a few concert shots with the 200mm 2.8

[Nickcanada]

Pretty good lens.

All shot wide open.

#1

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7011.jpg

#2

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7048.jpg

3

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7069.jpg

4

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7087.jpg

5

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7106.jpg

6

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7129.jpg

[TheWengler]

Good stuff Nick! I like 3 and 4 the most. You captured some emotion with them.

[DonSchap]

Nick, you are shooting with it ... is it delivering what YOU expected?

[Phill D]

Very nice shots Nick it looks like a good concert lens, I liked the last shot & then I noticed it was at 3200iso so it's a very impressive low noise image. That Canon really is a low noise beauty or you did some pretty smart PP or perhaps a bit of both?

[Nickcanada]

thanks! It wasn't hard to catch emotion when shooting the fella in #3,4,5 He was wearing his hart on his sleeve. great performance! His name is Charles Walker. He was singing "Summertime" (http://www.geocities.com/martynb88/summertime.html) when I took the pictures.


Is it delivering what I expected/what I want? I haven't shot with it too much yet but my initial observations.

Optical quality is great.

100% crop default sharpening in lightroom, no other adjustments.

http://i88.photobucket.com/albums/k162/nickandaline/_MG_7069-3.jpg

AF is probably the "worst" out of the lenses I own. It's great don't get me wrong but I think the 35 and the 85 are faster, with the 35mm being the fastest. Maybe that has something to do with the FL?

It's the best built lens I own, or at least it feels the best. It smokes my 35mm in build quality. It's a nice size and weight too. I carried it around with me during my shifts at the bluesfest, speed walking around the park doing errands etc. for 5 hours and didn't have a problem at all. I LOVE that it is black. I know that might sound silly but I feel like I draw less attention.

The 2.8 aperture hasn't been as big of a problem as I thought it might be. Because it's such a long FL It's really best used outdoors. I don't mind bumping up ISO so it hasn't been a problem.

I'm still getting used to seeing things at 200mm. I still don't have that feeling of knowing what I'm going to see when I put the camera up to my eye as I do with my other lenses. It's quite the challenge to see good compositions with that condensed of a FOV.

So overall I think it's a good purchase for me and will most likely make me a more rounded photographer.




As far as low noise at ISO 3200. I don't really have an explanation. The shot is straight out of lightroom with no special attention given to noise. that shot is cropped quite a bit too. I don't bother with noise reduction most of the time. In fact I haven't really spent much time at all in PP with any photos lately. If there is a shot I don't like I'll just skip it and move to a better file instead of trying to make it work with extra PP.

#1,3,4,5 are right out of the camera with no cropping or anything.

[Rooz]

#4 is a fantastic shot.

[FLiPMaRC]

As far as low noise at ISO 3200. I don't really have an explanation. The shot is straight out of lightroom with no special attention given to noise. that shot is cropped quite a bit too. I don't bother with noise reduction most of the time. In fact I haven't really spent much time at all in PP with any photos lately. If there is a shot I don't like I'll just skip it and move to a better file instead of trying to make it work with extra PP.

#1,3,4,5 are right out of the camera with no cropping or anything.

:eek::eek::eek: Wow! Awesome work as usual. :cool:

[adam75south]

dammit nick, look at you becoming the lens expert here haha. i swear man i'm gonna make it up to canada one day and we're gonna do some shooting together.

[Nickcanada]

Thanks guys!



I sure hope I'm not turning into one of those "lens experts" :eek:

I guess it's the uber-nerd in me coming out. :o


I've got a inflatable bed with your name on it buddy! anytime, as long as I get to use your zooms. ;)

[adam75south]

too late nick. it's happened. good to hear though. nothing like someone's experience instead of charts to let you know how a lens really is.

[D Thompson]

#4 is one fine shot. I can almost feel the emotion from his vocals. Stick that one in your portfolio sir! Only nit is you need to clone that small white spot from the bottom left. I like #2 as well.

[Nickcanada]

too late nick. it's happened. good to hear though. nothing like someone's experience instead of charts to let you know how a lens really is.

LOl I don't think it's happened quite yet. I still don't know how to read an MTF chart. :p

[Nickcanada]

#4 is one fine shot. I can almost feel the emotion from his vocals. Stick that one in your portfolio sir! Only nit is you need to clone that small white spot from the bottom left. I like #2 as well.


Thanks! ya I hear ya about the spot.

Cheers!

[cwphoto]

Great captures Nick, I love how discreet the 200/2.8 II is too. :)