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1 Canon EF Fixed Focal Length Lens - 180mm f/3.5 L Macro USM 2005-06-13 Dispatched Yes [smilie=b:
See Dod.....CT listens to his voices.
Yes but 'er indoors is threatening to fit me with earplugs! :lol:
Yes but 'er indoors is threatening to fit me with earplugs! :lol:
Double bonus :lol:
Congrats on the lens
1 Canon EF Fixed Focal Length Lens - 180mm f/3.5 L Macro USM 2005-06-13 Dispatched Yes [smilie=b:
You weak man :wink:
Postman's been! :D Great service again from 7dayshop - dispatched from Guernsey yesterday and postman was hanging on the bell at 10am this morning.
Initial impressions...
It's a superb metal built lens, as you'd expect for this much money, and it's quite heavy. It certainly feels like a quality lens. It has the usual switch for Manual/AF and another for selecting Macro or Normal (short tele) focusing. Autofocus is virtually silent and as smooth as butter but it is on the slow side, which was expected from the reviews I've read. IN AI Focus mode though once you have a lock-on it seems to hang on to it quickly and effortlessy.
The lens focusing is all accomplished internally so the length of the lens never changes unlike a lot of macros which is very nice. In Manual Focus Mode the big wide rubberised focusng collar is very smooth and the high gearing means the screen snaps very positively in and out of focus with quite moderate turns of the focusing collar which is important as no doubt Manual Focus will be the order of the day for most extreme macro shots.
I'm really pleased with it so far and looking forward to getting some shots with it but it's way too windy here today to go looking for bugs with a hand held macro lens! :cry:
It's really dull and overcast here today but I just got this quick shot at 400 ISO hand held. It's a jpeg and it's had no noise reduction or other processing except sharpening. The first shot shows the full original image and the second, which is a crop, represents 1:1 reproduction from that original.
http://www.tomkinson.org/albums/Ced-Jan/full_size.jpg
http://www.tomkinson.org/albums/Ced-Jan/crop.jpg
thats not fair, i have to go out hunting squirells!
LOL I actually took this shot from the front room through the double glazing. There's three of 'em out there at the moment.
i had to walk for a good 15 mins, then crawl on my belly up to the buggers! bloody townie me...
bloody townie me...
Me too mate - I'm in the middle of concrete city and have to drive a long way in any direction to find nice landscapes. Fortunately we're right on the edge of a park which makes up for a lot. :wink:
Availabe light shot - tripod mounted - remote release - no mirror lock-up. ISO 200
http://www.tomkinson.org/albums/Ced-Jan/flower.jpg
Aperture f8.
Another nice thing I've just discovered is that the camera mounted 580EX provides full flash coverage at closest focusing distance with no lens shadow thrown on the subject, even with the len hood fitted, which is something I really didn't expect to be honest. Really convenient!
i bet your credit card company like you ! ;)
LOL
My stuff got delivered to my hotel today after being shipped yesterday ! a little quicker than expected as i dont arrive until friday !!!!!! LOL
Looks an awesome lens CT ! :)
i bet your credit card company like you ! ;)
Well they wont do because they just offered me this card interest free for 6 months, and when the 6 months is up I'm choppig it up. :lol: I'm making the most of it in the meantime though. :wink:
My stuff got delivered to my hotel today after being shipped yesterday ! a little quicker than expected as i dont arrive until friday !!!!!! LOL
No playin' with it then - you're on business!
LOL if you saw the itinerary they have put together, i have so much free time its unbeleivable !
Plus they are putting us on a yacht to watch the start of the race !!!!! :) and paying for us to go on this http://www.bostonducktours.com/
Mind you our boat is second to last ! ;) LOL
Plus they are putting us on a yacht to watch the start of the race !!!!! :) and paying for us to go on this http://www.bostonducktours.com/
Some people get all the luck!!!
I hope you have not been volunteered as a mascot :wink:
LOL Steve ! no not a mascot! well i hope not ! lol
Hopefully will get some good pics ! :) or images, photos, snaps whatever we are calling them nowadays ! lol
They do helicopter tours or whale watching cruises ! may see about one of them ! ;)
Oh and it took 5 years to get any of this ! lol have put up with a lot of ***** so i wouldnt say "all the luck" just having a little at the moment ! ;) LOL
What did you actually order in the end?
What did you actually order in the end?
100-400, 17-40 and 3 batteries ! lol i couldnt stretch to that other item we were talking about !
I have a little left over and now need to decide if i need a tripod or flash more !!!! lol
100-400, 17-40 and 3 batteries ! lol i couldnt stretch to that other item we were talking about !
I have a little left over and now need to decide if i need a tripod or flash more !!!! lol
Have you thought about how you are going to get all that home and especially through customs without paying all the duty?
100-400, 17-40 and 3 batteries ! lol i couldnt stretch to that other item we were talking about !
I have a little left over and now need to decide if i need a tripod or flash more !!!! lol
Have you thought about how you are going to get all that home and especially through customs without paying all the duty?
Yep :)
Tripod or flash will wait until i get back though ! not going to get them there ! Ill give meself a hernia with that lot !
Yep :)
Good, thanks for clearing that up :P [smilie=n:
I think we had better leave that here as we have taken CT's thread totallyy [smilie=o: [smilie=w:
Carry on fellas, I don't mind. :lol:
Speaking of tripods this price is just crazy. I'm gonna grab one just for the portabilty.
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/product_info.php?manufacturers_id=&products_id=996 54
http://www.7dayshop.com/catalog/images/enlarged/prod_88786.jpg
Thats good value !
I been terrifying myself looking at some of them ! lol I remember about 20 years ago spending 20 quid on my current tripod ! i darent put the 20d and 28-80 on it let alone my 75-300 !!!! lol
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