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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 08:59 PM
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$80 lens...
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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u sure it wasn't an expensive L lens? cause sharp shots are only taken with L lenses according to some people......
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:00 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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not a fan of that shot. like the first two the best.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:01 PM
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Originally Posted by Nastos
hhaha this aint a bird but...




yeah im prob gonna go shoot tonight after work if i get off at a decent time
Nice catch, fantastic shot.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Originally Posted by Elijahtc
u sure it wasn't an expensive L lens? cause sharp shots are only taken with L lenses according to some people......
there are various degrees of sharpness between ef and L. are still arguing about the moon shots? hah, take a 200mm shot with an ef lens and a 200mm shot with an L lens fully extended shot of a distant object like the moon and you tell me which one will be sharper?

elijah, please dont take any of my comments to heart.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:04 PM
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Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:05 PM
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nah im just saying, just a lens doesn't mean one shot is gonna be better than the other. Yeah it does help but a tool is only as good as the person using and the knowledge that person has with the tool.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:08 PM
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candid quick shot

Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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photojournalist style shot?

Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:09 PM
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Originally Posted by Elijahtc
nah im just saying, just a lens doesn't mean one shot is gonna be better than the other. Yeah it does help but a tool is only as good as the person using and the knowledge that person has with the tool.
Skill matters of course, more so than quality of equipment I believe that. Get two competent photographers however give them 2 different lenses and take a shot of the exact same thing and the better lens will have better results.

this is what Im trying to get at. the moon is just a sample case. However it does take skill to take good photos and a keen eye. I was just mentioning a while back that the moon photos wasn't the best example.

equipment does matter when its in the hands of a good user Ive seen this first hand. not that the equipment necessarily makes the photographer, but the equipment less restricts the users potential.

my friends 20d with a 2.8 70-200L lens smokes anything my 50d and 70-300 ef is usm lens can ever hope to muster. Sharpness, saturation and contrast is on a whole different level.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:11 PM
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Originally Posted by RnB180
Originally Posted by DonNguyen
or this

this I like. taken with the 50mm also?
yes
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:24 PM
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idk man, Don's taking some pretty awesome shots with a 50mm $80 lens.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:25 PM
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Head shot from a shoot:
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 09:29 PM
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That looks like this guy Adam I know.
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 10:09 PM
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hahaha alas is back in town
Old Jan 14, 2009 | 11:36 PM
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Bah I want to go out and take some photos now. Been just taking photos when I go out with friends. Might go out tomorrow and take some new shots.
Old Jan 15, 2009 | 12:30 AM
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i need to stop working from 8 to 6 so i can get some decent day time shots.. i wish i could use 50mm with my d60 but im no good with the manual focusing..
Old Jan 15, 2009 | 01:16 AM
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Originally Posted by kiss_kiss_kill
ok ok ok.

someone comment on my goat, dangit, lol.
he looks like he might be droppin a deauce lol
Old Jan 15, 2009 | 01:24 AM
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Originally Posted by Elijahtc
photojournalist style shot?

thats a quality shot looks like it would be in like some sorta academic/college brochure lol



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