Quote Originally Posted by Oren


Hey BES, this is a bit off topic, but I'm about to get the 50D I believe and not quite sure about the lens. I think it'd be the 17-85 for now, but I'm just not sure. Could you please send me some of your shots with this lens? (I'm talking about the original files straight out of the camera - JPEGs if possible)


Thanks; and don't forget to have fun with your new toy (...the 40D [img]/emoticons/emotion-2.gif[/img]).
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hi Oren


I purchased 50mm f/1.4. I had no time to even try it on, I will do it on weekend.


Sure I can send you some shots, they are not the best but it is not the lens, it is ME, [:'(]


How do I send them to you? I have no problems with forwarding some shots. It will have to wait till evening or morning but I can certainly do it. I have them on my home computer and I am at work right now--lunch break. By the way, the shots I posted in my first post were not at all altered, they were straight from the camera, no photoshoping or else as I do not even know how to use it yet. I have Photoshop Elements but every time I tried something (honestly, I think I spent a total of 30 minutes in it) I turned original into something scandalously goofy and ugly. Again, operator error here. I had no time to read the book or anything, I work for living and time is a very limited comodity these days. I know some people do magic with photoshop, I'd like to learn this skill, but for now I need to learn my camera and how to take pictures before I learn how to fix what I messed up or enhance things. By the way, I was agonizing over which one to get at the time when 40D came out and was not sure if not to go with Nikon D80. When I got my recent lens and tried now both cameras for size and "feeling", I am glad I made decision to go with 40D, it feels better although heavier. For woman it is a big deal, I think I need to start working out. God help me when I pop a flash on top of it! Carpal tunnel for sure!