Moonlit Sonata - Page 2

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #21 20-05-2011, 08:36 AM

Thanks for the kind comments Chris

A "lowly L"? Hmmm.. not really sure about that. Giving it a 9/10 and a "lowly" label is probably a little confusing to their readers. Personally, I love it for its ability to stay on the front of my camera for most situations I find myself photographing. Terrestrially, it's just a great all-round lens. It's quick to focus and the actions are all smooth. I notice that when I open a shot in DPP and apply its table-driven aberration correction routine to the shot, the result moves ever-so-slightly at the edges on the long sides. Given that, it shows that there is a very slight correction to square, but it's hardly noticeable. A few pixels at most.

I've had it on my QHY-9, piggybacked on the Taks, and found that at the extreme corners it did seagull a little. Nothing a 90% crop wouldn't fix. I didn't buy it for this purpose though - and assert that prime lenses are more designed for this type of duty rather then all-rounder zooms.

My score? 9 too.

hotspur (Chris) · #22 20-05-2011, 09:01 AM

Yes,Chris-I found the FM review on the lens a bit confusing,I have heard many say its a great lens,a friend was looking at buying one,so I was wondering what they were like.I imagine it would be ideal lens on the 5d2 for most use generally.Just not sure how it would be on a 50D.The images from your beach excursions certainly show so very fine images from it.

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #23 20-05-2011, 09:21 AM

Come to think of it Chris, Mike Salway would be the bloke to ask. I know that he bought one for his 40Ds after borrowing Humayun's 24-105 during a shoot a while back. While I find it great on the 5D-II, he'd give you his opinion of it on a DX camera. I gather that he was impressed enough to go for it.

iceman (Mike) · #24 20-05-2011, 09:25 AM

I love it. I did buy it after borrowing H's for a wedding shoot back in 2009.

It's always on my camera (40D).

The only time I take it off is to put the 17-70 on when I need a wider field of view.

hotspur (Chris) · #25 20-05-2011, 01:26 PM

Thank you for your thoughts on the lens,Mike and Chris.

I think sometimes,on various other review forums,people look at every angle of a product,and find some sort of minor fault and tend to harp on it a bit.Rather than actually going out into the field and using it regularly,and seeing what results are gained.

Sounds like a good 'all rounder',does it come with a hood when you buy it,or is that another 'canon extra'?.I can't say I've ever seen any images of it with a hood on.

Reason for asking thoughts,I have a Canon 10-22 mm lens I bought in October 2010,and have only used it three times,its not getting as much use as I thought it would,I seem to use my 17-55 much more (I love this lens-its certainly no L,but great for wide field,its earned a permanent place in my camera bag),But the 10-22 mm great quality,but infreqeunt use,make me wonder if a 24-105 would get more use.Might think about selling the 10-22 mm.

Cheers Chris

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #26 20-05-2011, 01:52 PM

Sounds like a good idea Chris - besides, the 10-22 EF-S isn't going to be much good on a 5D Mk-X later on.

hotspur (Chris) · #27 20-05-2011, 02:01 PM

Yes Chris-was thinking that too,pondering the 7D vrs the 5d2 question lately too-looking at the 5D2 option,so that is the other reason for asking.

cheers Chris

rcheshire (Rowland) · #28 20-05-2011, 06:53 PM

They are really something. The creamy 'terracotta' sand against the blue sky does it for me.

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #29 20-05-2011, 09:45 PM

Thanks so much Rowland. The colour of this sand appeals to me as well. I guess that it is basalt-based, as this is the colour of the rocks and surrounding soil on my property in Cooma.

bananarama (Deb) · #30 21-05-2011, 12:33 PM

Quote:

Thank you Deb!

You should come along one evening!

Only if you don't ask me to model.

dugnsuz (Doug) · #31 24-05-2011, 12:33 AM

You boys are producing very nice work with those 5D MkII's
Kudos!!!

Doug

Omaroo (Chris Malikoff) · #32 24-05-2011, 07:06 PM

Deb - I'll wait until your leg is better. The crutches may be good props in one sense, but...

Doug - thanks so much

Yes, I took Humayun's advice some time back and bought the 5D-II. It is a stellar performer, it really is. Do I feel a pull to the Mark III? Not at all - I'll be forever reaching the limits of this camera, if I ever reach them.