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[loonibab325i]

Please email me high res pics at loonibab@hotmail.com, i'm loving these pictures! thanks!

[Digitalwave]

#2 and #4 are amazing. What camera/lens?

[///M Powered]

Hah, Camera is a 10d with a 12mm? Nice pictures man.

[YAN-3]

fo sho what TJ said. what camera and what lens? that e46 is uber HOT

[MikesJo]

Thanks guys, camera is a Canon 10D. Lens in the wide shots are a tokina 12-24/F4, third shot had a polarizer on it that's why you can see through the windshields. The last two shots were with a canon 85/1.8 lens.

[Digitalwave]

The 85mm f/1.8 is on my "to buy" list. Great pics again man.

[MikesJo]

Thanks TJ. You'll love the 85mm 1.8, I use it more than my 70-200/f4. The tokina belongs to a buddy of mine, I don't have a super wide but have a 17-40 instead. The tokina is nice but is way to slow for action shots, doesn't focus fast enough. My two most used lenses are the 17-40 and 85mm, the 50mm and 70-200 more than 75% of the time do not get used.

The 85 has to be the fastest lens I've used and is extremely sharp.

[Digitalwave]

Which 50mm do you have, the 1.8 or the 1.4?

I've got a Peleng 8mm circ. fisheye, Sigma EX 18-50 f/2.8 and Tokina 80-200 f/2.8. I'd say I use them all about equally. Probably the 80-200 less but its gets a lot of use. I need some fast primes (30mm f/1.4, 50mm f/1.4, 85mm f/1.8) but those will come down the road. Still want to get a 580EX and a new tripod soon.

I've heard good things about the Tokina, but it seems hard to produce fast ultra wide angles. Even the Sigma 8mm fisheye is only f/4.

[MikesJo]

Since the wide angles are so wide, I don't see a point in making them any faster in terms of aperture, but focusing speed is different. They let in a lot of light already for how wide they are.

I have the 50mm 1.8, don't really see a need for the 1.4. I always have a tough time deciding between car related stuff and camera equipment, I usually end up going for the camera stuff, lol.

The 580ex is a nice flash, though I don't do much flash photography. I see you recently joined on FM as well :). It's a great site.

[MikesJo]

Hah, Camera is a 10d with a 12mm? Nice pictures man.

How'd you know?

[Digitalwave]

Since the wide angles are so wide, I don't see a point in making them any faster in terms of aperture, but focusing speed is different. They let in a lot of light already for how wide they are.

I have the 50mm 1.8, don't really see a need for the 1.4. I always have a tough time deciding between car related stuff and camera equipment, I usually end up going for the camera stuff, lol.

The 580ex is a nice flash, though I don't do much flash photography. I see you recently joined on FM as well :). It's a great site.

I think there are too many gear snobs on FM, I've been spending my time on POTN. www.photography-on-the.net Check it out if you haven't before.

I've been considering the debate between the 50 1.8 and 1.4 and I don't really see the need for the 1.4 either. Its only 2/3 stops faster and almost 4x the price. I don't even think I would use the 1.8 that often but it will be nice for pinch situations. I don't care that much about build quality either.

I'm pretty cold on the car scene... I've dumped too much money into my car so I just dumped $2,000 into camera gear instead :)

[Jarvis]

Amazing pics. I especially like the third.

[MikesJo]

You know the nice thing with camera gear though, is if you buy used, you're pretty much guaranteed to get like 90% of what you put into it back, $ wise. The only thing you lose out in is the camera body. I was stupid the first time and bought my 10D new, never going to by a body new again, lol. All my lenses are used.

[Digitalwave]

I bought my 350D new just because I'm scared of used electronics. Used lenses are fine but I wanted a fresh body with no clicks on the shutter.

[///M Powered]

How'd you know?

Checked the EXIF data.

I feel you guys on the camera money, I've been putting a lot towards it and forgetting about my poor car haha.