SPLASH!!! I took the plunge

Montana · Jan 28, 2010

Larissa, the prices will drop even further this Spring. I would wait and see what happens on the used market in a few short months.

sinjans · Jan 28, 2010

Montanna,

I somewhat agree. It seems like the price of the mark II version is gonna be insane though. Speaking with my camera guy here leads me to anticipate a few dollars off the mk1 soon after release. It was'nt worth it fro me to wait till spring for a few bucks. Also i would have spent the money on lighting and beer by then :lol:

, which i still plan to do. But it would be impossible form me to cough up that much dough during the prime light and beer season we get here.

Larissa,

I can say its an awesome lens but not from experience as i am newborn to this big boy. I can tell you that the feel and the speed and the IS are dreamy as is the bokeh produced at 2.8. It is about as heavy as a gold brick but a monopod can help with that. Im a big guy and can swing a few more pounds around then the average person, but even handholding it for 20 minutes yesterday forced me to posture up (which will improve my technique). I will probably get a monopod soon to help on the long days. The pros call it the bees knees so thats why i went there personally. I dont want to be trading gear anymore as it is a pain in the arse. I will post pics of what an amateur can do with this lens in time to come. But the pros really make it shine.

robertwsimpson · Jan 28, 2010

sinjans said:
Thanks people. I managed to get the pooches to the dog park before dark here today. Very low light handheld f/4 1/320 ISO 1000. Again not expecting C&C on this as it is a snapshot. I have a family shoot this wekend and will post some of thos eon sunday. Thanks again

lol @ the loop of slobber going over his face

sinjans · Jan 28, 2010

Ha. Yeah they get drooly at the DP

sinjans · Jan 29, 2010

Well i managed to get out for a bit at lunch today AGAIN with the pooches. Honestly i never bought this lens exclusivley for dogs but they are good practce. So far i am in love with this lens. A few of the posted pics below are slightly OOF but shows how great this lens is. I will get better with it and I will soon add some extra lighting tools to my belt. excuse the shadows. All these were handheld at 2.8 at about 1/3000 ISO 200 Thanks for looking.

LarissaPhotography · Jan 30, 2010

I've heard people complain about the weight before. I (TJ from Larissa Photography) usually shoot wedding candids with a 50mm, so that would be a completely different feel having a weighty lens.

TJ K · Jan 30, 2010

LarissaPhotography said:
I've heard people complain about the weight before. I (TJ from Larissa Photography) usually shoot wedding candids with a 50mm, so that would be a completely different feel having a weighty lens.

No I'm TJ :lmao:
Congrats on the new lens! A 70-200 is like the most amazing thing ever. 2.8 what more can someone ask for.

uplander · Jan 30, 2010

Get over the remorse. This is one lens everyone should own. It's not that heavy ( an EF 400 f/2.8L is heavy and I still shoot it handheld). I'm not sure how much they can improve it with the Mrk II except with better IS.