the 70-200 2.8 auto focus works in good conditions with the 5Diii and 2x but in dim light you have to manually focus. I would assume the same is with other lens. If you want the entire list of compatible lens, just check the canon product page of website.
This is an absolutely incredible picture that is framed beautifully with a wonderful level of contrast.
it is quite a shot.... I don't think you could have picked a better aperture.
As Hong Kong is duty free, it is always going to be the least expensive and Hong Kong is known as the place to buy electronics. It is not difficult to find a reputable vendor at a great price but like any where, you can also get burned. Going through Amazon should make it a little safer as you stated they have a good rating. If you provide the vendor name I can check on the vendor for you. But I am not sure about customs duties charged coming into the States. There should be some i would imagine but I wouldn't know as I have lived in Asia for a long time and go to Hong Kong periodically. I have been always happy with electronics and camera equipment there.
It really boils down to what you want to use the lens for. I personally prefer the 100mm L IS as I find that it serves as a very good macro lens for florals and such (don't do insects) while also being a prefect portraits / food lens as well as the occasional outdoors group portrait shot. The 180mm requires you to be too far away on food shots and I shoot a lot of food / cuisine shots. I don't need a telephoto lens as I already own a 70-200mm f2 lens which i use often. The only thing that found the 180mm to excel in over the 100mm is a more narrow depth of field so if you are using it for nothing but true macro photography, it may be your best choice, not to mention you can more easily stay out of way of your light if you only want it for macro shots only.
Now to address the comment on the 100m f2.8, I happened to own both lens (sequentially) and did not see that much difference between the 100mm L IS other than perhaps a little more vignetting with it wide open but I had an opportunity to upgrade so i did.
Great photos. Very beautiful.
Thank you to all of you for your assistance and expertise. You have all given me very beneficial insight in the huge avenue of options in digital processing and I hate changing my mind half-way thru anything.
I hope that I will be able to assist you as well in the future...
Best Regards,
Todd
Iry in hiding...
Thank you for going "off the board" with your insightful suggestion. I was going between iPhoto and Aperture only because my "non photography" Mac friends like iPhoto although when I looked at Aperture, it seems to have advantages. But fortunately, I also have Lightroom and based on your input, it seems that your suggestion would be the "long term" way to go.
I appreciate your input to assist with my limited knowledge on the matter.
Todd
Thanks Ruthiel, your approach is in line with my initial thoughts but I was just thinking that if I am determined to include PhotoShop into the process, I could cut out at least one. I shoot in Raw only so I do at least minimal processing on every photo so i was hoping to streamline.
Todd
Thanks Berm, now that is an interesting point. I use DPP currently for very basic adjustments but what I was looking for was a more sophisticated organising system than the very fundamental/manual system i have developed. Maybe it has the capabilities i need and I am not using it to its fullest extent. But ultimately, the intention is to learn photoshop and if aperture is more powerful, I might as well get into that routine.
thanks for your thoughts.
Todd
Thanks.... iPhoto does seem to have unique features like "Faces" and "Places" (although my camera doesnt have GPS) and it seems that many things that Aperture does can also be done in PhotoShop.
Dear UHH's,
I really would appreciate your insight and guidance on this topic. (And my first post although i have been an admit reader for a month or so now) I originally learned photography on film and only recently got back into it as well as a life long PC user and made the decision to convert to a Mac because they are "supposedly" better at image processing and as PhotoShop is not easy, I figured I would learn everything at once, using a Mac, Photoshop, etc. But before I even get started i am hit with choices on using iPhoto or Aperture. They seem to overlap in some areas and when i read the help sections, I am led to believe that i should start with iPhoto then use Aperture but is this necessary. Should i just use iPhoto and then PhotoShop (if necessary) or Aperture and then PhotoShop (if necessary). Your assistance would be greatly appreciated as i currently organise my photos the old fashion way (manually and very un-scientifically). No need to discuss the Mac decision as it is already done.
Thank you so much,
Todd
I use to own a 60D and it is a very good camera and puts out a good photo for most uses and now that it has been out for a few years, it should be pretty affordable. The only thing i found it just a little weak on is action/sports photography, hence the reason i traded up. But everything else, it offers great value for the money.