08-21-2010, 07:17 PM
[quote name='Vieux loup' timestamp='1282387099' post='1990']
Thank you again to Wim and Brightcolours for good advice and ideas. And Brightcolours, how in the world do you know that I wear glasses? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> And Wim, I suppose you completely change strategy if you go with mostly primes; a lot of cropping and resizing which you can do because the sharpness is such that you can pick out whatever detail you want?[/quote]
Funnily enough I rarely crop. I normally see a scene and know which lens I need to get the framing I want, and where to position myself more or less for the perspective I want. Apart from that, I have always tried to fill my negatives to the max (which also meant I had to do my own printing, because laboratories always cut off too much), and that is no different now, with digital.
I do find myself cropping if I haven't been able to anticipate something happening, like this juvenile songthrush recently, which suddenly appeared in one of the branches of a potted (large pot, 1.4 meters high) weeping cedar in our garden. I just got a 100-400 and the 1D Mk III quickly, and managed to shoot a few frames in successionat 400 mm through a double glazed window before it flew off. Although the composition was fine IMO, you didn't see too much of the bird, so I cropped that by 30 % or so.
That's a typical situation where I do crop, but other than that, I just try to get the framing right the first time.
I actually found I used zooms as varifocals anyway, IOW, as fixed focals with the ability to frame a little. However, in most cases with most zooms I found I either hovered along the extremes (UWA and WA at the short end, tele zooms at the long end), or right in the geometrical middle FL. So I figured I coudl just as well go back to using primes in that case, for better IQ and larger apertures. I don't regret at all I did that, although I was afraid I would <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />. I always thought I would never sell my 70-200 F/4L IS, bu tI find I don't miss it.
Well, I reckon you probably need at least three bags: one rucksack model for trekking/hiking/walking, one that holds all (camera(s), lenses, flash, accessories, etc.), and one smaller one for the minimum type of gear you'd want to take along (1 camera body plus 2 to 3 lenses).
Personally I prefer LowePro for those tasks, although I do like Crumpler for the combined office and photography bags (laptop with assorted stuff, writing materials, and camera with 3 or 4 lenses and assorted stuff) <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='' />.
Kind regards, Wim
Thank you again to Wim and Brightcolours for good advice and ideas. And Brightcolours, how in the world do you know that I wear glasses? <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/mellow.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' /> And Wim, I suppose you completely change strategy if you go with mostly primes; a lot of cropping and resizing which you can do because the sharpness is such that you can pick out whatever detail you want?[/quote]Funnily enough I rarely crop. I normally see a scene and know which lens I need to get the framing I want, and where to position myself more or less for the perspective I want. Apart from that, I have always tried to fill my negatives to the max (which also meant I had to do my own printing, because laboratories always cut off too much), and that is no different now, with digital.
I do find myself cropping if I haven't been able to anticipate something happening, like this juvenile songthrush recently, which suddenly appeared in one of the branches of a potted (large pot, 1.4 meters high) weeping cedar in our garden. I just got a 100-400 and the 1D Mk III quickly, and managed to shoot a few frames in successionat 400 mm through a double glazed window before it flew off. Although the composition was fine IMO, you didn't see too much of the bird, so I cropped that by 30 % or so.
That's a typical situation where I do crop, but other than that, I just try to get the framing right the first time.
I actually found I used zooms as varifocals anyway, IOW, as fixed focals with the ability to frame a little. However, in most cases with most zooms I found I either hovered along the extremes (UWA and WA at the short end, tele zooms at the long end), or right in the geometrical middle FL. So I figured I coudl just as well go back to using primes in that case, for better IQ and larger apertures. I don't regret at all I did that, although I was afraid I would <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />. I always thought I would never sell my 70-200 F/4L IS, bu tI find I don't miss it.Quote:I now certainly have enough to start my actual trying out process and I will keep you up to date on how it works out. Obviously, the first step is to find a shop with all or most of the models in store to try out. I have a feel that we will have the 60d with video and maybe the D700 with video before or during the Photokina, which might make my choice either more complicated or simple, as the case may be. Do you have a good suggestion for a good bag to stuff a body and some lenses with a little bit of accessories like flash, etc? My old bags have holes and mold all over them, so they need to be renewed. <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/huh.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
Well, I reckon you probably need at least three bags: one rucksack model for trekking/hiking/walking, one that holds all (camera(s), lenses, flash, accessories, etc.), and one smaller one for the minimum type of gear you'd want to take along (1 camera body plus 2 to 3 lenses).
Personally I prefer LowePro for those tasks, although I do like Crumpler for the combined office and photography bags (laptop with assorted stuff, writing materials, and camera with 3 or 4 lenses and assorted stuff) <img src='http://forum.photozone.de/public/style_emoticons/<#EMO_DIR#>/biggrin.gif' class='bbc_emoticon' alt='
' />.Kind regards, Wim
Gear: Canon EOS R with 3 primes and 2 zooms, 4 EF-R adapters, Canon EOS 5 (analog), 9 Canon EF primes, a lone Canon EF zoom, 2 extenders, 2 converters, tubes; Olympus OM-D 1 Mk II & Pen F with 12 primes, 6 zooms, and 3 Metabones EF-MFT adapters ....