I have a new favorite lens and I'm lovin' it!!!

I just bought a used lens from the FM site (first time purchasing anything from there) and it is awesome! It was such a fantastic low price that I was so nervous on what condition it was really going to be in when I got it but it is in A+1 absolutely brand new condition!!!


My new "used" TS-E 90mm is AWESOME!!!! I am having so much fun trying out the different settings and learning (lots of learning) but it is FUN, FUN, FUN!!! It is slightly longer than what would work best for me on a crop body but this lens is so awesome that I will live with it until I can afford a FF or 1.3 crop!


I know I

lol...glad you

I guess that means Frustration is officially over. Congrats on the new glass, and on the new-found happiness.

LOL! Seriously, I

New toys are nearly always the catalyst for a new self-portrait... ;-)



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Sean,


Whats your new toy for this portrait?


Todd

Congrats Denise, you sound inspired. I

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Sean,


Whats your new toy for this portrait?


Todd

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Grid for my Paul C. Buff Large Foldable Octabox. I had purchased an ebay octa months ago, but it was a pain to set up and I only used it once or twice. I took the grid from the ebay octa and put it on the PCB one, and it fit perfectly. So, at least I'll get some use out of the ebay octa...

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My new "used" TS-E 90mm is AWESOME!!!! It is slightly longer than what would work best for me on a crop body but this lens is so awesome that I will live with it until I can afford a FF or 1.3 crop!

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Ummm...you bought the 90, right? You do realize that there's a 45mm, a 24mm, and a 17mm, right? Each of those lenses will cost less than a new camera.

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Ummm...you bought the 90, right? You do realize that there's a 45mm, a 24mm, and a 17mm, right? Each of those lenses will cost less than a new camera.

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Yep, and after much research and w/ the $ available at the moment, the 90mm was the best choice for me. First off, I wanted one w/ f/2.8 and according to many reviews, the 90mmis the sharpest of the bunch and would be best for what I'm hoping to use it for. With just learning and experimenting with TS, I preferred to spend around $800 instead of $2,000. When I do get another camera ...more than likely it will be purchased used alsoand will either be a 1d mk III, 1d mk IV or 5d II ...all depends how long I want to wait for one.


Denise

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In other words, she'll have a 1D Mark IV next week...
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HA! I wish!

Hi Denise what plans do you have for the TS-E? I

Denise, Congrats on the new lens---But I have to ask, Why a TS lens? I normally think of TS lenses being beneficial for architecture etc, but I haven

It looks like I sparked the curiousity of a few as to the logic behind my madness!

From what I had read (and I read everything I could find) about this lens is it was a very sharp lens and could be used for portraits, architecture, product photography and landscapes and also near macro capabilities. Bryan's first sentence in his review ..."The first tilt/shift lens Canon produced, the Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift Lens, is also Canon's highest optical performing tilt/shift lens" helped me decide on the 90mm even though I don't have a FF at the moment. He also stated, "The Canon TS-E 90mm f/2.8 Tilt-Shift Lens has nearly no light fall-off even wide open (f/2.8) unless shifted to near limits on a full frame body. CA is very well controlled on my first copy of this lens - better than the other TS-E lenses, but my second copy does exhibit a small amount wide open. Flare-resistance is high - flare only shows up with the sun actually in the picture (or similar extreme circumstances). Distortion is very well controlled.Combining a 90mm focal length and a 1.6' (.5m) minimum focus distance yields a very nice magnification of .29x. Even higher magnification performance can be achieved with the addition of extension tubes. Adding the Canon 12mm Extension tube allows magnification of .43x and adding the Canon 25mm Extension tube allows magnification of .6x. "

With all that, I liked that it was f/2.8 wide open and I wanted something that I could do some creativity with. I will use it for head shots when I have someone's head to take a shot of [:P] but I mostly wanted it for taking photos of the flowers in my gardens and of bees and butterflies. Yeah, I know I have a macro to do that but not in the same way that I can with this lens (once I learn how)!

I got a chance to use it for alittle while tonight but keep in mind I still really don't know how to tilt, rotate and shift to get the affects that I want but here a few shots I took. I love the sharpness, bokeh, saturation and that once I learn how, I can focus and blur where and how I want.

These are just trial and error shots ...

For this one, I love the sharpness at f/2.8 and the fact that this was handheld at 1/40 while manual focusing of course.


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This one was also handheld but at 1/125. I like that I was able to choose what I wanted in focus and that it came out ok even though the fish was moving around alot.


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This one was handheld at 1/30. Love the sharpness and background blur.


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Handheld at 1/20. I was able to just focus on the company name (a plug for the company I work for)!


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A few more random shots ...


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The last one would have turned out better had I used a tripod instead of handholding at 1/25 and the lighting was awful! Like I said, I have lots to learn but comments welcomed!

Denise

That is cool, Denise. I like the white and pink flowers the best and the root beer. It looks very sharpindeed, or is that just your sublime photographic talent?


How was the whole FM experience?


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That is cool, Denise. I like the white and pink flowers the best and the root beer. It looks very sharpindeed, or is that just your sublime photographic talent?


How was the whole FM experience?


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Thanks, Steve!

My FM experience was very positive! I also bought a macro slider from another person there and both items came within a couple days, packaged like brand new and in perfect condition! This lens didn't have one speck of dust on it and now signs of wear. I haven't used the macro slider yet but it looks perfect. Best part, I saved a ton of $$$!!

Denise