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Photo Forum / Digital Photography / DSLR Cameras / November 2006Picking the proper lens for your 5D
There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to mate it with the proper lens. http://www.auto-tel.com/ebay/200mmf215.JPG Rita > There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to mate > it with the proper lens. > > http://www.auto-tel.com/ebay/200mmf215.JPG Same thing posted in rec.photo. Either x-post or limit to one photo group, please. I know your pal Mark squared will object.  Signaturejohn mcwilliams >> There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to >> mate it with the proper lens. [quoted text clipped - 5 lines] > Either x-post or limit to one photo group, please. I know your pal > Mark squared will object. I object! ;) SignatureImages (Plus Snaps & Grabs) by Mark² at: www.pbase.com/markuson > There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to mate it > with the proper lens. > > http://www.auto-tel.com/ebay/200mmf215.JPG <guffaw!> Well, that's a better arrangement than the Nikon lens you duct-taped to that Kodak, anyway. Still a waste of great glass. ("Canon"? Don't they make printers, or faucets, or something?) Neil >> There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to mate it >> with the proper lens. [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Neil Pentax seems to specialize in optics and imaging. Mind you most of their cameras are endoscopes and endoscopes (ow ow OW!) > <guffaw!> > > Well, that's a better arrangement than the Nikon lens you duct-taped > to that Kodak, anyway. The Kodak feels better in the hand. > Still a waste of great glass. ("Canon"? Don't they make printers, or > faucets, or something?) True, but the only interest is the FF sensor not the sh.t that surrounds it. Rita >> There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to mate it >> with the proper lens. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Still a waste of great glass. ("Canon"? Don't they make printers, or > faucets, or something?) Sheets and towels! Signaturejohn mcwilliams In fact, I'm a word nerd. I get a kick out of tossing a few odd ones into my column, just to see if the pervicacious editors will weed them out. --Michael Hawley Neil Harrington wrote: >> There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to mate >> it with the proper lens. [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > Still a waste of great glass. ("Canon"? Don't they make printers, or > faucets, or something?) Sheets and towels! Signaturejohn mcwilliams _______________ That's it, sheets and towels! And now cameras too? Dang. Neil > There's absolutely no sense in buying a 5D unless you are going to mate it > with the proper lens. > http://www.auto-tel.com/ebay/200mmf215.JPG Isn't it nice of Canon to be compatible with Nikon's lenses? -Wolfgang > Isn't it nice of Canon to be compatible with Nikon's lenses? It definitely was a great strategy since Canon wasn't able to produce acceptable glass. They did screw me by not making all my FD lenses mount. I had to sell them in disgust. Rita >> Isn't it nice of Canon to be compatible with Nikon's lenses? > > It definitely was a great strategy since Canon wasn't able to produce > acceptable glass. They did screw me by not making all my FD lenses mount. > I had to sell them in disgust. You didn't "have" to sell them in disgust, you chose to sell them in disgust. Canon does, or did, produce a lens actually in the same league, if not a tad superior to the lens you are using, the 200mm f1.8L USM. (Photoszone grades the Canon at 4.6, the Nikkor at 4.1... SignatureSkip Middleton www.shadowcatcherimagery.com www.pbase.com/skipm >>> Isn't it nice of Canon to be compatible with Nikon's lenses? >> [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > tad superior to the lens you are using, the 200mm f1.8L USM. (Photoszone > grades the Canon at 4.6, the Nikkor at 4.1... All such lens tests are suspect. Anyway, Canon doesn't make an eBay-approved camera. Neil > All such lens tests are suspect. Anyway, Canon doesn't make an > eBay-approved camera. LOL! Rita > "Skip" <shadowcatcher@cox.net> wrote in message >> "Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message >>>> Isn't it nice of Canon to be compatible with Nikon's lenses? >>> It definitely was a great strategy since Canon wasn't able to produce >>> acceptable glass. First you say the MP-E is very good, next you say Canon isn't able to produce acceptable glass. Hmmm. >>> They did screw me by not making all my FD lenses >>> mount. I had to sell them in disgust. Poor you, I really held a gun to your head, didn't I? >> You didn't "have" to sell them in disgust, you chose to sell them in >> disgust. >> Canon does, or did, produce a lens actually in the same league, if not a >> tad superior to the lens you are using, the 200mm f1.8L USM. (Photoszone >> grades the Canon at 4.6, the Nikkor at 4.1... > All such lens tests are suspect. If they don't tell what I want, sure, they must be suspect. Can't have any odd test tell me I was wrong. But if they show what I want them to say ... well, then the test is obviously valid! Right, Neil? > Anyway, Canon doesn't make an eBay-approved camera. I wonder if all the great photographers used an 'eBay-approved' camera. Probably not. Anyway, Nikon doesn't make a 'me-approved' lens, and nobody gives a rat's behind, either, so there! -Wolfgang >> "Skip" <shadowcatcher@cox.net> wrote in message >>> "Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > show what I want them to say ... well, then the test is > obviously valid! Right, Neil? I am not the first one to point out that camera lenses are made to take photographs, not run lens tests. I'm not saying that such tests have no value, only that they are not the be-all and end-all of evaluating lens performance. >> Anyway, Canon doesn't make an eBay-approved camera. > > I wonder if all the great photographers used an 'eBay-approved' > camera. Probably not. [ . . . ] All the great eBay photographers do. But don't take my word for it; ask Rita. Neil > "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message >>> All such lens tests are suspect. >> If they don't tell what I want, sure, they must be suspect. >> Can't have any odd test tell me I was wrong. But if they >> show what I want them to say ... well, then the test is >> obviously valid! Right, Neil? > I am not the first one to point out that camera lenses are made to take > photographs, not run lens tests. True. > I'm not saying that such tests have no value, only that they are not > the be-all and end-all of evaluating lens performance. True. However, they are not completely without meaning. >>> Anyway, Canon doesn't make an eBay-approved camera. >> I wonder if all the great photographers used an 'eBay-approved' >> camera. Probably not. [ . . . ] > All the great eBay photographers do. But don't take my word for it; ask > Rita. What in the name of the Goddess is an "eBay photographer"? And is Rita one of them? -Wolfgang >> "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message > [quoted text clipped - 25 lines] > What in the name of the Goddess is an "eBay photographer"? > And is Rita one of them? <chuckle> Yes, Rita is one of them. The "eBay-approved camera" is sort of an inside joke with Rita, who uses a Nikon D2x and insists it is "the only eBay-approved camera." Neil > "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message >>> ... great eBay photographers do. But don't take my word for it; ask [quoted text clipped - 7 lines] > joke with Rita, who uses a Nikon D2x and insists it is "the only > eBay-approved camera." There are a lot of inside jokes with Rita, starting with the fact that "she's" a he. One of the more both prolific and amusing posters here, he can be alternately insightful and trolling by making truth-impaired statements with outward authority. Hard to get him to foam, but it's happened. SignatureJohn McWilliams But: Rita: You go, girl! <s.> >> "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message >>>> ... great eBay photographers do. But don't take my word for it; ask [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > There are a lot of inside jokes with Rita, starting with the fact that > "she's" a he. If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. Neil >>> "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message >>>>> ... great eBay photographers do. But don't take my word for it; ask [quoted text clipped - 11 lines] > > If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. Can you please provide a link? Or do you have first hand knowledge? == Signaturejohn mcwilliams >> If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. > > Can you please provide a link? Or do you have first hand knowledge? Don't do it, Neil. Let's keep John's fantasy and fixation alive. Once you burst his bubble he'll have to go back to weaving baskets since there are no other goals in his life. Rita >>> If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > are no > other goals in his life. Couldn't sleep, couldja, knowing your were once again the subject of a thread..... Happy T-giving, Rick, and Neil and all other fans of anyone...... john >>>> If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. >>> [quoted text clipped - 10 lines] > > Happy T-giving, Rick, and Neil and all other fans of anyone...... Happy Thanksgiving to you too, John. Who's Rick? Neil >>> If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. >> [quoted text clipped - 4 lines] > no > other goals in his life. BTW, where and how did this Rita-is-really-a-he business start, anyway? I remember your mentioning it some time after I first visited the eBay newsgroup. I'm really curious. Neil >>>> If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. >>> Can you please provide a link? Or do you have first hand knowledge? [quoted text clipped - 6 lines] > remember your mentioning it some time after I first visited the eBay > newsgroup. I'm really curious. I don't recall, nor do I really care to check sources, etc. Rita=Rick in my book, but it's not something I am going to pursue. I was curious enough to ask "Rita" straight up a few months ago, but got the expected obfuscation. He/she remains my favorite follower/fanboi. Signaturejohn mcwilliams >> BTW, where and how did this Rita-is-really-a-he business start, >> anyway? I remember your mentioning it some time after I first >> visited the eBay newsgroup. I'm really curious. > > I don't recall, nor do I really care to check sources, etc. Rita=Rick > in my book, but it's not something I am going to pursue. Sure! Go talk to the super sleuths over there in the eBay group you call "reliable sources" for your answer. They pegged me as "Fred" for the record. I like Fred. Will you call me Fred? > I was curious enough to ask "Rita" straight up a few months ago, but > got the expected obfuscation. You think you have it all figured out, why ask? > He/she remains my favorite follower/fanboi. Yeah, right. Funny you haven't killfiled me if this were the case. Like dog crap, you stuck to the bottom of my shoe longer than I wanted or needed. Rita >>> BTW, where and how did this Rita-is-really-a-he business start, >>> anyway? I remember your mentioning it some time after I first [quoted text clipped - 17 lines] > dog crap, you stuck to the bottom of my shoe longer than I wanted or > needed. Er, then you should k-f me. I rather like most of your posts, and you amuse me. What I clearly don't have figured out is *why* you hide behind the skirts of a woman. p-- lsmft >>>> BTW, where and how did this Rita-is-really-a-he business start, >>>> anyway? I remember your mentioning it some time after I first [quoted text clipped - 23 lines] > What I clearly don't have figured out is *why* you hide behind the skirts > of a woman. I'm still curious. How have you concluded Rita *isn't* a woman? Neil >>>>> BTW, where and how did this Rita-is-really-a-he business start, >>>>> anyway? I remember your mentioning it some time after I first [quoted text clipped - 20 lines] > > I'm still curious. How have you concluded Rita *isn't* a woman? Rick or Google or some other source will have to suffice. I'm done talking about him, or her, if a sex change should take place. For the record, I don't begrudge anyone his or her sexuality, orientation, etc. I just don't care for four flushers. Or at least that aspect of otherwise intelligent folk. Signaturejohn mcwilliams [ . . . ] >> I'm still curious. How have you concluded Rita *isn't* a woman? > > Rick or Google or some other source will have to suffice. I'm done talking > about him, or her, if a sex change should take place. I still don't know who Rick is. Are you saying that Rita is really named Rick? Google doesn't get me anything except stuff on Rita Berkowitz the "psychic medium and spirit artist." I doubt that's the same Rita Berkowitz since it doesn't say anything about her using a Nikon D2x. Neil >>>> If she's a he, he sure looks good in a bikini. >>> [quoted text clipped - 8 lines] > anyway? I remember your mentioning it some time after I first visited > the eBay newsgroup. I'm really curious. I'm really not sure why John has this fixation on me? I know every time he gets to mention this nonsense he perks up like a child on Christmas morning. I know he said it really doesn't matter to him, but this obsession is getting to the point were I think he might be a stalker. This really isn't beneficial for his emotional wellbeing. My guess is John's fantasy goes beyond what a couple of the super sleuths "claims" in the eBay group. Let it go, John! You got a killfile, use it if you really don't care. Rita >>>> "Wolfgang Weisselberg" <ozcvgtt02@sneakemail.com> wrote in message >>>>>> ... great eBay photographers do. But don't take my word for it; ask [quoted text clipped - 13 lines] > > Can you please provide a link? Or do you have first hand knowledge? Sorry, I can't. Neil >> Yes, Rita is one of them. The "eBay-approved camera" is sort of an inside >> joke with Rita, who uses a Nikon D2x and insists it is "the only >> eBay-approved camera." > There are a lot of inside jokes with Rita, starting with the fact that > "she's" a he. For all I care zie may be a transgendered bisexual switch, I still am not attracted to zir. > One of the more both prolific and amusing posters here, he can be > alternately insightful and trolling by making truth-impaired statements > with outward authority. Sounds like some account has aquired a second poster. Must be the virus that slipped through the XP bullets ... > Hard to get him to foam, but it's happened. Ah, but soo easy out of zir depth ... -Wolfgang > Yes, Rita is one of them. The "eBay-approved camera" is sort of an > inside joke with Rita, who uses a Nikon D2x and insists it is "the > only eBay-approved camera." And like you would recommend anything less to take pictures of your Beanie Babies? Rita >> Yes, Rita is one of them. The "eBay-approved camera" is sort of an >> inside joke with Rita, who uses a Nikon D2x and insists it is "the >> only eBay-approved camera." > > And like you would recommend anything less to take pictures of your Beanie > Babies? Certainly not! (if I even had any Beanie Babies) But I think Wolfgang was genuinely perplexed about the "eBay-approved" thing and needed to be tipped off. Neil > Certainly not! (if I even had any Beanie Babies) > > But I think Wolfgang was genuinely perplexed about the > "eBay-approved" thing and needed to be tipped off. It doesn't take much to perplex Wolfy. Thank you for filling him in. The latest news is there *might* be some eBay approved Canon dSLRs shortly. Rita >> Certainly not! (if I even had any Beanie Babies) >> [quoted text clipped - 3 lines] > It doesn't take much to perplex Wolfy. Thank you for filling him in. The > latest news is there *might* be some eBay approved Canon dSLRs shortly. Oh, no! Say it isn't so! Such disloyalty would be the unkindest cut of all. Neil > "Rita Ä Berkowitz" <ritaberk2O04 @aol.com> wrote in message >>> Yes, Rita is one of them. The "eBay-approved camera" is sort of an >>> inside joke with Rita, who uses a Nikon D2x and insists it is "the >>> only eBay-approved camera." [...] > But I think Wolfgang was genuinely perplexed about the "eBay-approved" thing > and needed to be tipped off. And here I was thinking an 'eBay-approved' camera was a nasty P&S with tons of marketing speech for the gullible ... -Wolfgang |
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