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New Gear: Nikkor 24-70mm f/2.8

28 Oct ’09 by Ben

finally got the 24-70 for the D700.  It’s a lens I love to hate honestly…  I’m not really a fan of mid range zooms.  I’ve owned both the sigma and canon versions of this lens before and never really loved using it but ALWAYS got great results.  I had the 24-105 with the 5Dii for […]

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nikkor 14-24mm

26 Oct ’09 by Ben

Well, because I switched teams to Nikon, I figured I owed it to myself to try the best UWA made these days.  The 14-24mm is an amazing lens.  It’s a very hefty piece of glass.  The FE is pretty cool looking but a PITA to clean.  But what this lens has is amazing build, it’s […]

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New Gear: Canon 35mm f2 and 100mm f2

5 Aug ’09 by Ben

Well, the 135L sold quickly which allowed me to order it’s replacement(s)!  I didn’t use the 135L all that much, but I did enjoy it’s speed for it’s length and the idea of using it as a travel tele (we haven’t been traveling a whole lot).  I’ve also owned a 85mm 1.8 at one point […]

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For Sale: Canon 135L

4 Aug ’09 by Ben

Yep, I’m selling my 135L.  I know I know, I’ve said I never would, and I’ve paired down my lineup with this lens as my travel tele (selling my 70-200 f4 IS) but the fact is I just don’t use this lens enough to justify keeping it.  I’ll be replacing it with something similar, but […]

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Lens Test: sigmalux -vs- 50L

26 Jul ’09 by Ben

Well a friend of mine came down to shoot a sunrise with me.  He knew I’d picked up the sigma so he brought his L along to do a shoot out.  We used my body because my siggy front focuses a bit (which I’ve corrected for in camera) but his 50L back focuses on my […]

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New Gear, Sigma 12-24mm!

23 Jul ’09 by Ben

Yes, I’m retracing my routes with this one was well…  I originally bought the siggy 12-24mm when I had my 10D knowing a 1Dii was in my near future…  It’s the go to wide prime for the 1 series IMHO because that body needs full frame lenses and the 17-40 and 16-35 lose enough of […]

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Lens Test Pattern…

22 Jul ’09 by Ben

yeah, needing to UL this obviously means I had to use it.  My BRAND NEW sigma is/was front focusing slightly (by 1cm).  So I went through the process of adjusting it in camera and it’s great now!  I’m at +10 which might be a tad too much actually.  When it was at 0, the back […]

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New Gear; Sigma 50mm 1.4!

22 Jul ’09 by Ben

Well I got a bit crazy this past week and sold off my 50mm 1.4 and the 100mm macro I’d traded for my 20mm 1.8.  My canon 50mm 1.4 was a good lens, it’s just that I’ve heard great things about the sigma so I figured I’d change things up a bit.  Basically the sigma […]

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Again?

17 Jul ’09 by Ben

Another 17-40?  Hell, you don’t even have to ask the question this time because I ALREADY AM!!!   So I was selling my 20mm 1.8 a few months ago and got an offer for a 100 macro as a trade.  I took it to try one out again, but I prefer tubes.  While it was […]

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New Gear; Canon 100mm Macro

9 Jul ’09 by Ben

This is a lens I owned a while ago, and ended up selling due to lack of use.  I’m 99% sure that will be the case again this time, but someone offered it to me in trade for my sigma 20mm.  So I swapped knowing I can sell this easier than the sigma.  These images […]

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Tokina 11-16mm

26 Jun ’09 by Ben

Someone on a forum mentioned this lens works at ~13.5mm on FF.  Well It’s a fantastic lens, so I had a co-worker bring his in today so I could try it…  Turns out it ONLY works at 16mm, so it’s not an option for me…

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FS: Sigma 20mm EX DG

20 May ’09 by Ben

Well, I’m selling the 20mm.  This is a VERY hard decision…  It’s a great lens.  Nice and wide (and we all know I LOVE wide lenses) and fast as well.  It’s just that I can’t keep both this and the canon 24mm so I have to pick one.  I like the width of the 20mm, […]

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For Sale: Canon 17-40 L

18 Mar ’09 by Ben

Yep, this is my second time around with the 17-40, and I’m selling it again.  The 2.8 zooms keep calling my name, especially now that I shoot indoors so much with Elias.  So I’m moving on the the older 16-35 I this time.  Hopefully I can deal with it’s soft corners (only when not stopped […]

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UWA lens test!

17 Mar ’09 by Ben

My buddy Markitos ended up one upping my 20-35 with a 16-35.  NOT a 16-35II but the original version…  That got me thinking, and I checked KEH.com and it turns out they had one for less than my 17-40 and 20-35 are worth combined.  I had a 16-35II for a while, but it was too […]

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New Gear: Canon 16-35 I

16 Mar ’09 by Ben

Well I’m back on the fence about 2.8 zooms again.  I’ve been loving my 20-35L, but it’s been bugging me owning 2 lenses with the same FL.  Especially when the same 2 lenses are/were later combined.  But I’d owned the 16-35II and didn’t like it’s size/weight, but I especially hate it’s hood and filter size […]

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