@fluf Careful with a lens like that. Note the maximum apertures...that is going to slow down AF tracking a lot. Might make getting action shots of wildlife, birds and sports difficult (and if the rumors are true about newer Canon cameras with that 61pt AF system...AF may not even work past f/5.6, in case you ever consider getting one of those.)
Canon also has extra capabilities for AF built into their lenses that is often utilized by newer cameras. Third-party lenses like Sigma's usually don't work with those extra capabilities, and sometimes they can't function properly.
@ShutterBug: Not saying it won't work. Just saying it will get pretty slow, and may make it more difficult to focus or track.
Even with my 100-400 L, which does f/4.5-5.6, has a hard time at f/5.6 on the 7D at times
yeah. You still don't get the extra benefits that Canon's better AF systems support, though
@fluf: BTW, if you ever want to get a better AF system, you should look into getting a second-hand Canon 1D series body. The 1D IV's are starting to sell like hotcakes. Once the second-hand market is completely flooded with them as people move up to the 1D X and 5D III, their price should get pretty cheap. I'm considering getting one of those myself if the price gets low enough.
see, this is my problem. I think about that crap. There are certain types of women I like, and when I see one, I think about asking them out on a date. But I think things through WAY too thouroughly...whats her mother like? Is she insane? Does she have a decent father? Is he a douche? Are they diligent and hard working, or lazy slobs?
Makes it really tough to actually get anywhere with a woman...
Not since shortly after I went vegetarian. I found a 2/3rds of a loaf of Ezekial 4:9 bread in my fridge...it must have been there for far too long (although it held up well, only a couple pieces were mouldy. I didn't eat any though...you never know.)
i just about fell outta my chair when he told me the price tonight. He offered to sell me a 55 lb bag if I wanted even - thats very very generous considering how hard it is to get ahold of over here
so, if you are shooting portraits in sunlight, and want to use fill flash to mitigate harsh shadows
how exactly do you do that? My brother is here on spring break, and he brought his girlfriend by to introduce her. I tried to take some portraits, but I really botched a lot of them.
Crank the flash more being the main one. You flash wasn't firing near enough. Its a common thing to happen around noon'ish. Everything is soooo bright, the flash doesn't fire much, even on fill.
The other one that will help the most, especially for eyes in this case, is a reflector positioned below them and reflecting the sun up into the face from below.
@rfusca yeah...bah. I wonder what went wrong. It was pulsing at some point...they said they saw it. But for whatever reason TTL didn't actually fire it during the shot.
well, that explains why those shots didn't come out.
@jrista the guy is convinced that salt + meat cooked in some magic way 'heals him' - he can 'feel the healing 20 minutes later' but everytime we suggest real experiments, he does dumb stuff lol
he's convinced that cooking chicken in salty soup in some very specific, but unknown, but sometimes hit by accident method is magic for him...its just so absurd
@jrista they're just different. They're faster and they sound like a jet engine, whereas mine is slower and quiet. The omegas are supposed to be the best at juicing greens though.