New Lens! (Tamron super zoom)

[Mike D]

Holy moly Bill! Is there any pp on those shots?

[Hillary]

Man I really need this lens.


Dang y'all are killing my checkbook

[Bill M]

Very cool Bill. You clearly have some skills in post that I need to learn!

Thanks John. Learning the PP is an ongoing process.

Holy moly Bill! Is there any pp on those shots?

Just a little bit Mike. I was surprised at how nice there were OOC.

Man I really need this lens.


Dang y'all are killing my checkbook

Heck you need to get one. You could get a bunch of good shots on the hunting trips this year.

[Limbwalker]

Just be forewarned that it's deceptively heavy for it's size. It's 4.5 lbs in a lens that's just 13 or 14" long when it's collapsed. I got used to my 2.5 lb. 200-500 and wielding this beast is taking some getting used to.

No, it's not a 500 f4, but still. I'm sure the VC is helping a lot at 600. That's the other part - hand-holding at 600mm takes some steady hands. Esp. when you're on a crop body like I am, and you're really hand-holding the equivalent of 960mm! Yikes!

[Limbwalker]

A few from this morning. These are jpegs straight from my 50D - no sharpening or other work. I'm sure with the right PP, they would really shine.

[Kill zone]

My daughter loves taking pictures and I would love to get her
a nice one for Christmas . Don't know about that price. lol...

[Limbwalker]

Kill Zone, I know probably 50 people who tell me "I wish I had a camera like that!" LOL. To which I always respond - this isn't the last one they made you know. ha, ha.

A really good lens for outdoor photography that won't break the bank is the 50-250 IS STM Canon lens. It's made for crop body cameras like my 50D, and it can be found for under $175 most places. It's really really sharp. They call it the "nifty two-fifty" for a reason. With the crop body, it's the equivalent of a 400mm lens on 35mm.

Combine that with a clean used 20D or 40D and for about $500 your daughter can have a killer combo she will really enjoy.

The other comment I love when people see the photos I take is "Wow, you must have a really good camera!" LOL. I love that one. I usually say "yea, and I hear Hemingway had a great typewriter too!"

[Limbwalker]

From a week ago at Matagorda

[Hillary]

I'm officially in the club.
This lens is ridic.
That is all.

Will post more later. I give it 2 thumbs up.

[Closetohome]

I'm officially in the club.
This lens is ridic.
That is all.

Will post more later. I give it 2 thumbs up.

It better not be too ridiculous...I might want to buy it back.

[Bill M]

I'm officially in the club.
This lens is ridic.
That is all.

Will post more later. I give it 2 thumbs up.

Excellent!

[Limbwalker]

I'm officially in the club.
This lens is ridic.
That is all.

Will post more later. I give it 2 thumbs up.

Yea, it is. Glad you got one. I look forward to seeing your images made with it.

BTW, here are two of my latest that I'm so happy with! That coyote was a LONG way away.

red winged blackbirds by johnmagera, on Flickr

Coyote by johnmagera, on Flickr