This Is The New Recipe Chat Thread...

[Sunkist]

I wouldnt worry about that. Some mates were trying to convince me I didnt need a 70-200 2.8 IS, so leant me a non IS. Brilliant bit of glass. My next purchase for sure.

Seen those, look nice. Although considering how small and light it is Id ditch the lenses and get a nice flexible zoom lens.

Youre a sick man Craig... Go talk to your wife then!

fkn lol ryan you havnt been around long enough me thinks hahahahah

[zei20l]

nick you should get the 70-200 F4, its lighter, and smaller too.

[GoldZilla]

I wouldnt worry about that. Some mates were trying to convince me I didnt need a 70-200 2.8 IS, so leant me a non IS. Brilliant bit of glass. My next purchase for sure.

Yeah, I'm getting by without the IS - the only shaky shots I've shot so far were indoors at a Uni graduation where I didn't think it would be curteous to use a flash and I was a long way away at the back of the hall, and there were too many people around to set up a tripod.

nick you should get the 70-200 F4, its lighter, and smaller too.

Nah, I'm liking this lens more and more as I use it, and I like the extra stop of light, as well as the DoF. Can't afford another lens for a while, anyway. I'm just going to put up with the weight.

[zei20l]

you wouldnt be using it at such a large aperture anyway?

i run mine around F7.1 anyway. so wouldnt matter anyway.

[WAGON_BOY]

Seen those, look nice. Although considering how small and light it is Id ditch the lenses and get a nice flexible zoom lens.

whats that LOL and how does it differ ?

[bigkevracer]

whats that LOL and how does it differ ?

Instead of carrying two lenses, you'll only need one that'll do everything.

[GoldZilla]

you wouldnt be using it at such a large aperture anyway?

i run mine around F7.1 anyway. so wouldnt matter anyway.

Yeah, but sometimes I like to shoot wide open. And it's about options - it's always good to have options, right?

[zei20l]

fair enough! i understand that

[Dunc]

Yeah, I'm getting by without the IS - the only shaky shots I've shot so far were indoors at a Uni graduation where I didn't think it would be curteous to use a flash and I was a long way away at the back of the hall, and there were too many people around to set up a tripod.

To be fair, chances are your flash wouldnt have been able to throw sufficient light to assist you here any how

Maxed out your usable ISO range already? Very much a rock and a hard place situation if you had

[GoldZilla]

To be fair, chances are your flash wouldnt have been able to throw sufficient light to assist you here any how

Maxed out your usable ISO range already? Very much a rock and a hard place situation if you had

Yeah, no doubt.

Yep, ISO was maxed out, I should see how much I can recover it - it was mega-grainy.

[zei20l]

just use a noise reduction program. sometimes they work well. i guess it comes down to how noisy your camera is at whatever ISO youre using.

get a 580ex speedlite, its got 200mm zoom (i think)

[Dunc]

Ive seen Noise Ninja do some fairly amazing things. Smart software.

If Nick has a crop body & his lens was at 200mm then even the 580 wouldnt help - as he'd technically be at 320mm. Ive never shot with a monopod, but under those sort of circumstances it might work well..?

[zei20l]

ahhh yeah i forgot not everone owns a full frame (yeah im a snob lol)

i dont own a monopod either, they look like they would come in handy for that sort of work

[Dunc]

Additional spontaneous zoom ftw

[zei20l]

its fake zoom

[Dunc]

ITS REAL TO ME

[zei20l]

awwwww

full-frame envy?? lol

[bigkevracer]

Careful Iain... everyone else has Canons, and we'll gang up on the odd one out who bought the Nikon! And I do mean odd!

[zei20l]

lol youll gang up on the person who made the right decision??

[Dunc]

7D with a 70-200 L feels like a fairly 'right' decision to me