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That's such great news, tinplater. I am very much looking forward. Thanks so much

tinplater wrote:

I love the little pancake. Use it on my SL1 making for a very small and compact combo. Lots of fun. And very, very sharp. (much more so than the 24mm pancake which I also have).

Mar 31, 2016 19:38:22 #

Hi Bob,

Just one dry pancake. No stack, no butter, no syrup or whipped cream, and no fruit either, just one dry little flat pancake for the cost of a flat-screen 32-inch Smart TV. I shopped hungry :)

rmalarz wrote:

You get a specialty lens...Pancakes, what else? 8-)
--Bob

Mar 31, 2016 19:33:34 #

Super info, Notorious T.O.D

I will be sure to see what I can get for architectural shots in the fram while downtown and in the neighborhoods. We also have lots of bridge in Lowell -- and canals with locks and such as well.

Notorious T.O.D. wrote:

My daughter bought this lens a couple years ago. ... (show quote)

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Mar 31, 2016 19:30:28 #

Thanks amfoto1,

Yes, this goes along what the reviews I am reading. I had not looked at the lens until the deadline for the coupons were coming due.

I am finding lots of good information here at UH, of where to go and what to do, plus I was reading that it is a good lens for street shots.

The preconceived ideas that I have should guide me on where to go, and what to look for -- and it is not that I could think of everything -- so the thing to do is ask other photographers, of course. Thus the question.

What's preconceived is not loose zoo animals running through downtown, but where I will be when whatever happens happens, like downtown. So street shots, means a route downtown for me, which will send me through neighborhoods of the city as well, and give me a chance to see what happens in reflection shot as well. Because of the DOF that comes with being under 50, not flattening the field, I am thinking of going to where people hang out too, like down the esplanade by the Merrimack River, to see what's happening. This should get me close to the forest, where I can shoot some late-afternoon, maybe sunset shots that I can compare with the Tamron shots from last week. That's a full day of preconception -- unless the lens comes during a rainy day, and it's the indoor shots that I find myself taking and looking at right away, learning the lens, getting more ideas.

Thanks again

amfoto1 wrote:

When I was shooting film, I always used either a 3... (show quote)

Mar 31, 2016 19:12:05 #

Thanks, acelow, very much. I am hoping this to be the case.

acelow wrote:

I have one. I use it as my every day lens for general photography. Very quiet and fast focusing. You will not be disappointed.

Mar 31, 2016 09:34:35 #

Thanks very much, Curtis.

You bring up the family gatherings, and have me looking forward. This seems like quite the little lens.

Curtis_Lowe wrote:

Here are a few shots at 70mm, using the Tamron 70-200:

http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/8005349/
http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/8007815/
http://yourshot.nationalgeographic.com/photos/8007769/

These are great shots you shared with us.

I have used that lens at indoor family get-togethers as it is less imposing and has larger aperture than my zooms.

Mar 31, 2016 09:31:26 #

Awesome information, Bob. Thanks very much. I almost went for the 50, and decided to save a couple hundred. So you confirmed my decision. I could not help but think that I might even favor the less-expensive 40 over the 50.

bobmcculloch wrote:

I've had it almost since it came out, use it quite a bit, it's unobtrusive, probably my second favorite lens, favorite non-zoom, I use it on my T4i and it's like a 50mm on a 35mm as far as I'm concerned, equating to about 60mm I feel it's even better as 50mm was always a bit short on film cameras for me.

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Mar 31, 2016 09:29:15 #

Thanks very much, Allen, such great info. I'm thinking it'll be the one on the camera when I spend holidays with family, for instance.

Allen Essek wrote:

That's a great and useful lens; it's very sharp, and so extremely compact that your camera will be, a completely different tool in your hands, with that tiny flat lens, mounted on it. You'll be sure to take it with you, to places where you would've left your camera at home without it. You'll find that the 40 mm focal length, is fun to shoot with as a prime, it 'll prove to be useful, and you're certain to enjoy using it, and will be glad that you got it.

Mar 31, 2016 09:27:41 #

Thanks very much, tmehrkam. I just got the 6D last year, using almost my entire budget, so have the 75-300 USM, the Tamron I mentioned is my brother-in-law's. Thus, the 40 fills the bottom gap. The 70-300 being a better lens than mine, I am thinking that it may come to the 40 being the one I keep snapped on.

tmehrkam wrote:

I purchased this lens some time ago. Mainly because of it's size and weight. The thought was to have a lens small enough to fit in my shirt pocket when riding my bike with my camera and 70-300mm lens. It does that job very well and takes good sharp pictures.

I have a small case that fits my camera with 300 attached like a glove so I have no space for a larger lens. It is a great value.

Mar 31, 2016 09:24:32 #

Dear cmc65,

That's such an awesome suggestion. Alas, I cannot drive because of a disability, something I used to love love to do, and going to the mountains is just where I'd go if I could. Thanks very much. Nowadays, I use my patent leather Mozo's, and public transportation :) Bu tnow you have me thinking, that I can look forward to a west coast vacation at my sister's, hopefully sooner than later.

cmc65 wrote:

Don't walk. Drive out to Mt Wachusett and take the mountain road up to the top on a clear day. 360degree views of mountains. There are lookout stops on the way up and then on the way down. You can always hike up one of the many trails but it can be a test of endurance with your gear.

Mar 31, 2016 09:20:26 #

Great info, Ted, something I was hoping to hear, and makes me excited while I wait for the delivery. That's how I shoot

Ted Liette wrote:

I have this lens and I really like it. When I went to Gettysburg PA, I used it for indoors and outdoors as there's a lot of scenery to photograph. I'm sure you'll find something, just take a walk outside and let your eyes be the viewfinder.

Mar 31, 2016 09:16:36 #

Hi RPavich,

I'm going out with it for a day. The particular focal length and distance the photographer can get to the subject, yield different results for the photographer when the trigger is pulled. Thus, different lens give the photographer a different set of shots to take. For instance, I am thinking that indoor portraits ought to be fairly nice. On the other hand, shooting the bald eagle from afar -- I should not even attempt that if I want to see its expression.

rpavich wrote:

Can I ask...why you ask this?

What are you really asking (since you can point your camera in any direction and pull the trigger and it will make a picture) with any lens you have bolted to the front.

Mar 31, 2016 09:11:44 #

That, surely, and I've thought the same before I ordered on the impulse. Also, there seems to be so much that can be accomplished aesthetically at 40 mm, and getting within a foot of a subject, making it a versatile fixed lens. Then again, I'll find out soon if it becomes a favorite, or gets left in the bag.

rmorrison1116 wrote:

I never quite understood that lens. Is what makes it special it's physical size?

Mar 30, 2016 22:56:58 #

Thanks very much, Bill

Bill_de wrote:

Those are great shots!

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Mar 30, 2016 22:45:51 #