Re: New Canon EF 50mm f1.2L lens coming??

"Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
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> Skip M wrote:
>> "Mark²" <mjmorgan(lowest even number here)@cox..net> wrote in message
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>>>
>> Well, like I said, it was measurable, but not really visible in real
>> life usage. Like a review of a new, hot Sony CD changer I read a few
>> years ago. The reviewer questioned the idea that the specs on players
>> in general were refined to the point that any differences between the
>> one tested and a lower model were measurable, but inaudible, so was
>> that useful, or just bragging rights...
>
> Ya, it gets a little muddy I guess...
> -Even if there is some difference...I'm sure it disappears as soon as you
> try to hand-hold or pan with a non-IS lens vs. IS. But if there is a
> difference/sharpness loss, I'd like to know it.
> No luck on your memory of the site? :)
>
> Since you're a S.D. guy...
> I just went and handled/poked around with a 5D yesterday. What a nice
> sight to see a real frame once again!
> -I do wish they'd build it UP a bit...like the old 1N or similar... I
> made the mistake of driving up the 15 to North County Camera (Calumet now)
> on Friday afternoon! -Big mistake...took an hour and a half.
> The biggest trouble with this was the fact that the LONG, SLOW drive made
> me feel I'd better spend some time poking around in the store. -The
> result... An $850 pinch on my wallet! :) This is the hidden price of
> rush-hour traffic on San Diego freeways... They didn't get me for the 5D
> though...
>
> BTW, Skip. Do you use 550EX flashes? -Or have you bought the 580? I
> drove up there to pick up the
> ST-E2 remote flash controller, and ended up also buying a 580EX. WOW,
> does that thing ever have it all over my 550! I was shocked with how much
> faster the recycle times were, and also the smaller size/higher power
> combo...along with other very nice changes in design. I had a second 550
> some time back, but it fell with my old D30, and I never replaced it.
> -Mark
>
Hi, Mark,
Yeah, that drive on 15 is stultifying, isn't it? I used to make that drive
every day (I live in Escondido, and I used to work in Mission Valley for
part of the day...) and it gave me a great opportunity to catch up on
listening to music I hadn't heard in a while, audio books, news, the sound
of my own voice...
We have 580s, we never got any 550s. The 420 was enough for my purposes
with the D30, I pretty much only used it for fill, anyway. So the leap from
that to a 580 was a little startling, to say the least.
Calumet is a good place, it's still resisting assimilation to the hive, and
trying to be North County Camera, despite the guys in Chicago best efforts.
Larry and Tom are the guys to talk to, Larry is a working pro and Tom used
to be the mgr of NCC before the takeover. The old owner, John, is the
manager now, everybody moved down a notch. John's a great guy, but the
other two, and a guy named Trevor, are the fonts of information there. It's
just a little hard, sometimes, to get Trev to part with it...heheheh, in
case Trevor's reading this...

--
Skip Middleton
http://www.shadowcatcherimagery.com


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