio. I can use the ps3 to do wireless browsing but it is a far cry from lightroom or Bridge.</p>

<p>I have a very nice Sony HDTV and enjoy viewing photos on it via my Sony Play Station 3. It works but is very slow for larger files. The ps3 also can't read RAW files (which is my primary format). Is there a component that is geared for viewing at high resolution? The tv is within wireless range of my PC. Both the wireless and dvd/cd viewing via the PS3 are slow. I use Lightroom2 and CS4.</p>

<p>Thanks,</p>

<p>Martin</p>

<p>I use a canon 5d and ps cs4 but have a lame printer and limited space. I'd prefer to have choice photos printed on very good machines by people that are good at it.</p>

<p>Is Bayphoto a good choice?</p>

<p>I notice that they only handle jpg. Are there any shops that print from RAW?<br>

Thanks</p>

<p>Martin</p>

<p>I am getting frustrated with white balance. Lightroom give some good options for correcting this but I'm not sure where to start. It seems that if i use a white card before a group of shots that will give me a point to balance to...<br>

<strong>Is there a spec on the card?</strong> If you have done any painting at home, you know there are more shades of white than grains of sand.</p>

<p>Is it possible to <strong>set the white balance for a group</strong> of shots in Lightroom 2 in one step using the dropper tool?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

<p>Martin</p>

<p>I use the 24-105 and like it. I use it on a 5D with a grip and would not tolerate any more weight. It can't touch the much cheaper 85mm 1.8 for IQ.</p>

<p>Does anyone have experience with sending the work to someone like bayphoto for higher quality printing for small quantities or singles. I've never sent anything out for printing. off topic: will a print shop work from RAW images?</p>

<p>I've got an hp all-in-one printer that does a fairly poor job of printing. I use lightroom and cs2. I have a Samsung on a hdmi cable.</p>

<p>I don't print over letter size.</p>

<p>What is the sweet printer?</p>

<p>Thanks</p>

I have a 5D and use the 24-105 and like it much more than I did on my 20D. I'm considering adding the 17-40 f4.

I primarily shoot portraits of my kids and landscapes as marketing images for my landscape company. Is the

17-40 redundant with the 24-105? also have the 50 1.4 and 85 1.8.

 

Thanks

 

Martin