that didn't take long

[misterx]

I decided to sell my Canon 20d and didn't even get a chance to post it on LJ or Ebay before it sold. I mean, go me and yay and all that, but yeesh. :)

And no, I'm not quitting photography. I upgraded to a 5d. I actually did it a few weeks ago, but I wanted to wait a bit to announce it. For me, switching to a new camera is an initial thrill, followed by a short depression caused by not being able to produce effectively. Switching cameras means that you have to take a lot of the judgment and "feel" you have for your tools and toss it out the window. Suddenly you're several steps back. And while it's exciting to learn, it also bothers me losing some of the instinct I've built up. So, I wanted to wait for my equilibrium to adjust, so I could be properly excited when I told everybody.

And let me tell you, it rocks. :) It's the same layout as the 20d, but so different too. The shutter sound is more dampened, quiet and precise. The viewfinder is brighter. I have true spot metering! There are fifteen ISO choices instead of six. There are 50% more pixels, and less noise. It's more refined in general. But perhaps the biggest change is the full frame sensor. Removing the 1.6 crop factor associated with the 20d's smaller sensor makes all my lenses their true length. At 17mm, my 17-40 looks like a fisheye to me.

Anyway, it's good stuff. The lens length changes are taking some getting used to, and may require me to shift my lens mix around a bit, but I'm not complaining.

Here, have some wide angle goodness:

Comments

[queensuzi.livejournal.com]

Since your talking cameras and all...
What kind of lens do I look for if I only want to take portraits? I took Syd to a portrait studio and the camera they used was just a better model of my Nikon d-50. just with a nicer lens.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

I'd say something in the 50-100mm range, with an aperture than can open to at least 2.8 so you can get good depth of field. Beyond that, read reviews of individual lenses to make sure you pick one that is sharp and with good color.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

btw, the snakebite icon doesn't mean anything. LJ has decided my user pictures should be randomized when I post or respond. I've given up and just decided to go with it.

[brujaoscura.livejournal.com]

You CAN select a default image(like I did with my tat.... the random naughty pic got me in a LOT of trouble)

[xbrokenx.livejournal.com]

woohoo! :D

[misterx.livejournal.com]

I have one set (the raven on red background), but it's ignoring it.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

oh indeed. :)

[zeppo-marx.livejournal.com]

Well, colour me jealous! But, on the bright side, I think that I might finally have the cash saved up by this summer to make the jump to SLR. And I'm hoping that the 30D's get clearance priced once the expected 40D gets announced - especialy if the 40D comes with the new 10MP sensor which, by all accounts, is actually noisier than the 8MP version.

Then all I'll need are four or five lenses, filters, 1.4X teleconverter, a flash, a sturdier tripod, a camera bag, a ..... second mortgage.... :)

[cuntishness.livejournal.com]

AAAAAAAAAAAAHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH

so excited for you!!!! i'm bouncing!
seriously, i only get more excited than this when people get new puppies!

thank you for the comparisons and please post more whenever you come upon them!

[ianlyzu.livejournal.com]

i really like your icon. it's a good/flattering pic of you.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

with all that, you might need an assistant too.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

thanks, i figured you'd appreciate it. :) I haven't shot that much with it yet, haven't had a serious photo outing lately. Too much computin' on the new site, and being sick. Hopefully in the coming weekends.

[misterx.livejournal.com]

well thank yuh ma'am