i have a sigma 2.8.. its alright in my opinon. i really bought it for the 2.8 factor for concerts and what not.. a little bit soft on the edges but its stil good and useable... i was starting photog when i got it for $300. and keeping it until i can save up (justify myself to buy it lol) and buy the canon version at about $1k (24-70 or 28-70).

here are a few examples.. and keep in mind the photobucket ones dumbs it down alot :/ (the first 2)

 

L series FTW!!!

 

there are perfectly decent ones out there though for the price, like i said before, im askin for the tamron 70-200 f2.8 for xmas, just cause i dont have the money or intrest to spend over a grand on a camera lense.

I think Tamron has some reliable stuff, but I don't see myself ever owning a Sigma lense

 

Yeah Tamron has been around for a while I think. And considering some of the pics I've seen taken with Tamron lenses, I'd say they're just about as good as anything else out there.

 

i dont trust tamron...everytime i pick one of their lenses up it just feels crappy. but i wouldnt mind owning the 17-50 2.8. i have a sigma 10-20 and love it. havent had a problems with it. my friend says it craps out in the cold, which moving back to philly ill find out soon enough haha.

anyway from friday. the last nighttime shuttle launch ever.

 

I have got to find something else to take pics of lol. I think I'll head downtown tomorrow and take the cam along.

 

compare lenses and you'll see a difference in sharpness, color, and contrast.

 

im not into photography enough and dont have the money to spare on a $1k camera lense, that price is just absurd IMO

 

Lol Ritz/Wolf has some lenses for $9k.

 

yeah, uhm that is the last thing i will ever spend 9 gees on hahaha

 

first two shots are just two random shots with my fisheye.


Camera equipment on the other two shots:
Canon Elan 7e body
Canon 10d body
Canon 5d body
Canon 24-105mm f4 L IS USM lens
Canon 28-80mm f3.5-5.6 lens
Canon 15mm f2.8 fisheye lens
Manfrotto tripod with quick release head.
Tiffen 77mm Circular Polarizer filter
Tiffen 77mm UV filter
Lowepro Computrekker backpack
Lexar Pro 1gb CF card
Lexar Pro 512mb CF card
Sandisk Extreme III 4bgb CF card

 

That a 24" iMac?

 

sure is. I need a copy of Photoshop for it soooooo bad. iPhoto doesn't have near enough control over anything. i can't even downsize the files.

 

all that fisheye's givin me a headache!!

i want one though

 

Seriously. x_x

 

ha ha well that was the best lens for me to use to take a photo of my equipment in the low light that i had. ha ha

 

i hate taking photos and they look good through the lens and on the LCD on the back of the camera but once u get them on the computer they look COMPLETELY different and look like crap.

 

got CS3 for free.........

 

here are some shots i just took like 30 minutes ago. On the LCD screen on the camera the exposures looked awesome and perfect. Once i got them on my computer they were all WAY too dark. These are the edited versions. Still not happy with them. The way they look on my camera and through the lens was the result i wanted.

 

no fishing!!! get that fish lense outta there!