Waldo Nell

> The ideal high-speed lens for snapshots and much more

Whaaaaaaat?

Bottom left is what I see in my shots... Will test.  Thanks!

Two different things.  This I posted on here was a test.  To reproduce a situation I tried to photograph before (the cherry blossoms) which was NOT a test.  I have happened to be located about 50m ...

Just to the right of the centre of the frame.  Look at the full sized image I posted earlier - the seagull is visible just to the right of the middle centre axis of the image.

Oh I did not mean to say this is shutter shock - I meant to say I saw this on my A7r too and I thought at the time it is shutter shock.  Since the A7rII has reduced this issue (according to the ...

Perhaps... But I have had a similar condition where I took a photo of a couple standing perhaps 50m away from me under cherry blossoms - the cherry blossoms were not rendered nearly as nice as my ...

Fair enough.  I have attached the photo.  Please take note that this was purely a test shot of the conditions I usually see this nervous bokeh - a subject at a great distance where the bokeh is ...

I am comparing the performance of the fastest 70 - 200mm lens for Sony with the fastest from Canon at the same aperture.  I think that is a fair comparison.  I am not looking at vignetting, I am ...

Well, I call this "nervous" bokeh. If you zoom out and look at the image as a whole the bokeh looks extremely messy and busy. Compare this to the Canon 70-200 F2.8 II and I see only a creamy ...

Nope - no polarizers or UV filters in front of the lens.  OSS was on... Have not tried without.  No, as I said - the in focus parts are sharp (not shown in this shot).  And this behaviour always ...

I sold the A7r because I believed it suffered from shutter shock at the long end of the 70 - 200mm lens. However, having just received the new A7r II, I see the exact same concerns with this new body.

Brilliant.

Canon EOS 1DX Body. All manuals, cables, chargers and accessories including box. Camera is in mint condition - purchased Feb 2014. Mostly used on a microscope, so it has no bumps or bruises. Shutte ...

Thanks for the advise - will work through it.

Thanks for the link.

Actually, no. It was a standard 55mm lens. Longest I could use in the studio I have for that composition. I know an 85mm would be more flattering but this is a normal perspective lens so it should ...

Thanks. Will try it out.

Well DOH. That is so obvious I feel stupid.  Thanks for pointing out the obvious :)

Yeah that was mine...  I did not realise the large softbox would be troublesome as I thought placing it vertically would mimic a window, and it is usually a good place to use for portrait ...

I agree, except when you want to try and recreate a larger scene such as a table setting including other decor than just the food / main subject.  In that case, the larger light will help.