http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/03/19/out-with-the-old-and-in-with-thesmaller-and-lighter/ Sun, 07 Mar 2010 21:19:48 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.6 hourly 1 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/03/19/out-with-the-old-and-in-with-thesmaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-437 Tested my 85mm lens. at Dan Carr Photography Blog Wed, 08 Apr 2009 22:53:25 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=731#comment-437 [...] I sold my 70-200 2.8L IS to get one of the newer, sharper f4 versions I also picked up a Canon 85mm f1.8 to use for shooting [...] [...] I sold my 70-200 2.8L IS to get one of the newer, sharper f4 versions I also picked up a Canon 85mm f1.8 to use for shooting [...]

]]> http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/03/19/out-with-the-old-and-in-with-thesmaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-377 Dan Carr Tue, 24 Mar 2009 16:20:58 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=731#comment-377 Well so far after a few days i'm just in love with the f4. My pack feels so much lighter and has so much more room in it. Even the little things like the fact that i can store the lens vertically in my Think Tank Airport International bag when traveling. The lens is also at least as sharp as my 2.8 and I suspect a little sharper so no complaints there. I picked up an 85mm 1.8 yesterday to fill that wide aperture portrait gap and whilst i'm not 100% enamored on the build quality of non L lenses it is ridiculously sharp. Certainly sharper at 2.8 than my old 70-200 was so I think i'm onto a good thing here. Well so far after a few days i’m just in love with the f4. My pack feels so much lighter and has so much more room in it. Even the little things like the fact that i can store the lens vertically in my Think Tank Airport International bag when traveling. The lens is also at least as sharp as my 2.8 and I suspect a little sharper so no complaints there. I picked up an 85mm 1.8 yesterday to fill that wide aperture portrait gap and whilst i’m not 100% enamored on the build quality of non L lenses it is ridiculously sharp. Certainly sharper at 2.8 than my old 70-200 was so I think i’m onto a good thing here.

]]> http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/03/19/out-with-the-old-and-in-with-thesmaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-375 slr guru Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:41:39 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=731#comment-375 it'll be interesting to see if you miss the 2.8. i have been thinking hard about buying one recently and now you have made me think twice! it’ll be interesting to see if you miss the 2.8. i have been thinking hard about buying one recently and now you have made me think twice!

]]> http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/2009/03/19/out-with-the-old-and-in-with-thesmaller-and-lighter/comment-page-1/#comment-363 chip Fri, 20 Mar 2009 15:19:39 +0000 http://dancarrphotography.com/blog/?p=731#comment-363 thinking about doing the exact same thing myself... mind if i ask what you got for your used 2.8L IS? thinking about doing the exact same thing myself… mind if i ask what you got for your used 2.8L IS?

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