last air show from wigram today

Nice Woodsy, I was gutted I couldn't get the airshow but I knew you'd be there


Has anyone got any recommendations for wide angle lenses to suit my Canon 10D (APS-C/1.6x sensor)? At the moment I use the 28-90mm lens and I hardly ever use it at the longer focal lengths and find that 28mm isn't wide enough (which is about 45mm in 35mm terms)

I want something f/2.8 and Canon's EF lenses are only 15 and 20mm which becomes about 23 and 32mm so I'm not sure if that will be wide enough for me? I shoot lots of downhill and dirt jumping etc..

I've been looking at things like the Tokina 11-16mm (http://www.tokinalens.com/products/toki ... odx-a.html) but I haven't found a price on it yet

The other lens I've seen is the Sigma 17-70mm for 700 bucks which is something like f/2.8-4.5 so as long as 17mm is wide enough then it seems like a pretty good value lens that will be quite useful.

other opition depending on money is the sigma 10-20 $1159 @photo n vid or $975 on tardme

last second hand one went for $764 or other option 12-24 $2200 @photo n vid or $1340 on tardme

the upside of this lens is it can be used on full frames ie 5d 1ds 1v hs with no real probs

the 10-20 can be used but starts causing issues on full frames there are samples pics rnd

also sigma do a 4.5mm for $1825 (7.2mm on 10d might be too wide lol)

and the canonefs 10-22 @ $1345 not too bad a price for a canon

i use a 17-35 (old canon lens)on a 1v (film)body its so wide you can only have a single filter on lens

otherwise the second filter starts being visable on edges as seen in photo below taken in buller gorge

Jeebus... I thought all my photos got deleted... relief!

I am starting to get used to the new camera....

Here's another one. I was mucking around with the rapid shot feature taking 50 photo's (3mp only) in 7 seconds. This is of a friends child, his face changed about 4 shots later when he realised he had spilled all the bubble mix! didn't worry us though, we just topped it up and he went on happy...

woodsy wrote:other opition depending on money is the sigma 10-20 $1159 @photo n vid or $975 on tardme

last second hand one went for $764 or other option 12-24 $2200 @photo n vid or $1340 on tardme

the upside of this lens is it can be used on full frames ie 5d 1ds 1v hs with no real probs

the 10-20 can be used but starts causing issues on full frames there are samples pics rnd

also sigma do a 4.5mm for $1825 (7.2mm on 10d might be too wide lol)

and the canonefs 10-22 @ $1345 not too bad a price for a canon

i use a 17-35 (old canon lens)on a 1v (film)body its so wide you can only have a single filter on lens

otherwise the second filter starts being visable on edges as seen in photo below taken in buller gorge

Cool cheers, the sigma 10-20mm looks like a good way to go..


What do people suggest for flashes? I'm looking at getting a pair of Pocketwizard plus II's and a Canon 580 EX II speedlite as an off-camera set-up. Are there any decent cheaper options? Pocketwizards seem to be pretty much the best way to go and I'd like to have the rear-curtain sync option of the 580

JohnnyC wrote:

woodsy wrote:other opition depending on money is the sigma 10-20 $1159 @photo n vid or $975 on tardme

last second hand one went for $764 or other option 12-24 $2200 @photo n vid or $1340 on tardme

the upside of this lens is it can be used on full frames ie 5d 1ds 1v hs with no real probs

the 10-20 can be used but starts causing issues on full frames there are samples pics rnd

also sigma do a 4.5mm for $1825 (7.2mm on 10d might be too wide lol)

and the canonefs 10-22 @ $1345 not too bad a price for a canon

i use a 17-35 (old canon lens)on a 1v (film)body its so wide you can only have a single filter on lens

otherwise the second filter starts being visable on edges as seen in photo below taken in buller gorge

Cool cheers, the sigma 10-20mm looks like a good way to go..


What do people suggest for flashes? I'm looking at getting a pair of Pocketwizard plus II's and a Canon 580 EX II speedlite as an off-camera set-up. Are there any decent cheaper options? Pocketwizards seem to be pretty much the best way to go and I'd like to have the rear-curtain sync option of the 580

Rather than PWs you are better to get some Radio Poppers.

More spendy, but, full E-TTL support.

http://www.radiopopper.com

The 580 EXII is a great flash gun. I have one with another to be purchased shortly (before the price goes up :-)) I've also got my eye on an Orbis Ring Flash adapter.

Anyone had much experience with the Canon extenders?

Looking at either the 1.4 or 2x extender for my 70-200 f2.8 L

Would love some feeback particulary from someone who has tried both... currently leaning towards the longer option...

cauld wrote:

JohnnyC wrote:

woodsy wrote:other opition depending on money is the sigma 10-20 $1159 @photo n vid or $975 on tardme

last second hand one went for $764 or other option 12-24 $2200 @photo n vid or $1340 on tardme

the upside of this lens is it can be used on full frames ie 5d 1ds 1v hs with no real probs

the 10-20 can be used but starts causing issues on full frames there are samples pics rnd

also sigma do a 4.5mm for $1825 (7.2mm on 10d might be too wide lol)

and the canonefs 10-22 @ $1345 not too bad a price for a canon

i use a 17-35 (old canon lens)on a 1v (film)body its so wide you can only have a single filter on lens

otherwise the second filter starts being visable on edges as seen in photo below taken in buller gorge

Cool cheers, the sigma 10-20mm looks like a good way to go..


What do people suggest for flashes? I'm looking at getting a pair of Pocketwizard plus II's and a Canon 580 EX II speedlite as an off-camera set-up. Are there any decent cheaper options? Pocketwizards seem to be pretty much the best way to go and I'd like to have the rear-curtain sync option of the 580

Rather than PWs you are better to get some Radio Poppers.

More spendy, but, full E-TTL support.

http://www.radiopopper.com

The 580 EXII is a great flash gun. I have one with another to be purchased shortly (before the price goes up :-)) I've also got my eye on an Orbis Ring Flash adapter.

Are Radio poppers available in NZ? Their site doesn't ship outside the US?

kind of a log cabin

JohnnyC wrote:Are Radio poppers available in NZ? Their site doesn't ship outside the US?

Not too sure... I get to the US every month or so.... so if you want me to pick some up for you let me know.

woodsy wrote:couple of shots from this morn/afternoon

very tempted to head up in p51 $2000 for 20mins hmmmmm 400mph hmmm

Wicked!! you can see the house my parents owned for 30 years in your Shag and Cave photo
They live right below Steve Gurney

woodsy wrote:couple of shots from this morn/afternoon

very tempted to head up in p51 $2000 for 20mins hmmmmm 400mph hmmm

and i'm pretty sure you can see their new house in the side pods photo

Went for a wee walk (which took longer than expected with me stopping every 5 mins ) and took some pics of fungus and lichen....