ha ha yeah the 580 is a flash. it is the one that can be used a transmitter and receiver. the 430 can only be a slave and can't fire other strobes.

i got the 70-200mm f4 L USM with UV filter and tripod collar. Needed something longer since all of my lenses are short range, especially on the full frame.

 

^^ hate hate you! I need that lens to complete my needs! lol

 

Lucky! i was gonna get the 70-200 2.8 but i got pocket wizards instead set me back $600 =(

 

yeah i have been wanting a longer lens for a while and it takes forever to save up for L quality ha ha. it was between the lens or a flash. so i found the lens for cheaper than normal with a uv filter, hood, lens bag, and tripod collar. Supposed to be coming in today so i'll take photos of it once it is here. Wish it was the IS version let alone the 2.8. Only lens i want now is the 16-35 and the 100-400 L lenses. then after that i won't need another lens. Also just a remote and a flash and i'll be done.

ha ha Did i really just say that?

 

E i want the 70-200, but i want the 2.8. Im trying to save but being in school makes it very hard haha. All my monies go to that.

 

of course. ha ha EVERYBODY wants the 2.8. But being that I am on full frame i'll get more DOF outta it anyways even tho it's f4. Plus i figured I would be shooting outside stuff with it mostly anyways, so i can settle for the f4 version. Im used to being limited to f4 with my 24-105 anyways.

 

Trying to get my hand on these EF mounts

There better that canons. $$$$$ No AF though witch is fine with me.

 

yeah with a big enough view finder u can focus easily anyways.

 

its hard to MF on DSLRs its not like film where you have that center focus point thingy in the viewfinder. i use zoomed liveview mode to focus with this lens. its kinda tricky but it brings back the nostalgia

 

How old of a film camera are u using? my rebel and elan 7e both had the focusing squares. now my old AE-1 Program had the focus ring ur talking bout. Can't find that camera no where. Wish I could. ha ha

 

i got this one

Nikon FA series

 

Nikon?

 

They have the katzeye screens for DSLR's that are very similar to that focusing style you were talking about.

 

u can swap out the focusing screen on a DSLR.

 

hey we gota start somewhere. my first DSLR was a Pentax K100D loL.

 

A more accurate or easy to use focusing screen would be a BIG help with my MP-E. No focus ring, no AF, just move your self to focus.

 

i want a macro lens soooo bad. i like to delve into all forms of photography.

 

As do I and the 100mm with tubes wasn't cutting it. I needed more than 2.4x mag, so thats why I got an MP-E. Now my problem is that I don't have good enough lighting for it. I only have a 430ex, with no money to upgrade to a twin lite or anything, so we shall see.

 

have u tried putting the flash on a remote like the pocket wizard so u can kinda just lay it down near the subject instead of being on camera? Idk if that would help, but just a thought. Ring Light would be awesome tho.

I want a macro sooo bad. I think the MP-E is for EF-s tho, so it's a no go for me. I'd prolly get the 180mm macro if i ever got one. Course it is over a grand, so it will be a LONG time. Nice macro shots by the way.

I am stuck to doing stack lenses ha ha

 

No the MP-E is not EF-S, it's most definitely EF, and as far as the flash goes, half my subjects are on walls, so it'd be hard to lay the flash on the wall. I customized a flash bracket to I could mount the flash horizontally but I need to adjust it a bit more so I can slide the flash too.