Digital BW, The Print

I had the 28-70 f/2.8L and sold it to buy the 24-70 f/2.8L.  Mine was
pristine, so I got almost what I paid for it at B&H initially.  The new
glass is noticeably better in prints, and wider.

I have the 1Ds.  If I had the 1DsII, I would be sure to own one of those
primes; the camera needs it. :-)

I tend to disbelieve much of the "bad copy" stuff I see on the internet;
maybe I'm lucky or too easily pleased.  Maybe it is mirror lockup and a
solid tripod with remote shutter release. :-)
I was afraid to buy the 17-85 for my Rebel XT from all the bad reviews;
maybe I got lucky, but it is a wonderful lens.  Even at 17mm, crane cables
from a shipyard are very sharp for a zoom with this range, with CA reduction
in CS2 of course.

Best regards,
John Moody

-----Original Message-----
From: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
[mailto:DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com]On Behalf Of Steve Kale
Sent: Wednesday, August 24, 2005 2:58 PM
To: DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com
Subject: Re: [Digital BW] 1Ds Mk III prediction (was new canons)

Yeah I'm sure.  I have been drooling over the 85mm f1.2L, the 135mm f2.0L
and the 180mm f3.5L Macro.  I am really not that happy with my 28-70 f2.8L
(the 100-300 f2.8L is much sharper).  But common sense suggests that the
more practical lens would be to upgrade to the 24-70mm f2.8L. I was really
hoping to hear an announcement re more new lenses.  Another concern I have
is the variability in production of these things.  Seems there are good
units and bad units.  I refuse to pay UK prices for this stuff and so have
typically purchased from B&H or Adorama while visiting NYC.  Makes testing
the individual unit a little difficult.


> From: John Moody <moodymz3@...>
> Reply-To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Date: Wed, 24 Aug 2005 14:36:23 -0400
> To: <DigitalBlackandWhiteThePrint@yahoogroups.com>
> Subject: RE: [Digital BW] 1Ds Mk III prediction (was new canons)
>
> Steve,
> Rent or borrow a 135 f/2 and a 35mm f/1.4, both L glass of course.  Better
> be sitting down when you open one of those 1DsII raw files....
>
> Best regards,
> John Moody
>




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