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It was just a bit of light hearted banter

Sorry, it's hard for us sometime sunset shooters to tell at times


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 12:51 pm
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Not particularly that relevant to the op but my lenses in order of least used on my Sony (crop sensor) are...

Tamron 70-300mm f4

Sony 18-55mm f3.5 kit lens

Minolta 50mm f1.7 - my usual choice for walkabout

Want a wider prime next - prob 35mm and also something really wide angle.


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 1:02 pm
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Sorry, it's hard for us sometime sunset shooters to tell at times

Sunsets! That makes you a pro. I mainly shoot cats - in boxes....

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Posted : 21/03/2013 1:04 pm
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Sunsets! That makes you a pro.

Nope, can't be. I clearly don't take enough pictures of cranes on dull days from oblique angles.


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 1:07 pm
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Having now bothered to read the whole thread and your camera body choice, if you can afford it the already recommended by many £822 (Warehouse Express) Canon 24-105mm f/4 would be ideal.

Read a review from (in my opinion) the best (i.e. most accurate) online lens review site [url= http://www.lenstip.com/240.1-Lens_review-Canon_EF_24-105_mm_f_4L_IS_USM.html ]HERE.[/url]


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 1:58 pm
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Nope, can't be. I clearly don't take enough pictures of cranes on dull days from oblique angles.

weather looks a bit iffy, what's stopping you.


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 2:42 pm
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That makes you a pro. I mainly shoot cats - in boxes....

You are Erwin Schrödinger and I claim my £5


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 2:47 pm
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weather looks a bit iffy, what's stopping you.

I live in Australia - weather's glorious. Oh, and I have a real job to get to....


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 10:07 pm
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Back before I jumped ship I used a Canon 24-105L rather a lot... and it was pretty good, but then I bought a 24mm prime which was so much better.

Currently I am using a Nikon 24-70 f2.8 most of the time, and if I were going back to Canon I would probably get the equivalent. It is a big, heavy lump but optically it is superb and the extra stop of light is so handy both for low light situations and nice background blur.

That said, I think I am going to invest in a 24mm, 50mm and 85 or 105mm in the near future as that should cover most my basis - and for Ultrawide I have a 12-24 anyway... and the long end covered by a 70-200 2.8 and 300 4


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 10:32 pm
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Currently I am using a Nikon 24-70 f2.8 most of the time, and if I were going back to Canon I would probably get the equivalent.

There isn't an equivalent, trust me. 😉


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 10:56 pm
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I live in Australia - weather's glorious. Oh, and I have a real job to get to....

Oh well, there's always the beautiful sunsets.
'real job' ? I had one of those once, never again 8)


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 11:26 pm
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a fast 35 and a set of legs?


 
Posted : 21/03/2013 11:55 pm
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If I only took one lens with me, it would be a 50mm prime.

If I had to have just one, then it'd be my fast fifty. If I was allowed two, then the 50 and the 12-24 (crop sensor Pentax).


 
Posted : 22/03/2013 12:02 am
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Oh well, there's always the beautiful sunsets.

Every cloud, MrSmith, every cloud....

*looks out of window* Oh, there aren't any!


 
Posted : 22/03/2013 12:25 am
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24-70 f/2.8


 
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