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June 15, 2010 at 8:51 am

It’s OK, I didn’t think they were your shots. :)

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June 14, 2010 at 11:45 pm

Brendan, those shots are stunning! God, I’ve a long way to go!

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June 14, 2010 at 5:42 pm

Hello, I’m curious, what would one use a 10stop filter for? Really, really long exposures? But of what?

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June 9, 2010 at 12:53 pm

I thought the 1.8 was the delicate one? :? I have a 1.4 and find it very good but I’d say the autofocus motor could be quieter.

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June 1, 2010 at 10:12 am

Thanks Andy, the look on his face is priceless! :-)

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May 31, 2010 at 7:44 am

Thanks Dave. :)

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October 29, 2009 at 4:05 pm

Thanks Brian. Where did you see the 24-105? There’s a 24-70 on adverts.ie for €1050!!! He’ll be lucky!

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October 13, 2009 at 1:20 pm

I see, thanks. I’ve learned something today!

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October 13, 2009 at 12:55 pm

Ballyman wrote:

Mine’s a 1.6 crop as well on a Canon 40D. The 1D MkIII that Paul above uses has a 1.3 crop.

Thanks. I was hoping you’d say full-frame! BTW, I thought the 1D was full-frame sensor so would have CF of 1. No?

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October 13, 2009 at 11:14 am

Thanks again guys.

Ballyman, just one more Q please. Did you use a full-frame or cropped sensor for the soccer and horse-racing shots? My crop factor is x1.6 so 200mm translates
to 320mm.

Regards,
Noel.

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October 12, 2009 at 3:57 pm

paul wrote:

I’d definitely say use AI Servo and the centre only focus point.

Then it’ll come down to your camera and the lens, and how good you are at tracking your subject.

OK, thanks Paul. I’ll give it a shot. BTW, which lens did you use for the Flickr soccers shots?

Thanks for the advice guys. I was considering the Canon f/4L but I’m starting to lean towards the Sigma f/2.8.

Regards,
Noel.

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October 12, 2009 at 3:02 pm

Thanks Ballyman. Did you use the Sigma 2.8 for your Flickr shots?

If so, have you noticed any sharpness/CA probs at 2.8 or 200mm?

Appreciated,
Noel.

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October 7, 2009 at 10:00 am

brianmacl wrote:

I just got a 70-200mm f2.8 sigma lens. it is great, and much less pricey than the canon version and I presume cheaper than the nikon version.

anyway 70-200 on a cropped lens seems pretty good length but I have to say I soot interiors mainlly so yhis is not my area of expertise

Can I ask you where you bought it Brian? I’m keen on getting one of these.

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October 6, 2009 at 9:15 pm

Thanks Mick, I wasn’t aware they’re based in Hong Kong.

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October 6, 2009 at 4:18 pm

AndyL wrote:

Just ordered one from here:

http://www.warehouseexpress.com/product/default.aspx?sku=10000537

with a free 2x Teleconverter! Perfect for some surf photography where the extra reach will come in very handy!

I’ll post my findings when I get my grubby paws on it…

Hello Andy, I had a look on the WHE site and I couldn’t find any mention of a free TC. How did you find it?

I’m starting to swing towards the Sigma camp :)

Thanks,
Noel.